I. Sourcing

Stakeholders: Local coconut farmers, farmer associations and coconut traders.

Axelum sources its primary raw material, the coconut, from reliable partners within a 200-kilometer radius from the Medina Plant.

Farming

■ Local coconut farmers are clustered into groups and trained on natural farming methods.

■ Axelum deploys a monitoring team to ensure adherence to the highest standards of coconut farming.

■ Coconut farmers enrolled in the Fair Trade Program are entitled to additional incentives.

Nut Buying

■ Axelum offers above market pricing to guarantee allocation of high-quality fresh whole nuts.

■ Axelum patronizes local suppliers and makes certain that raw coconut inputs are not genetically-engineered or modified.

■ Coconut purchases are based on the following criteria: quality, freshness, size, diameter, weight, lack of contaminants, reliability, traceability and food safety.

Transport

■ Raw whole coconuts are carefully handled and transported via trucking modes to the Medina Plant or strategically located nut-buying stations.

II. Manufacturing

Stakeholders: Plant personnel and labor cooperatives.

Axelum uses the entire coconut in its manufacturing processes translating to nearly zero-waste discharge from operations.

Storage

■ Coconuts are diligently sorted based on age and quality.

Nut Opening

■ Coconuts are drilled, shelled, pared and grated at the nut opening plant.

Processing

■ Coconuts shells are used as feedstock for boilers that produces food-grade culinary steam.

■ Coconut kernels or white meat are processed into desiccated coconut, coconut milk powder and coconut milk/cream.

■ The brown covering of the white meat is pared and mixed with broken white meat to be converted into coconut crude oil, cooking oil and copra cake.

■ The liquid component of the coconut is extracted and processed into coconut water.

■ End-to-end processes are strictly monitored on technical, microbiological, anti-allergen and safety considerations.

Packaging

■ All finished products are subjected to metal detector screening prior to filling ang packaging; x-ray imaging is mandatory before loading.

Shipment

■ Finished goods are transported to the Mindanao International Container Port and Cagayan de Oro Port for overseas and domestic shipping.

III. Sales and Distribution

Stakeholders: Customers and end-users.

Anchored on a global distribution network, finished goods are distributed to a diverse base of clientele including food manufacturers, food service, private label and retailers.