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Management’s Discussion and Analysis cont’dGROUP BUSINESS REVIEWOLEOCHEMICALSThe oleochemicals manufacturing activities are undertaken through our 100% owned subsidiary, <strong>IOI</strong> Oleochemical IndustriesBerhad (“<strong>IOI</strong> Oleo”) as well as newly acquired wholly owned subsidiaries, Pan-Century Edible Oils Sdn Bhd and Pan-CenturyOleochemicals Sdn Bhd, better known as Pan-Century <strong>Group</strong>. With the acquisition, <strong>IOI</strong> now emerged as one of the world’s largestoleochemical producer.<strong>IOI</strong> Oleo<strong>IOI</strong> Oleo’s principal products include fatty acids, glycerine, soap noodles, and metallic stearates. With an annual productioncapacity of 360,000 MT, <strong>IOI</strong> Oleo is one of the largest vegetable-based fatty acid producer in Asia. Its products are used in a widevariety of applications, including manufacturing of detergents, surfactants, shampoo, soaps, cosmetics, pharmaceutical products,food additives and plastics. These products are exported to more than 60 countries worldwide, particularly to Europe, Japan andChina. <strong>IOI</strong> Oleo’s customers include some of the world’s largest multi-national corporations. <strong>IOI</strong> Oleo is also a 30% joint-venturepartner with Kao Corporation of Japan for the production of fatty alcohol. The fatty alcohol plant, which has an annual capacityof about 170,000 MT per annum, is sited next to <strong>IOI</strong> Oleo’s 50 acre production complex.A significant portion of <strong>IOI</strong> Oleo’s production is sold to customers under long term supply contracts. To better serve its widegeographical distribution of customers, <strong>IOI</strong> Oleo has a network of distributors and agents in various countries, including countriesin Europe, Asia and Australia as well as storage facilities in Europe, and the United States.Through <strong>IOI</strong> Oleo’s subsidiaries, namely Acidchem, Derichem and Stabilchem, the <strong>Group</strong> has achieved highly renowned certificationson various areas. Among others, are ISO 9001 certification on quality of products, ISO14001 certification on environmentalmanagement system, OHSAS 18001 certification on occupational health and safety management system, as well as HazardAnalysis Critical Control Point/Good Manufacturing Practices (HACCP/GMP) certification on food safety. These certificationsreinforce the <strong>Group</strong>’s commitment to quality, environmental protection, occupational health and safety in line with best practices.<strong>IOI</strong> Corporation BerhadANNUAL REPORT 2007 46

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