ECOTRADE S.A. is a Company founded in July 1986 which isspecialized in the import/ export trade. During several years,Ecotrade imported from Nigeria large quantities of cocoabeans,which were re-sold to Cargill, EDF Man , TOUTON and other Companiesin Europe, involving an important turn-over. Ecotrade has alsoimported for the European market quantities of cocoa butter, andlater groundnut oil which were re-sold specially to LESIEUR France,also palm kernel oils sold to Karlshamns Netherlands and others.During this time, Ecotrade was also implicated to make inquiriesfor the furnishing of materials/ spare parts for severalmanufactures based in Nigeria, specially for the account ofNigerian Oil Mills, Ceres, and since 1998 for the account of UNIKEMIndustries Limited and UNICANE Industries Limited.