Ivorian tycoon Jean-Louis Billon's SIFCA and EDF open $256 million power plant
A 46-megawatt power plant co-owned by the Billon family's SIFCA group, EDF and Meridiam has opened in Ivory Coast, running on palm oil waste.
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Ivorian tycoon Jean-Louis Billon's sugar company delays expansion as stocks jump 56%
Sucrivoire, the sugar maker in the Billon family's SIFCA group, has delayed its expansion by a season after unsold stocks climbed 56% to $84 million.
Ivorian Palm oil billionaire Jean-Louis Billon has been named an IUCN Patron of Nature in China
The IUCN named SIFCA chairman Jean-Louis Billon a Patron of Nature on Sept. 14, the first from West Africa in the programme's 16-year history.
Ivorian billionaire Jean-Louis Billon's Sucrivoire is the BRVM's best-performing stock in 2026
Jean-Louis Billon's Sucrivoire has surged 190 percent on West Africa's BRVM exchange in 2026, making it the region's best-performing stock despite losing $11 million last year.
Jean-Louis Billon built a $1.2 billion palm oil empire, then chased Ivory Coast's presidency
He built his family's plantation roots into a $1.2 billion palm oil and rubber empire, then turned his ambition toward Ivory Coast's presidency. T
Billionaire Jean-Louis Billon bets palm oil fortune on Ivory Coast presidency
Jean-Louis Billon, heir to a $1.2 billion palm oil empire, is positioning himself as the face of a new generation in Ivorian politics.
PalmCI, led by Ivorian Billon family, makes waves with $280 million market cap milestone
Palm Cote d’Ivoire SA is an agro-allied company based in Cote d’Ivoire.
Led by wealthy Ivorian Billon family, Palmci gains $45.4 million since start of 2022
Palmci operates as a subsidiary of SIFCA, an Ivorian agro-allied conglomerate.
Led by wealthy Billon family of Ivory Coast, Palmci gains $37.1 million in two months
Palmci SA is an Ivory-Coast-based company cultivating, processing and marketing crude palm oil in West Africa.