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.
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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.
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.
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
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.
Palm Cote d’Ivoire SA is an agro-allied company based in Cote d’Ivoire.
Palmci operates as a subsidiary of SIFCA, an Ivorian agro-allied conglomerate.
Palmci SA is an Ivory-Coast-based company cultivating, processing and marketing crude palm oil in West Africa.