Sirocco Commercial Services Limited
| Business category 1 | PA |
| City ( of main office ) | Nairobi, KE, Kenya |
| Address | 228 Waiyaki Way |
| Phones | 254-0772-844861 |
| Fax | 254-020-4441901 |
| About | Dear Sir/Madam: We would hereby wish to introduce our above company as detailed hereunder: Sirocco Commercial Services Limited was established and registered in Nairobi, Kenya in June, 2003 as a limited liability company. We are licensed and participate and buy Tea in weekly auctions held in Mombasa, Kenya on Mondays and Tuesdays. We have knowledge, manpower, quality of service and excellent reputation. TYPES OF TEA Tea grading is one of the most complicated and misunderstood subjects. It is often misunderstood because of number factors. Fanning 1(F1) Forms about 3 to 4% of the production. This is a mixture of black tea and large amount of smallish cut fibres often sifted out of the primary grades. The teas are quite useful in tea bags due to its quick brewing, strong flavour and good colouring qualities. CTC (CUT, TEAR & CURL) PRIMARY GRADES Broken Pekoe 1(BP1) Forms about 12 to 14% of the total production and has the largest size particles. Liquors are light in colour but have an encouraging flavouring characteristic. Pekoe Fanning 1(PF1) Forms the bulk of the production about 58 to 60% and made up of black grainy particles slightly smaller than the BP1. Pekoe Dust (PD) Forms 10 to 12% of the production, often black and finer than the PF1 and has thick liquors and aroma. Dust 1(D1) Forms about 4 to 6% of the production and is made up of the smallest particles and characterized by strong liquors. SECONDARY GRADES Dust (D) Made up of tiny bits of broken leaf often used to brew strong tea. Broken Mixed Fanning (BMF) Fibrous lots with very little trace of black teas. Kenya Black Tea is sold in weekly (Tuesdays) auctions in Mombasa, KENYA and then FOB Mombasa prices for the week are released. For example; this week (May 26, 2009) FOB Mombasa Auction Prices for Ndima Tea Factory were as Follows: Grade BP1 US$ 3.30/Kg, Grade PF1 US$ 2.92/Kg, PD US$ 2.71/Kg and D1 US$ 2.80/Kg. Black Orthodox Tea is also available at US$ 3.52/Kg FOB Mombasa for Grades STD1 (Broken Leaf), STD2 (Whole Leaf) and FOP (Large Whole Leaf). Kenya Black Tea is packed in Bulk multiply paper sacks with poly lining in lots of 62 Kg or 68 Kg packages and palletized in lots of 20 packages per pallet for containerization as per ISO 9884 specifications. 20Ft/40Ft container accommodates about 12.4 MT to 15MT/25 MT respectively. Minimum Order: 1x20 Ft Container of 200x62Kg (12,400 Kg) or 200x68 Kg (13,600 Kg). Our preferred mode of payment is by Sight Letter of Credit or Telegraphic Transfer. Please advise about your preferred Grade(s) and port of destination so that we can advise on the sea freight rates from Mombasa, per 20Ft/40Ft container respectively. We look forward to being of service to you. |
| Date | 2011 Oct 29, 15:10 |