Perfumes & Cosmetics

Cim Group companies have developed into leading financial services providers and administrators with a tradition of successful innovation coupled with a reputation for adherence to international standards, corporate governance and compliance. The driving forces behind our businesses are the demand for domestic and international financial services. The cornerstones of our business are domestic credit, international corporate and fund administration services, a newly acquired property portfolio with a strategic intent of expanding the group's value proposition. With over 1,000 employees, the majority based in Mauritius, and operations in Singapore and with presence in the UK and South Africa, Cim is at the forefront in providing financial services and administrative solutions to individual and institutional clients. Although recently listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius, the core companies within Cim have been in existence for more than 20 years. The domestic credit businesses have grown significantly and provide services to more than one third of all Mauritian households, whilst the international businesses provide services to a broad spectrum of international brands including sovereign funds, banks, wealth managers and private equity investments of which Cim can be justifiably proud.

Ireland Blyth Limited (IBL) is one of the largest business groups in Mauritius. It was incorporated in 1972 after the merger of two leading companies, Blyth Brothers and Ireland Fraser which had been trading in Mauritius since the early 19th Century. In 1994, IBL became a public company and was admitted to the Official List of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius. The Group is a 100% Mauritian entity, with a turnover in excess of Rs 17,5 Billions (2011-2012 financial year). It employs more than 7000 people.     The IBL Group operates in six main sectors of the economy: Commerce, Engineering, Financial Services, Logistics, Aviation & Shipping, Retail, Seafood & Marine. This diverse portfolio, coupled with strong partnerships with a number of large international companies, sound strategic choices and competent management, has ensured the growth and development of IBL into one of the largest groups in the business private sector.

Explast was founded in 1984 to supply the EPZ textile market with a wide range of polybags and accessories. For over 24 years, the company's continuous change and expansion has had a strong impact on the plastic manufacturing industry in Mauritius. With the commitment to exceptional quality, cost effective management and delivery within short time scales, Explast has earned its hallmark reputation and is therefore a preferred partner by many local and international brands. Family owned and operated, today, Explast has an impressive list of customers, serving multiple industries.  At Explast we maintain an active awareness of the latest research and development in order to advise on attitude towards plastic packaging in terms of sustainability, product safety and environment. Explast holds ISO-9001-2000, ISO-140001 and EPI certifications. EPI is a biodegradable certification for "A Greener Environment"

Meatco is a meat processing and marketing entity. We serve niche markets locally and internationally with premium quality products that are traceable from the farm all the way to the fork. Our farmers are mainly engaged in extensive livestock farming practices that lend unique characteristics to our end-product. Farming conditions in Namibia are natural, with no hormones or routine antibiotics allowed in animal production. At Meatco, we have some of the strictest food quality and safety processes in the world to cater for our discerning customers globally. In recent years Meatco has also started to integrate backwards into the value chain to produce our own slaughter-ready livestock and to ensure consistency of supply. We find ourselves in the unique position of not having any owners or shareholders.  We believe it is in the best interest of a sustainable cattle industry that producers receive the best possible prices.

Hangana Seafood operates a wet-fish factory in Walvis Bay. We have our own jetty, ice plant, processing and storage facilities. The factory is equipped with advanced technology that includes Marel software (which records and monitors production processes like input and yield), an Intelligent Portioning Machine (IPM), an auto plate freezer, and a freezing tunnel for individual quick-frozen (IQF) requirements. The raw material is normally discharged and sorted in our sorting and grading area, and then distributed to the factory for processing. The factory's labour complement is 700, of which 60% are permanent employees. Peak fishing season normally occurs between January and May, while the low season is from June to December. An October closure has been introduced by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources as a protective measure, as this is the main spawning season of the white hake. The factory is European Union-approved by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), which is known as Global Conformity Services in Namibia, as well as being certified by the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The facilities are inspected regularly, and audited annually for HACCP and BRC certification. The land-based factory has a daily capacity of between 55t and 70 t throughput of hake, depending on the size of the fish and the targeted product mix. The Hangana Seafood premises measure 57,000 m2. The area has a concrete jetty with a length of 100 m, as well as a 60-m wooden pier. The main factory building measures 6,500 m2. The raw material store has a holding capacity of 120 t for ungraded raw material. The processing area is equipped with four processing lines, all specialised for hake. All the processing lines are controlled by an automatic registration system (Marel). There are nine plate freezers with a combined capacity of 40 t per day, as well as three blast freezers with a combined capacity of 27 t per day. Two cold stores, together measuring 750 m2, have a combined holding capacity of up to 450 t of final product. The factory management comprises a Factory Director, a Production Manager, and a Logistics Manager.