KINEDEN - COMMODITIES SA

Your Trusted Cocoa Export Partner.

About Us

KINEDEN is an Ivorian company specializing in the collection, processing, and export of premium-grade cocoa beans to international markets.

  • Certified quality
  • Fair partnerships with farmers
  • International compliance
  • Full traceability

Our mission and values
To deliver exceptional raw cocoa to the world, grown with care, collected with precision, and exported with integrity.

  • Ethics: Fair compensation for farmers
  • Quality: Rigorous control at every stage
  • Sustainability: Environmentally respectful approach
  • Reliability: Long-term commitments to our partners
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KINEDEN COMMODITIES SA was created in 2014. It is an Ivorian commodity trading company specialised in cocoa beans exportation.

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We value the work of local farmers and ensure a transparent,ethical, and sustainable supply chain.
The annual value of cocoa beans sold by KINEDEN reached 50.000 Tons after 6 years of operation.

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KINEDEN employs about 15 pooeple an more on its two operating sites located in Abidjan an San-Pedro.

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Hard Workers

Certified Social Impact Player

We do not inherit the earth from our parents, We borrow it from our children

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

. Fight against deforestation
. Safegarding protected area and endangered species
. Promoting ecological diversity. . Sustainable supply under which farmers implement good practices and develop their business.

UTZ CERTIFIED (2015)

. Fair price paied to producers
. High standard for Human rights
. Safe working conditions.
. Prohibition of child labour.

FAIRTRADE (2015)

. Biodiversity conservation
. Improve livelihoods and human well-being
. Natural resource conservation
. Effective planing and farm management systems.

RAINFOREST ALIANCE(2015)

KINEDEN use the substainability bonus to perform several social action (classroom, school cafetatia building ...)

SUSTAINABLE BEANS

. Biodiversity conservation
. Improve livelihoods and human well-being
. Natural resource conservation
. Effective planing and farm management systems.

RAINFOREST ALIANCE(2015)

A Four-Pilars Strategy

Our strategy is built on a clear vision: to enhance the cocoa value chain from the source — the farmers — to international markets, by ensuring outstanding quality, full traceability, and ethical practices at every step.

Niche positionning

Increase share of high valued addedbeans in the product mix (Organic - Certified - etc)

Product offering diversitication

Develop over crop (Cashew - Cotton - coffee ...)

Industrialisation

Build a cocoa beans cruching plant an process locally part of the beans in order to add more value to outputs

Corporate citizenship and ESG comitment

enhance existing Sustainability initiative (Environnement protection, child labour eradication, Women empowerment, fair price purchasing

Key Financing Considerations

1.
Côte d'Ivoire French-Speaking west africa largest economy and a natural entry point to a dynamic region.

2.
Cacao a strategic sector accounting to 20% of Côte d'Ivoire GBT and contributing to 50% of exportation revenues.

3.
KINEDEN a certified social player (UTZ - Fairtrade - Rainforest) enabling smallholder to access international market, hence increasing their income and reducing their post harvest losses

4.
KINEDEN a leading independent player active accross the whole cocoa value chain and enjoying strong relationship with local out-growers

5.
KINEDEN a sound financial structure, a strong contracted cashflow and a solid credit profile.

6.
KINEDEN a strong corporate gouvernance coupled with a highly experienced management team.

Strong Underlying Foundamentals and Positive Outlook

A Highly Regulated Industry in Côte d'Ivoire

SECTOR REGULATOR

SECTOR'S KEY STAKEHOLDERS

An Integrated player

As a committed player in the collection and export of cocoa beans, we place people, quality, and sustainability at the heart of our business model.



Historical Performances

By embedding these principles into our strategy, we aim to build a cocoa supply chain that is more responsible, more resilient, and more rewarding for everyone involved.

  • KINEDEN Fast growth momentum has been slowed down by the COVID 19 crisis
  • But the compagny strong resilience allows recovery to be effective in 2021
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Cacao beans exported (in k tons)

Revenue (in €m)



Key Historical Milstones

Our mission is twofold: to support local farming communities by providing stable and fair-market access, and to deliver premium raw cocoa to global manufacturers and chocolatiers, sourced through responsible and transparent practices.

A Streamlined and Qualitative Operational Process

A typical "Purchase-export-payment from the Off-Takers" cycle lasts 20-25 days overage

MAIN STEPS T + 0 DAYS T + 8 DAYS T + 11 DAYS T + 17 DAYS T + 19 DAYS T + 21 DAYS T + 23 DAYS T + 25 DAYS
BUSH COCOA
BCACAO BEANS ARE TRANSPORTED TO THE
FACTORY AND CLEANED
BEANS PACKED FOR EXPORT
CONTROL
BEANS ARE FUMIGATE
DOCKING
STUFFING
DECCLARATION
SHIPPING
DELIVERY NOTE
PAIEMENT FROM OFFTAKERS

Team

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Diouldé BAH

Chead of operations department

Sandrine DONGO

Product Manager

Emmanuel AKA

Shipping departement

Adam OUATTARA

head of financial department

Contact

Localisation:

Abidjan Treichville Blvd du Port (Côte d'Ivoire)

Tel:

+225 07 08 84 81 91

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