Kit Aid is a charity that distributes old and new football kit to children and adults in some of the world’s poorest countries. Vallis Commodities has partnered with Kit Aid to assist with the distribution of the kit in some of the communities in which we operate in Africa. In October 2015, 2 Vallis staff, Imogen and Charles, participated in a boxing up session at Kit Aid headquarters in the UK. On the day, 197 boxesRead More
Since 2006, Vallis has managed over 16 million tonnes of commodities worth almost $11bn across Africa and the Middle East. Forty percent of this, 6.4 million tonnes, was handled in 2015 alone making it our busiest year so far. To ensure we still meet the highest standards, we have increased our number of employees from 448 in January 2015 to 737 now. We are looking forward to managing even more commodities in 2016, aRead More
On 17th December 2015, Dr Edward George, Head of Group Research at Ecobank, visited Vallis Commodities Limited and provided Vallis staff with an insight into the current outlook for commodities in Africa. He separated his presentation into three separate areas: 1. The outlook for global commodities 2. Soft commodities in Sub-Saharan Africa 3. The challenge of financing the commodity value chain in Sub-Saharan Africa Read More
Happy New Year 2016 from everyone at Vallis Commodities. To start the year Vallis has produced a new 2 minute company video. This video shows details of our operations across Africa and the Middle East, including: The services we offer. The countries where we work. The commodities we manage. Our strengths. Some key Vallis statistics. Read More
Happy Christmas and Joyeux Noël from everyone at Vallis Commodities Limited. 2015 has been another successful year for Vallis, with a growth in operations across Africa and the Middle East. We have increased our presence in the region, expanding into Angola, Jordan and Guinea-Bissau. At this time of year it is important to think of those who are less fortunate than ourselves so, as part of our ongoing commitment to tRead More
On 19th November, I met with a large team from the IFC (International Finance Corporation), part of the World Bank Group, in Washington DC. The team was led by: Makiko Tayoda – Product Manager Yasmin Saadat – Chief Investment Officer, Trade and Commodities Finance Hyung K. Ahn – Global Head, Trade and Commodities. Wide ranging discussions were held on current challenges to the structured trade markeRead More
Nigeria has long been one of Vallis’s most important areas of operation, with over 2 million tonnes of goods managed in the country since 2010. In March, the Nigerian general election resulted in Muhammadu Buhari replacing Goodluck Jonathan as President – the first time an incumbent president has lost an election in Nigeria. Earlier in November, several months after taking office, President Buhari Read More
Since Vallis began operations in 2006 we have managed 2.7 million tonnes of rice in 16 different countries across Africa. This makes rice the commodity we handle most, accounting for approximately 19% of the total goods we manage. The increase in consumption and import of rice to Africa shows no signs of slowing down. Vallis recently compiled a research report into rice, focussing on its importance as a commodity in Read More
Vallis Commodities Limited – Update on Bahrain Operations It has now been 2 years since we launched our first Middle Eastern subsidiary in Bahrain in September 2013. I am pleased to say that this has been a great success for Vallis. To date we have managed hundreds of thousands of tonnes of raw and white sugar in multiple warehouses in the country. Below are some photographs of Bahrain operations. From this lauRead More
Vallis Commodities Limited – First Operations in Jordan As we announced on 26th August, Vallis Commodities Limited is now operational in Jordan. Our first operation in the country is a collateral management agreement for sugar. The first stock to come under Vallis management was discharged from a vessel at Aqaba port and receipted into warehouses in Amman. Photographs showing Vallis activites during this operatRead More