CASSAVA

India — Exports via VOLO

Freshly harvested cassava roots

The group exports cassava (tapioca) products from South India through VOLO, its export company, incorporated in 2014 under the same promoters. VOLO works only with reputed, established producers, and every contract and shipment runs through it directly.

Our principal producing partner is an integrated, fully automated manufacturer with nearly three decades of continuous production, around 1,200 tonnes per day of processing capacity, and regular export customers in more than 25 countries. Every stage is tested in an in-house laboratory.

Products

Native tapioca starch — food, paper, textile and adhesive applications.

Tapioca sago (sabudana) — premium, mothi and nylon varieties.

Modified tapioca starches — oxidised, carboxymethyl, pregelatinised and spray.

Typical specifications — native tapioca starch

Moisture

12% max

Starch content (dry basis)

99.0% min

Ash

0.30% max

Fibre

0.20% max

pH

4.5–7.0

Brightness vs MgCO3

93% min

SO2

20 ppm max

Viscosity (Brookfield, 5%)

1,000 cP min

Typical specifications — tapioca sago

Moisture

12% max

Starch content (dry basis)

98.5% min

Ash

0.40% max

Protein

0.30% max

pH

4.5–7.0

SO2

20 ppm max

Certifications

ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. BIS (ISI) certified: IS 1319 tapioca starch, IS 899 tapioca sago. Central and State FSSAI licensed.

Packing

25 kg or 50 kg PP or paper bags, or jumbo FIBC bags. Shelf life one year from manufacture.