Corporate Profile - Mewah Group

MEWAH INTERNATIONAL INC.ANNUAL REPORT 20105CorporateProfi leBusiness SegmentsThe Group’s business consists of two business segmentsnamely the Bulk segment and Consumer Pack segment.Bulk SegmentOur bulk segment produces and sells vegetable-based edibleoil and fat products in bulk. These products are refi ned andfractionated from palm oil, lauric oils, and soft oils. The mainbulk edible oils and fats we produce are RBD palm oil, RBDpalm olein and RBD palm stearin. RBD palm oil is a majorcomponent used in the manufacture of margarines andshortenings and is also used for frying. RBD palm olein ismainly used as cooking oil and in industrial applications forprocessed foods such as fries and chips. RBD palm stearinis used mainly to manufacture margarine, shortenings, soapsand detergents.We also produce specialty fats and oils in bulk form. Thesespecialty fats and oils products are used for cocoa butter anddairy products. We sell our specialty fats and oils in bulk formprimarily to distributors and factories involved in the productionof confectionery, bakery products and other food items.We source the raw materials for our bulk edible oils and fatsdivision, primarily palm oil as well as lauric oils and soft oils,mainly from suppliers in Malaysia where our manufacturingoperations are located, or from Indonesia and South America.Our bulk edible oil products are sold to refi ners, processers,wholesalers and retailers in the food, animal feed andoleochemicals industries.Consumer Pack SegmentOur consumer pack products division produces and sellsvegetable-based edible oil and fat products in the form ofconsumer packs to end customers under our own housebrands and under the brands of third parties. We also sellspecialty oils and fats in consumer pack form under our ownhouse brands.Our specialty fats and confectionary oils sold in consumerpack form are sold under our own brand names, such as‘Moi’ and ‘Oki’, primarily to distributors and factories involvedin the production of confectionery, bakery products and otherfood items.The raw materials for our consumer pack products areprimarily palm, lauric and soft oils that are sourced in bulk,together with the raw materials for the rest of our businessdivisions from suppliers located in Malaysia. Our consumerpack products are produced at our Westport and PasirGudang refi neries in Malaysia and at our packing plantsin Malaysia and Singapore. We manufacture some of ourown packaging for our consumer pack products at ourpacking plants in Malaysia and purchase the remainder ofour needs from third parties. Our consumer pack productsare marketed and sold through our sales offi ces locatedin Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, China, India, Europe,Russia and Africa to more than 100 countries around theworld.BulkSourcingof rawmaterialsRefiningandprocessingRefinedproductsSales,marketinganddistributionCustomersSourcingof refinedproductsFurtherprocessingConsumer PackPackingConsumerpackproductsSales,marketinganddistributionCustomers