TRADEVANTAGE
POSITIONING OF THIS PILLAR
(SUBSIDIARY OF SENWES)
73.5
PERCENT
SHAREHOLDING
Grain trading is done on a national
basis through Tradevantage, which is
positioned to serve the local market
and to participate in exports and
imports.
Set up between the farm gate and the grain off-taker to
provide logistics, handling, storage, procurement, hedging and
marketing of grain and oilseeds.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OF THE
MARKET ACCESS CHANNEL
An integrated solution for the producer and grain off-taker to
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
enhance market access and pricing solutions.
Tradevantage performed according to expectation with regards
to volume and financial targets and after a year of trading, it has
successfully established itself as a recognised brand in a very
competitive market sector.
GRAINOVATION
(JOINT VENTURE WITH IMPERIAL LOGISTICS)
50
PERCENT
Grainovation provides logistical
services for the procurement and
trading of grain and oilseeds.
SHAREHOLDING
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
MARKET ACCESS
Revenue
Cost
Profit
ROCE
2015
R’m 2014
R’m
6 985
6 775
210
31% 9 889
9 804
85
15%
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT
Handling and Storage Tradevantage
Seed Processing Grainovation
ESC Procurement Offices
Grainovation performed well and handled the biggest volumes
in its history and was successful in the growth of its market share.
ELECTRONIC SILO
CERTIFICATES (ESC)
(JOINT VENTURE WITH AFGRI)
50
PERCENT
Senwes increased its shareholding
in ESC to 50%. ESC traded 16 123 silo
certificates nationally
this year.
Klerksdorp
Klerksdorp
SHAREHOLDING
Your Potential Delivered
Senwes
Senwes INTERGRATED
INTEGRATED REPORT 2015
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