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FOCUS  LIQUIDS

                         MAY 2021

                                                                                         PERFORMANCE

                 EXPERIENCE

 QUALITY
                 Introduction ............................................................................ 2
                 Palm oil .................................................................................... 3
                 Soybean oil ............................................................................. 4
                 Rapeseed oil .......................................................................... 5
                 Sunflower oil .......................................................................... 6
                 Coconut oil ............................................................................. 7
                 Olive oil .................................................................................... 8
                 Molasses ................................................................................ 9
                 Used cooking oil .................................................................. 10
                 Fish oil ................................................................................... 11
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  INTRODUCTION
Dear Customer,                            SGS SOLUTIONS FOR THE GLOBAL AGRI          and discharge ports), weight cover with
As the global market leader in            LIQUIDS INDUSTRY:                          or without franchise and administrative/
agricultural commodities inspection and   We provide globally:                       procedural requirements.
testing, we provide top-of-the-range      • Bulk loading and                         Our wealth of experience and vast
testing, inspection and certification                                                technical knowledge of quality, storage
                                            discharge supervision
services on a daily basis.                                                           and transportation also means that
                                          • Container and flexitank/bag loading
We proudly serve our wide range of                                                   we are expertly placed to offer our
                                            and discharge supervision
customers, from local organizations                                                  customers guidance and support to
                                          • Sampling
to companies heavily involved in the                                                 assist them with their training needs.
                                          • Quality and analytical testing
global supply chain, processors and                                                  We will introduce some of our agri
                                          • Risk management
consumers. Our network of over                                                       liquids team members in this newsletter,
2,600 offices, 89,000 employees and       Our laboratories operate under             explaining their expertise as it relates
numerous laboratories allows us to        strict guidelines and are accredited       to specific agri commodities, but
provide our customers with an unrivaled   to ISO/IEC 17025.                          please note that their scope often
level of expertise.                       As an analyst and superintendent           very wide and extends beyond these
In recent years, global consumption of    member of the Federation of Oils, Seeds    individual commodities. The
vegetable oils, animal fats and other     and Fats Associations (FOSFA) we           commodities highlighted within
edible liquids has seen a considerable    can inspect, verify and analyze oils and   this newsletter include:
– and consistent – growth. This is        fats. We are also members of PORAM,
                                          ANEC, and NOFOTA.                          •   Palm oil
mainly due to worldwide population
growth and increasing prosperity                                                     •   Soybean oil
                                          Additionally, we do offer our customers
in developing countries. Increasing       FOG (full outturn guarantee) service       •   Rapeseed oil
industrial consumption for feedstock      to cover any weight discrepancies          •   Sunflower oil
in the biodiesel, renewables and          between the loading and discharging of     •   Coconut oil
oleochemicals market are also             a shipment.                                •   Olive oil
key drivers.                                                                         •   Molasses
                                          FOG provides a one-stop-shop to
However, this rapid growth was                                                       •   Used cooking oil
                                          simplify end-to-end shipping operations.
somewhat halted in 2020 as a result       All shipping services are now grouped      •   Fish oil
of adverse weather conditions, the        together and centralized, including full
widespread effects of COVID-19 and a      inspection services at both ends (load
global shortage of shipping containers.

                                                                                          ARD ASSENBERG VAN EIJSDEN
                                                                                           Global Business Manager Liquids
                                                                                               Ard.Assenberg@sgs.com

                         COMMITMENT

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  PALM OIL
Palm oil is the world’s most consumed           The world’s largest importers,               A single palm tree alone is capable of
oil, accounting for approximately 36%           responsible for importing 58% of the         producing around 40 kg of oil per year,
of all global vegetable oil and animal fats     global market share (roughly 28.7 MMT),      with palm fruit containing an oil content
production. Annual palm oil production          are India, China, the European Union,        of around 30 - 35%.
has increased from roughly 20 MMT in            Pakistan, Bangladesh and the                 2020 saw palm oil production dip below
2000 to 75 MMT in 2020 according to             United States.                               the expected levels, at least for the first
the USDA.                                       Palm oil’s popularity and versatility        9 months of the year, which resulted in
Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s             means that it can be found in a large        lower stocks. However, this can partly
largest and second-largest palm oil             variety of packaged products on              be attributed to the effects of COVID-19,
producers respectively, account for             supermarket shelves. What’s more,            the rising price of soybean oil and a
almost 85% of the total global supply.          it’s also an incredibly efficient crop –     general shortage of labor.
However, palm oil is also produced in           requiring only 10% of the land that other
42 other countries, including Thailand,         crops need to grow.
Colombia and Nigeria.

   NORO HUTOMO                     JASON CHUA          PRASERT JUNJAIWONG             RICHARD OBASI                OMAR NOVOA
       Business                    National Sales            General Cargo            National Operations              Business
        Manager                      Manager              Department Manager               Manager                     Manager
       Indonesia                     Malaysia                   Thailand                    Nigeria                    Colombia
 Noro.Hutomo@sgs.com             Jason.Chua@sgs.com    Prasert.Junjaiwong@sgs.com   Richard.Obasi@sgs.com       Omar.Novoa@sgs.com

                                                                                                       Thailand
                                        Colombia                         Nigeria
                                                                                                            Malaysia
                                                                                                              Indonesia

     World’s largest exporters

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  SOYBEAN OIL
Soybean oil is the world’s second-most-          Currently, China, the United States,            Compared to other vegetable oils,
consumed oil. Global production in 2020          Brazil, Argentina, the European Union,          soybean oil has a relatively high smoke
reached around 60 MMT, accounting                India, Mexico, Russia, Egypt and                point of > 230°C. This makes soybean
for roughly 25% of global vegetable oil          Paraguay are the world’s foremost               oil a good option for high-heat cooking
and animal fats production according             soybean oil producers. The soybean oil          methods such as frying as it can
to the USDA. Brazil, the United States,          market consists of inland shipments,            withstand high temperatures without
Argentina and Paraguay are the world’s           imports, and exports.                           breaking down. To further increase the
leading soybean oil exporters.                   Soybean oil is high in polyunsaturated          high temperature, stability soybean oils
On a global level, an increasing number          fatty acids (mainly C18:2 linoleic acid)        are sometimes partially hydrogenated.
of countries are choosing to produce             which are known to have a positive              Global production relies heavily on
their own soybean oil by crushing                effect in reducing the risk of heart            favorable weather conditions as well
imported soybeans in local facilities. For       diseases. Some studies also indicate            as supportive governmental import and
instance, in Algeria, soybean imports            that consumption of soybean oil might           export tariff policies.
have skyrocketed to more than 550,000            lower LDL (bad) cholesterol levels in
MT in 2019/20 (compared to a mere                the blood.
150,000 MT in 2017/18).

   HECTOR OPORTO                 MARIANO SCIPPO              CARLOS BANDEIRA                THOMAS SLOAN              CHAD BECNEL
  Business Manager                Commercial                    Operation and                 Trade Service         Manager, Business
     Argentina and              Product Manager               Execution Manager             Business Manager        Solutions & Strategy
        Paraguay             Argentina and Paraguay                 Brazil                        USA                       USA
 Hector.Oporto@sgs.com       Mariano.Scippo@sgs.com         Carlos.Bandeira@sgs.com    Thomas.Sloan@sgs.com        Chad.Becnel@sgs.com

                            USA

                                                   Brazil

                                                Paraguay

                                             Argentina

     World’s largest exporters

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   RAPESEED OIL
At around 27 MMT rapeseed oil is the              food or biodiesel industries. Canada is      increased sales of soybean oil and
world’s third most produced oil behind            the world’s largest producer, followed by    palm oil – though the latter has been
palm oil and soybean oil.                         the European Union, India and Australia.     hampered by solidification issues when
There has been a marked increase in               The European Union and China are the         used in colder climates.
consumption throughout Europe in                  world’s largest rapeseed oil and canola      While rapeseed oil and palm oil are
recent years. This is largely because             oil consumers, though in China these         promising biofuels, their uptake has
rapeseed oil contains few saturated               oils are only ever used within foodstuffs.   been halted by various governmental
fatty acids (7%) and it has a balanced            Rapeseed oil possesses great biodiesel       policies. For example, in January 2020,
profile between omega 9 (61%),                    potential. In fact, Rudolph Diesel first     the French government announced it
omega 6 (21%), and omega 3 (11%).                 tested how effective vegetable oils were     would stop providing tax advantages to
Therefore, it’s one of the healthiest oils        at powering engines around a century         anyone that produces palm oil for the
to consume, alongside olive oil.                  ago. Due to the climate crisis, biodiesel    purposes of using it as a biofuel. What’s
Rapeseed oil, or canola oil (which was            has seen a significant resurgence            more, French producers now also
developed as a low-glucosinolates                 in popularity in recent years, which         have to guarantee that biofuels were
and low-erucic acid alternative) is               has directly increased global demand         produced under conditions ensuring net-
predominantly used in the animal feed,            for rapeseed oil. This trend has also        zero greenhouse gas emissions.

 FRASER GILBERT                   FRANK CARTER           JEAN-PHILIPPE CIRCAL         PHILIPPE LEGUENNEC        BERTRAND VIVANCOS
   Senior Strategic                   Regional             Director Division Agri     Commercial Manager Agri         Director Region
Business Development                  Manager               Trade and Minerals        & Minerals Commodities            Nord Ouest
       Canada                         Canada                      France                        France                    France
Fraser.Gilbert@sgs.com           Frank.Carter@sgs.com   Jean-Philippe.Circal@sgs.com Philippe.Leguennec@sgs.com Bertrand.Vivancos@sgs.com

                         Canada

                                                                        European Union

                                                                                                          China
                                                                                                 India

                                                                                                                      Australia

     World’s largest exporters

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  SUNFLOWER OIL
Sunflower oil, with its share of just         refined sunflower oil to neighboring        “Edible sunflower seeds” (boasting just
under 10% (or 19.36 MMT) of the global        Syria and as well to Africa. Iraq used to   22 – 35% oil content).
vegetable oil market, is primarily used in    import from Turkey until 2017, until a      Sunflower seed crushing is typically
the food industry. Ukraine (responsible       sunflower oil refinery was established in   a low-margin, high-volume business,
for 51% of global exports) and Russia         the Medhatya region.                        in which it is more common to import
(responsible for 28%) are the world’s         Sunflowers are an attractive agricultural   crude oil and to then refine it locally.
primary producers and exporters, with         crop due to having one of the shortest      Crude sunflower seed oil often
the European Union also accounting            growing seasons of all major vegetable      contains sediments – though if the
for a significant share of sunflower          oil crops. There are roughly 70             oil is handled properly during storage,
oil production.                               different species that are divided into     loading, transportation and discharge,
The world’s largest importers are India,      two main categories: “Oil sunflower         such impurities matter for little.
the European Union, China, Iran, Iraq,        seeds” and “Edible sunflower seeds”.        However, if it is handled incorrectly,
Egypt, Turkey, South Africa, Uzbekistan       Approximately 80% of the sunflower’s        then sedimentation may cause
and Chile. Interestingly, Turkey is a large   value comes from the oil, meaning “Oil      serious operational issues, as well as
importer of crude sunflower oil from          sunflowers seeds” (boasting 45 – 54%        significantly devaluing your stock.
Russia and Ukraine, before exporting          oil content) are more valuable than

                                                                                                    Russia

                                                                        Ukraine
  SERGEY DERZHAVIN                IGOR STEPANYUK
        Business                    Head of Veg Oil
  Development Manager              Product Manager
         Russia                        Ukraine                                                           World’s largest exporters
 Sergey.Derzhavin@sgs.com       Igor.Stepanyuk@sgs.com

                                                                                    EXCELLENCE

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  COCONUT OIL
Coconut oil – a more expensive product          – albeit lower-quality – yield. It involves   Coconut oil is typically used within the
– is produced far less than its cheaper         extracting the meat from the shell            food and cosmetics industries. When
counterparts, with production reaching          before drying it using sunlight, a fire, or   made into soap, it results in a harder
around 3.6 MMT in 2020 according to             a kiln. This produces something known         product, though it retains a higher water
the USDA.                                       as the copra, which is then pressed           content than other alternatives which
The Philippines is the world’s largest          or dissolved with solvents in order to        increases manufacturer yields. However,
producer, followed by Indonesia.                produce the coconut oil itself.               in the Philippines, biodiesel fuel derived
However, due to a decline in production         The wet process, on the other hand,           from coconut oil is currently being used
caused by weather conditions,                   requires industrial equipment, energy         as an alternative fuel source to power
oversupply of global vegetable oils and         and high operating costs – though             generators, automobiles, trucks
high commodity prices, coconut oil              despite the extra equipment, the yield is     and buses.
exports from the Philippines decreased          typically about 10-15% smaller. Another       Our Philippines office is a member of
significantly in 2019 and 2020.                 alternative method is to create virgin        the United Coconut Association of the
Coconut oil can be extracted by either          coconut oil, which can be produced            Philippines (UCAP).
“dry” or “wet” processing methods.              using fresh coconut meat, milk
The dry process is generally favored by         or residue.
small-scale farmers, resulting in a higher

ALEJANDRO MAILOM                    RICO MERA                 WIGELA DE GUZMAN
   Business Manager              Operations Manager          Technical Sales Specialist
      Philippines                    Philippines                     Philippines
Alejandro.Mailom@sgs.com         Rico.Mera@sgs.com           Wigela.Deguzman@sgs.com

                                               Philippines
                                                                                                    TRUST

                                             Indonesia

     World’s largest exporters

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  OLIVE OIL
It’s estimated that olive oil production     As with other vegetable oils, olive oil is     Olive oil’s taste is largely influenced by
first began all the way back in 6,000        also subject to changing governmental          its production method. Virgin olive oils
BC. Given its rich history, however,         regulations. For instance, recent US           are the least affected, however, because
global olive oil production is relatively    import tariffs of 25% on bottled imports       they are produced under conditions
small when compared to all the other         of Spanish olive oil has led to two            that do not alter the oil itself in any way.
major vegetable oils – reaching around       major developments:                            What’s more, they do not undergo any
3.2 MMT in the 2019/2020 crop                1. Commercial agreements with US               further treatment aside from washing,
year according to the USDA. Olive               companies that they will bottle all         decantation, centrifugation and filtration.
oil is typically used in the food and           imported oil themselves.                    Virgin olive oils that are fit for
pharmaceutical industries. The world’s                                                      consumption as they are include: extra
largest producers are Spain, Morocco,        2. Increased exports of packaged oil to
                                                                                            virgin olive oil, ordinary virgin olive oil
Turkey, Greece and Italy. Spain alone is        Australia and Asia (such as China
                                                                                            and refined olive oil.
responsible for around half of all global       and Japan).
production and exports roughly 46% of
all that it produces.

  DAVIDE BUSANI              CARLO PROSTAMO        PATRICIA GIL DE BIEDMA             FURKAN TURAN         DIMITRIS KOSTOPOULOS
        Business            Operations Sales and                Trade                      Sales                     Business
        Manager            Customer Care Manager              Manager                     Manager                    Manager
          Italy                       Italy                     Spain                     Turkey                      Greece
Davide.Busani@sgs.com      Carlo.Prostamo@sgs.com Patricia.Gildebiedma@sgs.com    Furkan.Turan@sgs.com    Dimitris.Kostopoulos@sgs.com

                                                            Italy        Greece
                                                    Spain                     Turkey
                                                               Morocco

     World’s largest exporters

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   MOLASSES
Molasses is a liquid by-product that           Molasses can also be used to produce
is produced from refining sugarcane            ethanol, with India currently leading the
or sugar beets into sugar. It’s mainly         way in this specific field.                                          EXPERTISE
composed of water (22%) and sugar in           Molasses varies in quality according to
the form of sucrose (75%).                     seasonal and regional conditions. Mills
In 2020, the global molasses market            also pay strict attention to maximizing
was estimated to be worth USD12.9              sugar recovery during molasses
BN. The world’s leading exporters of           production. Molasses is mainly used
molasses are India, Indonesia, Russia,         as an additive to animal feed or as a
Germany and Guatemala, while the               fermentation feedstock, though it can
largest importers are the United States,       also be used for cooking, baking and for
United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium           a variety of industrial purposes.
and South Korea.

    ANDREAS RATH                   ASHOK PATKA
        Business                      Manager
  Development Manager               – Agri Liquids
        Germany                         India
  Andreas.Rath@sgs.com           Ashok.Patka@sgs.com

                                                                                                   Russia

                                                                      Germany

                                                                                           India
                                 Guatemala

                                                                                                        Indonesia

     World’s largest exporters

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  USED COOKING OIL
The global market for used cooking oil      within restaurants, and by individual
(UCO) is currently estimated to be worth    households themselves. UCOs are a
around USD 6 BN. Given the worldwide        popular feedstock for biodiesel and
demand, it’s expected that this will rise   renewable diesel.
significantly in the near future – though   Most UCO is shipped via flexi-bags
recent price increases might halt           in containers, though bulk shipments
this progress.                              are an increasingly attractive option
China is the world’s largest exporter,      – especially considering the current
with Chinese exports growing from           shortage of container vessels and the                    ALEE LI
                                            high container prices from China to                   Deputy Director
109,000 MT in 2016 to more than 1
                                            the EU.                                                   China
MMT forecasted for 2021. SGS boasts a
strong network and first-class laboratory                                                         Alee.Li@sgs.com
                                            UCOs generally contain significant
capabilities to support our customers’      impurities, such as Free Fatty Acids
UCO businesses.                             (FFA) and moisture, which must
Other notable exporters include             be removed before beginning the
Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and       transesterification process. The acid and
the United States.                          saponification values determine both the
SGS offers one-stop shop services at        quality and the price of UCO.
both the loading port and discharging       While the more mature restaurant’s
port. We provide our customers with         UCO collecting industry is now well-
critical assistance when it comes to        established, there’s still significant
                                            growth potential when it comes                        CHAD BECNEL
selecting suppliers and developing
                                                                                                Manager, Business
their export business. For example,         to household collection of UCO.                     Solutions & Strategy
we help customers achieve ISCC              Households can be incentivized                              USA
certification, which hugely benefits        to participate by reiterating that
                                                                                                Chad.Becnel@sgs.com
their sustainable development and           regularly disposing of UCOs down
overall business growth.                    the sink may well lead to blockages
UCOs are waste oils and fats primarily      and contamination to water systems
produced by companies operating             occurring further down the line.
in the food processing industry,

                                                                    Germany

                                 USA
                                                                                                      China
                                                                                 Saudi Arabia

                                                                                        Malaysia
                                                                                                               Indonesia

     World’s largest exporters

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   FISH OIL
With a market that’s estimated to be               This is then turned into omega-3 fish oil
worth over USD 2 BN, the world’s                   for both human consumption and for the
leading fish oil exporters include Peru,           purposes of aquaculture.
the United States, Norway, Denmark,                Fish oil is primarily used within the
Chile, China, Japan, Vietnam, Iceland,             aquaculture industry, with around 50%
India, Morocco and Ecuador. The main               of all global consumption used to feed
importers are China, Canada, United                salmon. However, it’s also popular for
States, Norway, Denmark and Chile.                 human consumption, boasting a range                              PERFORMANCE
Peru is one of the world’s main                    of proven health benefits.
producers of fish oil, manufacturing               Commercialization of fish oil is carried
180,000 MT in 2019. The oil is                     out in bulk, using tankers and flexitanks.
made from anchoveta containing
polyunsaturated fatty acids high in
EPA and DHA.

    AMER SOULTANE                   FREDDY BAUTISTA
     Trade Manager                Oils & Fats Service Head
        Morocco                             Peru
  Amer.Soultane@sgs.com           Freddy.Bautista@sgs.com     

                                                   Iceland                 Norway

                                                                           Denmark

                                                                                                                    Japan
                                 USA
                                                                                                        China
                                                                    Morocco
                                                                                                India
                                                                                                          Vietnam
                      Ecuador
                                         Peru

                                           Chile

     World’s largest exporters

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