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JULY 2016

THE SGS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT NEWSLETTER

FOCUS ON DANUBE AN SGS CORPORATE NEWSLETTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

Dear Customer,

At SGS, we’re delighted that the 2016 harvest season for the Danube Region is about to start: the industry expects another busy – and interesting – export season.

Once again, the outlook suggests large crop yields – although late rains in some areas may create possible quality concerns and delays to the harvest. For example, strong storms in Serbia had stopped the progress of harvesting at the time of writing this article.

In addition, the districts that have noted the presence of fusarium will need to keep a close eye on quality and to monitor for toxins. SGS agronomists are presently scouting the production areas to gather information on the potential for yield, quality and diseases within the forthcoming crops. As soon as samples are available, our testing laboratories will be compiling data for input to our quality map and mycotoxin monitoring services.

Employing 500 people full-time, all with a focus on the agricultural commodity supply chain, the SGS region-wide network of offices, laboratories and inspection resources continues to lead the industry.

We believe a team approach is the best way to deliver high quality services to our customers. This is why we have fully aligned our activities in Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania to func-tion as “One Danube”. You can meet our unified local team in this issue, which will also update you on the latest developments, capabilities and new services available in the region.

We hope you enjoy the articles and that you’ll get in touch with our regional team soon.

PAUL HARRISON

Vice President Trade & Logistics

BULGARIA

Mobile testing and data capture have been the focus for SGS in Bulgaria in 2016. Preparations are well underway for the 2016 harvest and new equipment for express testing of oilseeds has been installed, checked and calibrated, in Varna.

Our new express analyser is uniquely able to conduct whole kernels analyses for the fat content of oilseeds, including sunflower seeds. In addition, testing can be carried out truck-by-truck during loading operations. Test results are then made available in our Goods Monitoring Tracing System (GMTS), as implemented by SGS at all ports.

GMTS centralises all of the data within a single system that’s accessible via the web, making it easy and convenient to use from any location. The system also helps to improve the management of the logistical and quality control aspects of dry cargo accumulation, imports and exports. Access to this system has been given to main trading companies to follow the loading process in real time.

MOBILE TESTING & DATA

Launched late last year, our mobile testing service has been a success and

we are now updating the software to accept data offline, as well as online, making it much easier to operate in areas where there is no internet connection.

SPOT ANALYSES

To help meet demand for faster testing turnaround times, the local team have introduced spot analysis services at Svishtov, on the Danube. With turnaround times as quick as 20 minutes, tests can be conducted on various grains for moisture content and the presence of mycotoxins.

NEW EQUIPMENT

Investment in new equipment for pesticide residue testing has increased the local capacity and enabled a reduction in turnaround times.

ANELIA ANDREEVA Business Manager

OFFICE TEAM

Rositsa Dushkova ISCC/ Organic Certification Rositsa.Dushkova@sgs.com

Elena Ivanova Back Office Assistant Elena.Ivanova@sgs.com

Todor Koulev Senior Expert Todor.Koulev@sgs.com

Anelia Andreeva Business Manager Anelia.Andreeva@sgs.com

Gencho Kolev Expert Gencho.Kolev@sgs.com

Iliana Karpatcheva Expert Iliana.Karpatcheva@sgs.com

Vanya Popova Expert Vanya.Popova@sgs.com

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LABORATORY SALES & CUSTOMER CARE TEAMVeselka Pashova Laboratory Manager Veselka.Pashova@sgs.com

Teodora Hadzhijska Back Office Assistant Teodora.Hadzhjiska@sgs.com

Vihra Haynadzhieva Quality Manager Laboratory Vihra.Haynadzhieva@sgs.com

Sonja Ilieva Back Office Assistant Sonja.Ilieva@sgs.com

Ivan Poroliev Back Office Assistant Silvia.Stoyanova@sgs.com

Silvia Stoyanova Back Office Assistant Ivan.Poroliev@sgs.com

LABORATORY RESIDUES AND CONTAMINANTS TEAM

Genoveva Dukova Technician Vesela Serafimova Technician

Anna Tsaneva Technician Daniela Petkova Technician

Petya Dojcheva Technician Margarita Slavova Technician

Karmelina Petrova Technician Alexander Panayotov Technician

Vanya Shaleva Technician Krasimira Yordanova Technician

Ivanka Gospodinova Technician Alexander Ivanov Technician

LABORATORY GMO TEAM

Viktoria Vachkova Technician

Todor Najdenov Technician

LABORATORY MICROBIOLOGY TEAM

Ivelina Ayanova Technician

Georgi Manchev Technician

Radostina Slavcheva Technician

Miglena Manolova Technician

LABORATORY AGRICULTURAL TEAM

Yanka Stoyanova Technician Diana Marinova Technician

Tzonka Ilieva Technician Milena Kirilova Technician

Iglika Topalova Technician Ivajlo Ivanov Technician

Antoaneta Mireva Technician Elena Minkova Technician

Ginka Velcheva Technician Galina Stancheva Technician

Inna Hristova Technician

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HUNGARY

OFFICE TEAM

Edina Choma Administrator Edina.Choma@sgs.com

Ágota KissSeed & Crop Business Manager

Agota.Kiss@sgs.com

Anett Lőrincz Administrator Anett.lorincz@sgs.com

Anna János Administrator Anna.Janos@sgs.com

Dóra Gyarmati Administrator Dora.Gyarmati@sgs.com

Adrienn Csizmadia Administrator Adrienn.Csizmadia@sgs.com

Viki Váry Administrator AGRI.assistant@sgs.com

Henrietta Makács Administrator Henrietta.Makacs@sgs.com

Judit Kovács Administrator Judit.Kovacs@sgs.com

Kornélia Máji Administrator Kornelia.Maji@sgs.com

Ilona Szolnoki Sales Representative Ilona.Szolnoki@sgs.com

Ágnes Petrovics Administrator Agnes.Petrovics@sgs.com

Gábor Párkányi Business Manager Gabor.Parkanyi@sgs.com

László Ádám Deputy of Head of Inspectors Laszloifj.Adam@sgs.com

Orsolya lados Marketing Orsolya.Lados@sgs.com

István Löcze Head of Inspectors Istvan.Locze@sgs.com

LABORATORY TEAM

Monika Szathmáry Deputy Head of Laboratory Monika.Szathmary@sgs.com

Irén Szováti Deputy Head of Laboratory Iren.Szovati@sgs.com

Gabriella KorcsmárSlim & Laboratory Excellence Coordinator

Gabriella.Korcsmar@sgs.com

Maria CzaparHead of the Micro & Molecular Biology

Maria.Czapar@sgs.com

Gabor Ivanyi Head of Soil & Environment Gabor.Ivanyi@sgs.com

Henrietta Szopko Head of Analytical Henrietta.Szopko@sgs.com

Judit Diosi Head of Seed & Crop Judit.Diosine@sgs.com

Lajos Molnár Head of Laboratory Lajos.Molnar@sgs.com

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2016 marks SGS’s 25th year operating in Hungary. Established in 1991 with just 20 employees, today our Hungarian operations employ 200 people. In 25 years we have inspected more than 150 million metric tones (MMT) of grains and conducted more than 3 million analysis.

For 2016, the team is focusing on quality by helping clients to identify amounts that are high/low in Oleic acid, with a new ‘on-the-spot’ solution. Grains look the same whatever their oleic acid content, but now we can test them wherever they are in the trading process, enabling high to be separated from low, and prices optimised.

HYDROGEN PHOSPHINE – PH3EU rules limiting PH3 residues to just 0.1 ppm are challenging. We have launched a service, unique to Hungary, for the rapid testing and identification of PH3 traces in grain that has been fumigated during storage and/or transportation. On-the-spot testing, conducted during loading, helps to guarantee that goods will not be rejected at their destination.

GMO TESTING

Newly launched, SGS Hungary’s GMO testing services can identify GMO traits and contamination. We have invested in new equipment and staff to conduct the testing, and work is well underway to complete the full accreditation process.

ACCREDITATION

ISO 17025 accredited, our lab is one of the most advanced facilities in the country, and the scope of our analytical services includes more than 500 accredited parameters. We perform:

• Physical analysis • Chemical analysis • Heavy metals • Pesticide residues • Mycotoxins • Microbiological analysis

PESTICIDE SCREENING

Pesticide residue testing is an important part of our business. The pesticide screening list changes dynamically, and substances are added frequently. We ensure our capabilities are updated to match.

GÁBOR PÁRKÁNYI

Business Manager

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ROMANIAIn Romania, SGS has built on the successes and investments of 2015. More personnel and new equipment have allowed the team to focus on extending accreditations, reducing turnaround times and improving fumigation services.

We are pleased to announce that in addition to our existing capabilities, our pesticides and heavy metals testing services are now also ISO 17205 accredited.

SAMPLING ACCREDITATION

Sampling and analysis go together. To ensure that the highest standards are met and maintained, the team have standardised their sampling operations. As a result of their efforts, and following a successful audit, they are now ISO 17020 accredited for sampling.

LARGER LABORATORY

To cope with increasing levels of activity in Romania, the laboratory at Constanta Port has increased its capacity for protein and oil content analysis. At the same time, capacity for falling number, gluten, GI index and WPL testing has been doubled.

Many tests can be completed in 24 hours, including mycotoxins and heavy metals testing.

Testing and analysis for mycotoxins, aflatoxins, heavy metals, pesticide residues, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and moisture content continues as before.

FUMIGATION & PEST CONTROL

In Constanta, we now have a DDD (disinfection, disinfestations and deratisation) licence enabling us to conduct all pest control. We are also J Category GAFTA members and can perform fumigation by probe, in sleeves and J-system, or a combination of in sleeves and J-system.

NATIONWIDE NETWORK

Our network of offices, in Timisoara, Turnu Severin, Turnu Magurele, Craiova, Bucuresti, Giurgiu, Calarasi, Slobozia, Braila, Iasi and Suceava, offer fast and efficient access to all inspection sites. However, the biggest pool of inspectors is based at Constanta Port, where teams operate 24/7.

LABORATORY TEAMMirela Sima Laboratory Analyst

Laborator.Constanta@sgs.com

Simona Ancuta Chemist

Cristea Daniela Laboratory Analyst

Flavia Cioaca Chemist

Elena Giurgea Laboratory Analyst

Alina Moisei Chemist

Stefania Toader Laboratory Analyst

Serban Marinela Biologist Marinela.Serban@sgs.com

Camelia Barbulescu Chemist Camellia.Barbulescu@sgs.com

OFFICE TEAMAlexandru Corijescu Commercial Representative Alexandru.Corijescu@sgs.com

Claudiu Iancu Division Manager Claudiu.Iancu@sgs.com

George Furtuna Commercial Coordinator George.Furtuna@sgs.com

Daniela Pop Commercial Manager Daniela.Pop@sgs.com

Cristina Ionut Commercial Coordinator Cristina.Ionut@sgs.com

Elena Ungureanu Commercial Representative Elena.Ungureanu@sgs.com

Andreea Nita Commercial Representative Andreea.Nita@sgs.com

CONSTANTA COMMERCIAL TEAM

Camelia Enache Camelia.Enache@sgs.com

Irina Adumitresi Irina.Adumitresi@sgs.com

Georgiana Irimenco Georgiana.Irimenco@sgs.com

CLAUDIU IANCUBusiness Manager

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OFFICE TEAM

Ana Mijic Administrative Associate Ana.Mijic@sgs.com

Una Vajagic Administrative Associate Una.Vajagic@sgs.com

Miodrag Miodragovic Business Development Manager Miodrag.Miodragovic@sgs.com

Milana Vracaric Commercial Administrative Assistant Milana.Vracaric@sgs.com

Aleksandra Markovic Administrative Associate Aleksandra.Markovic@sgs.com

Tanja Vesnic Back Office Coordinator Tanja.Vesnic@sgs.com

Jovan Zagorac Business Manager Jovan.Zagorac@sgs.com

Aleksandar Legeza Coordinator Aleksandar.Legeza@sgs.com

Branislav Ilic Operational Manager Branislav.Ilic@sgs.com

Tamara Mihajilo Commercial Administrative Assistant Tamara.Mihajilo@sgs.com

Ana Radojicic Administrative Commercial Associate Ana.Radojicic@sgs.com

Jelena Markov Commercial Administrative Assistant Jelena.Markov@sgs.com

Jelena Dujakovic Administrative Associate Jelena.Dujakovic@sgs.com

LABORATORY TEAMBranimir Maric Manager / QA

ManagerBranimir.Maric@sgs.com

Andrijana Radic Technical Manager Andrijana.Radic@sgs.com

Marija Pusic Technician Dusica Sekulić Technician

Elena Kunevska Technician Valery Kozić Technician

Zoran Lazić Technician Darko Martinovic Technician

Mirjana Antelj Technician Miloš Stojanović Technician

Tatjana Radeljević Technician Tanja Crnogorac Technician

Christmas-Sharp Technician Jelena Petković Technician

SERBIASupporting the commodities trade across Serbia, SGS’s local team has developed new toxin mapping and pre-harvest analysis services, as well as invested in a new laboratory and its equipment.

TOXIN MAPPING

Toxin mapping involves the sampling and analysis of grains; for all our clients we will perform more than 200 analyses. The results deliver an understanding of what is present and what to expect of this year’s crops.

PRE-HARVEST ANALYSIS

Work begins well before the harvest. Inspectors visit fields seven day before the harvest is due to start. Samples are taken and returned to our lab for analysis. Once completed, the client is presented with a report detailing quality parameters, including:

• Protein (%) • Moisture (%) • Falling number • Foreign material (%) • Test weight (kg/hl)

JOVAN ZAGORAC

Business Manager

STARA PAZOVA LAB OPERATIONAL

SGS Serbia’s new laboratory facilities, opened in late 2015, and are now fully operational and equipped for the full range of quality and export analyses. Strategically located in Stara Pazova, this laboratory services the ports of Novi Sad and Belgrade (Pančevo). ISO 17025 accredited this has enabled the team to increase their sampling and testing capacity, as well as reduce turnaround times.

NEW EQUIPMENT

Investing in the future, a new PCR machine installed in 2016 enables the team to provide faster GMO testing, thereby also increasing capacity. This installation means the laboratory now has two PCR machines.

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QUALITY MAPS INFORMATION YOU CAN TRUST Every year SGS performs analyses of thousands of samples of new crops to provide customers with a clear understanding of crop quality.

Our experienced inspectors follow the harvest wave and take samples directly from the farmers’ locations/storage sites, thus giving our subscribers information about quality per country or region, long before the grains are in port.

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE

To subscribe, please contact your local SGS manager. Once payment is confirmed, you will receive a subscription code and password to access our internet platform.

HOW TO ACCESS DATA

Our customers are updated via an interactive map. Click on your chosen region to find a full list of quality test results per product (max., min. and average) and a grade for each product and region.

LABORATORY EXPERTISEOur ongoing investment in personnel, new equipment, new technologies and staff training, ensures we deliver services with ever greater accuracy and faster turnaround times, to add value to your business.

On average, each SGS laboratory in the Danube region conducts 40,000 analyses every year. With extensive expertise in the field of agricultural crops, food and soil, our staff conduct all testing in accordance with internationally recognised standards and methods for analyses, including:

• Physical • Chemical • Heavy metals

• Pesticide residues • Mycotoxins • Microbiological • Genetically modified organisms

(GMO) • Nutrition and food additives

ISO 17025 accredited, equipped with state of the art facilities and staffed by agriculture experts, our laboratory network extends across the Danube region and beyond, to 1,800 office and laboratory facilities around the globe. Our laboratories, located in Nyiregyhaza, Gdynia, Constanta, Stara Pazova and Varna are also Gafta and FOSFA approved.

ADDED VALUE THROUGH THE DANUBE

Independent and innovative, our scientists and technicians deliver tailor made added value services that help improve your business, including:

• Rapid turnaround times • Technical assistance • Key account management • Value-based pricing

With a presence in nearly every single region around the globe, our experts speak the local language, understand the culture of the local market and operate in a consistent, reliable and cost-effective manner.

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From: Resines, Aurelia (Geneva)Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 5:01 PMTo: Biescas Jr., Rodolfo (Manila)

Aurélia Resines

Agricultural Services Marketing Manager

SGS1, place des Alpes CH-1211 Geneva 1

Phone: +41 (0) 22 739 96 23 Mobile: +41 (0) 78 611 52 01

Class 3: 34.6%

Class 2: 2.5%Class 1: 0.2%

Wheat Probes By Class

Wheat FN Chart (%)

Wheat Gluten Index Chart (%)Source:SGS AGRI

Region 1 Region 2 Region 3

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Source:SGS AGRI

Class 5: 22.4%

Class 4: 40.3%

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OUR GLOBAL TEAM IS ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT YOU:

OLIVIER COPPEY Executive Vice President

PAUL HARRISON Vice President Trade & Logistics

Paul.Harrison@sgs.com

JOHNY BOERJAN Vice President Technical GovernanceJohny.Boerjan@sgs.com

ENRIQUE CALDERON Customer Care Manager Enrique.Calderon@sgs.com

MARIA CARDONA Grain Coordinator Maria.Cardona@sgs.com

AXEL HARMSENInternational Sales Manager Axel.Harmsen@sgs.com

DOUNIA AMAMOUSoft and Food CoordinatorDounia.Amamou@sgs.com

PATRIZIA WEBER Guarantee Services Administrative Manager Patrizia.Weber@sgs.com

GENNADIY SHULGA Vice President Global Business Development Gennadiy.Shulga@sgs.com

DIDIER COLLET International Sales ManagerDidier.Collet@sgs.com

FREDERICO STEWARTGuarantee Services CoordinatorFrederico.Stewart@sgs.com

BRUNO WIDMERBusiness Development Manager

Bruno.Widmer@sgs.com

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