June 2008: MEXIM S. A.

MEXIM S.A. is a reputed, family-owned and run Swiss company, specialized for two generations in natural fibre products and primarily in jute products used as packaging materials by coffee, cocoa, spices, shell-nuts, tobacco and cotton exporters worldwide.

Reliable and consistent in terms of quality and service, MEXIM S.A. offers competitive prices, coupled with flexible payment terms, thanks to a solid financial situation, backed up by "triple A" rated Swiss banks.

The company has a visibility at most international coffee and cocoa events/meetings and a "round the clock" availability of its staff.

Our own “Anti Humidity System”, developed in conjunction with shipping lines and marine insurance companies allows us to bring to the strictest rock bottom the main risk during the transit of jute bags and cloth, that is damages due to condensation within the container. However, anyone active in the commodity business knows that in spite of the best care taken, the risk of loss or damage during a rather long period of transportation with several transhipments before arrival at destination cannot be totally excluded. That’s precisely when our Swiss, prime class marine insurance companies step in and make the major difference between ourselves and our competition by granting an optimum rapidity and unequalled levels of claim/damage compensation.

Interestingly, after several negative experiences when buying their jute bags directly at "origin", many coffee & cocoa exporters have switched their jute bag purchases to us. Indeed, MEXIM S.A. having stakes and interests in several jute growing countries, we (and consequently our clients) are less concerned by strikes, hurricanes, civil unrest and other destabilising factors, which are unfortunately rather frequent in these countries.

All this explains why members of most international “majors” but also local “independents” in the world agricultural sector rely on us for their packaging needs.

It also explains why, MEXIM S.A. has been “the” reference, to which the specialized press, International Coffee Organisation, International Cocoa Organisation and other important entities have been turning for matters pertaining to the packaging of agricultural products. It is, among others also this collaboration between MEXIM S.A. and various international organisations that has resulted in the elaboration and adoption of the “Food Grade IJO 98/01” standard, which is now compulsory for packing of cocoa beans and is highly recommended by end users of coffee beans.

Kindly put us to the test and judge the “MEXIM” difference by yourself.

MEXIM S.A.
3, Place du Cirque,
1204 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.
Tel : 00 41 22 - 320 52 44/-45
E-mail: mexim@mexim.int.ch
Website: www.mexim-sa.com

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May 2008