Helm Madagascar

Tamatave, Madagascar

Helm Madagascar is a commodity trading house with offices in Madagascar India Malaysia Helm Madagascar is the operations hub for the Group: to source, sort, pack and export products to global clients Helm India caters to the needs of clients in South East Asia and is responsible for: Client leads Business development Product and price negotiations Pre and post shipment client liaising Helm Madagascar is the back bone of the Group’s soft commodities business and has a presence across Madagascar in Tamatave Majunga Manakara Sava Region Key infrastructure includes: Export warehouse in Tamatave Processing warehouses in Majunga and Manakara – Sambhava . Satellite warehouses for product collection in the Sava region Export points (Load ports) Tamatave Majunga Diego Suarez Vohemar Toliyar Experience Team of 30 personnel with expertise in collecting, quality control, packaging & export documentation Country director who has been sourcing and trading in Madagascar for the past 2 decades Fully embedded in the supply chain from farmer to port Supply contracts with farmers and growers include: Cloves –Mananara & Manakara (South and North Madagascar respectively) Criollo Cocoa beans – Ambanja Black pepper – Ambelube – Ambanja – Mahanur & Farfangana ( South - North and north east) Vanilla – Sambava & Ambanja (North) Beans – country wide CLOVES For consumption in food For “kretek” For Eugenol and essential oil extraction BLACK PEPPER As a table condiment For grinding For black pepper oil extraction CINNAMON For consumption in food For consumption in drinks (cinnamon tea) For cinnamon oil extraction All products are SGS inspected & Halal certified WHITE ALUBIA BEANS 170-190 pieces per 100 grams Cooking time of approximately 15-20 minutes RED ALUBIA BEANS 170-190 pieces per 100 grams Cooking time of approximately 15-20 minutes GREEN MOUNG BEANS Greater than 5mm in circumference Available in 6mm-8mm Cooking time of approximately 15-20 minutes WHITE KIDNEY BEANS 50-60 pieces per 100 grams Sorted to size and colour All products are SGS inspected & Halal certified MADAGASCAR BOURBON VANILLA PODS Premium black vanilla pods Extraction Grade A Extraction Grade B Cuts COCOA BEANS Premium grade fermented cocoa beans Criollo and Trinitario varieties Soft, smooth and aromatic ROBUSTA GREEN COFFEE BEANS Raw & unwashed Available in screen 14/16 & screen 18/20 sizes Cooking time of approximately 15-20 minutes FRESH GINGER Popularly known as “Elephant Ginger” in Asia Fresh produce through the year sourced directly from growers Special meshed packaging used All products are SGS inspected & Halal certified PACKAGING Available in new jute bags or new PP bags at client’s request Ability to pack with a variety of weights – 50kgs, 25kgs, 20kgs, 10kgs & 5kgs Bespoke client markings & logos can be printed on the bags Palletising available on request All cargoes will be protected from mould growth & moisture ingression by: Ultra – hermetic Super Grain bag liners Ultra – hermetic Transafe liners covering the entire cargo Double walled kraft paper on container walls Double dry bags INSPECTION PROCEDURES AT LOAD PORT SGS / Lloyds / Intertek CTHT certification where required Phytosanitation & fumigation certificates mandatory Halal certification for all products