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Cotton processing
Top 3 players own 85% of ginning
capacity, Olam is #4 with 11%
Organization of the sector
Organization: The Ivoirian Cotton sector is organized in zones
each one led by an organization which controls production
(supply of intrants to farmers), purchasing, transformation and
export.
Production/Ginning: Ivoire Coton and COIC control 68% of the
production and have 65% of the ginning capacity. Olam owns
11% of the ginning capacity in its two facilities located in the
North of Côte d'Ivoire.
Ginning capacity of key players in the sector
Company
Facility
District
Capacity
(tons/year)
Share (%)
Boundiali (2)
Savanes
Ivoire coton
Dianra
Woroba
205,000
32.3%
M' Bengue
Savanes
Korhogo (4)
Savanes
155,000
24.4%
COIC2
Lataha
Savanes
50,000
7.9%
Bouake
Vallee du
Bandama
CIDT1
130,000
20.5%
Fabric Manufacturing: a limited number of spinning and
weaving facilities are run by Uniwax and Seritex to produce
decorated fabric (wax "pagne").
Mankono
Seguela
Woroba
Woroba
Ferkessedougou Savanes
70,000
11.0%
SECO³ Olam
Ouangolodogou
Gonfreville
Savanes
Global cotton
Vallee du
Bandama
25,000
3.9%
Opportunities for the private sector
Potential opportunities for the private sector in fabric
manufacturing leveraging the sustainable nature of Ivorian
cotton (hand-picked, rain-fed, use of limited chemical).
Sector was deprioritized due to lower interest from Japanese companies
1. CIDT- Compagnie Ivoirienne pour le Developpement du Textile (CIDT) 2. COIC -
Compagnie Ivoirienne de Coton 3. SECO-OLAM - Societe d'Exploitation Cotonniere 4.
Failure to provide intrants to farmers can result in suspension of the Agreement (SICOSA
was removed from the zoning due to its failure to fulfill its obligations)
Source: InterCoton; USDA (2020), World Bank (2020)
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