COMMODITIES

Sri Lanka — Est. 1982

The group’s trading arm was built on a single principle that the commodity trade too often forgets: a shipment is only as good as the relationship behind it. Every line in the portfolio rests on verified supply and direct access to origin — not brokered chains, but relationships the group can stand behind, in sectors where reliability and technical compliance are not optional.

Agricultural commodities. The agro portfolio runs deep across origin India. Cereals span non-basmati rice, basmati rice, maize, and wheat, sourced through an established network of mills and growers. On sugar, the group exports ICUMSA 100 white sugar, working directly with mills across the country. Alongside these sit pulses, a full range of Indian spices, and cashew nuts — the staples of the global pantry, moved by a partner who knows their provenance. Rounding out the agricultural side are interests in coffee, grown on a small plantation in the south of India, and tea from Sri Lanka, an origin that needs no introduction — Ceylon teas being widely regarded among the finest in the world.

Minerals. The mineral portfolio is genuinely broad and technically credible: baryte, bentonite, iron ore, bauxite, mica, limestone, kaolin, quartz, and gypsum. This is industrial supply for buyers who specify by grade, not by hope.

Chemicals, metals, and petroleum. The group extends into chemicals, metals, and petroleum commodities, where technical compliance is the entire game. Its credentials here are earned: it holds pre-qualified supplier status for bromine-based mud chemicals supplied to a principal contractor of ADNOC, and it supplies barite to oil producers operating in Chad — the kind of qualification that only exists where reliability has already been proven under pressure.

Cassava. 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. Production is certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, holds BIS (ISI) certification for tapioca starch and sago, and is licensed under Central and State FSSAI. Every stage is tested in an in-house laboratory.

Native tapioca starch for food, paper, textile and adhesive applications. Tapioca sago (sabudana) in premium, mothi and nylon varieties. Modified tapioca starches: oxidised, carboxymethyl, pregelatinised and spray.

Packed in 25 kg or 50 kg PP or paper bags, or jumbo FIBC bags. Shelf life is one year from manufacture. Specifications and samples are available on request.

Across every category, the model is the same. Direct sourcing, verified relationships, and a refusal to trade on anything the group cannot deliver consistently. In a business built on trust and tested by every shipment, that discipline is the differentiator.

For buyers who need origin access without the risk that usually comes with it, the door is open.

A concrete frame opening onto the sea at Mirissa, Sri Lanka
A concrete frame opening onto the sea at Mirissa, Sri Lanka