Cotton Traders - Plexus are Leading Worldwide Suppliers of Raw Cotton
Since launching in 1990, Plexus Cotton has rapidly grown into a global network of partnerships, with an annual turnover approaching half a billion dollars. Our influence and activities comprise farming, ginning, warehousing, logistics and marketing operations.
This integration of expertise means that we’re agile and efficient, staying at the front of technological advances. Our market experience means we provide the best possible return to our growers and the best possible quality and price to our consumers, worldwide.
Above all, at Plexus Cotton we work empathically with our partners, respecting the talents and needs of every individual involved from the soil to the shop rail.
At Plexus Cotton, it’s our sole intention to continue growing a profitable, responsible global organisation. We are committed to the development of organic and sustainable cotton agriculture, and to sharing the wealth we create with our partners, employees, and the communities in which we operate.
Our hallmarks are integrity and awareness. We search for the right intelligence in every context, ensuring that our decisions are grounded and strategic, and we share both our values and our knowledge with everyone connected to The Cotton Alliance.
The way we organise and structure the company is fundamental to our ability to expand our operations. With a flat reporting structure, staff at all levels feel involved and responsible; we see ourselves as a ‘learning organisation’. We listen before we talk. We think before we act. We take responsibility and the only criticism made is constructive. It’s an approach that is driven by our values of mutual respect
The Cotton Alliance brings coherence, co-operation and vision to all Plexus’ partner operations around the world. It builds upon our highly successful and profitable global network, and is run at a fraction of the cost of a wholly-owned subsidiary-based operation.
The Alliance meets the needs of some partners to maintain their individual identity in their local markets, whilst benefiting from being part of a global, vertically integrated cotton production and marketing infrastructure.
Our Office
Europe
Plexus Cotton Limited
Cotton Place
2 Ivy Street
Birkenhead
Wirral CH41 5EF
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (151) 650 8888
Fax: +44 (151) 650 8889
Email: mail@plexus-cotton.com
Web: www.plexus-cotton.com
North America
Joseph Walker Cotton Traders and Company Inc
Joseph Walker is structured to provide a premium quality export service to consumers of American Cotton. This results from a generations-old reputation in the local sourcing markets, investment in strategically-located warehousing, and the synergies of partnership with Plexus. To achieve this position, it underwent a top to bottom restructuring, investing in warehousing in South Carolina to gain maximum control over the logistical performance and quality of its shipments.
Joseph Walker and Company Inc
250 Berryhill Road
Suite 510
Columbia
South Carolina 29210
United States of America
Tel: +1 (803) 799 5330
Fax: (+998 71) 132 22 19
Email: mail@jwco-inc.com
Web: www.jwco-inc.com
Brazil
Plexus Raw Cotton Limited (Brazil)
In Brazil, Plexus enjoys close working relationships with partners in both the cotton production and marketing sectors, ensuring high quality standards on its Brazilian exports. Historically, development of the logistical infrastructure in Brazil has lagged behind that of cotton production, and bottlenecks result. Our local partnerships enabled the company to acquire warehousing facilities to minimise potential disruption to its shipment schedule. Longer term, a joint venture farming and ginning operation is planned.
Plexus do Brazil Lda
Rua Libero Badaro
Nr 471 15 Andar
Sao Paulo – SP
Brazil 01009-000
Tel: +55 (11) 3107 1557
Fax: +55 (11) 3106 4257
Email: lefevre@lefevre.com.br
Web: www.plexus-brazil.com
Uzbekistan
Plexus Cotton Limited (Uzbekistan)
Plexus’ representative office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, is the focal point of the Company’s Central Asian operations. The dedicated local staff are responsible for liasing with the various suppliers of Uzbek cotton, arranging take-ups and managing all subsequent aspects of shipping and logistics. The office is involved with the sourcing and shipping of cotton from other producing countries within the region, including Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. The Tashkent staff travel regularly throughout Central Asia and have a great depth of experience and knowledge of the whole region.
Plexus Cotton Ltd (Tashkent Office)
21 Nukus Str.
Tashkent 700060
Hendra
Uzbekistan
Tel: (+998 71) 133 86 76
Fax: (+998 71) 132 22 19
Email: plexus@plexus.uz
Far East
Eastern Linkage Limited (Shanghai Office)
Unit 1203-4
Shanghai Square
No. 138 Huai Hai Zhong Road
Shanghai, 200021
China
Tel: +86 (21) 5306 0011
Email: mail@easternlinkage.com
Web: www.easternlinkage.com
Eastern Linkage Limited
Suite No.6, 18/F.,
Pacific Plaza
410 Des Voeux Road West
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 342 12708
Fax: +852 342 69110
Email: lily@easternlinkage.com
Africa
Great Lakes Cotton
Great Lakes is based in Sub-Saharan Africa, and comprises farming, ginning, logistics and quality control operations throughout Uganda, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia and and South Africa. A vertically integrated infrastructure means Great Lakes controls the quality throughout the production process, from defining the variety of seed planted to custom-ginning the cotton.
Great Lakes Cotton Traders Company Limited
Block C
Hurlingham Office Park
Woodlands Crescent
Hurlingham
Sandton 2196
South Africa
Tel: +27 (11) 326 0739
Fax: +27 (11) 326 0488
Email: mail@greatlakescotton.com
Web: www.greatlakescotton.com
Plexus Mozambique
The Plexus Mozambique Joint Venture acquired the ginning assets at Montepuez in 2000. The uniquely favourable climatic and agronomic conditions, a new treated seed variety and the implementation of strict quality and contamination-control procedures resulted in a level of production that had doubled by 2004. Management targeted a doubling again within three years. Such growth demonstrates Plexus' success in building working partnerships.
Plexus Mozambique
Nº 82 RUA 3
Pemba
Cabo Delgado
Mozambique
Tel: + 258 272 21025
Fax: +258 272 21755
Email: grahamhewlett@plexusmoz.com
Australia
Plexus Cotton Limited (Australia)
Australia’s proximity to the Far East and South East Asian markets, namely Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and China, allows us to deliver high quality cotton at very short notice, as well as a premium quality service, 24 hours a day.
Plexus Cotton Limited (Australia)
Shop 2
45 Gerler Road
Hendra
Queensland 4011
Australia
Tel: +61 7 3268 1444
Fax: +61 7 3268 1231
Email: mail@plexusaustralia.com
Web: www.plexusaustralia.com
PLexus Representatives and Agents
Plexus Cotton Limited has a comprehensive network of representatives and agents covering the following countries:
Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, E. Europe, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Turkey, North Africa, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast, Mali, Togo, Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, El Salvador, Venezuela.
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Cotton Traders - Leading Worldwide Suppliers of Raw Cotton