Business Profile

Mijokum has grown to be a reliable manufacturer of petrochemicals and oil products. It comprises five business units namely Specialty Solvents, Waxes, Emulsions & Cleaners, Hydro-Metallurgy and Toll Manufacturing. The company’s on-site laboratories ensure consistent quality and its customers receive valuable technical support from our experienced engineers and chemists.

Mijokum is characterized by the following:

High quality and low cost production facilities

Well-invested plants and laboratories

Favourable location

Experienced management

Leading market positions

Operating diversity – products, customers, applications and end-use markets

Leading market positions allow Mijokum to be the supplier of choice for many customers in our markets. This has translated into strong and long-term relationships with these customers.

The company continues to grow its profitability and cash flows through:

Leveraging existing resources to expand sales

Achievement of cost savings

Extracting the full benefits of vertically integrated business.

The management philosophy at Mijokum is to operate a simple and decentralized organizational structure where employees are encouraged and incentivized to act as business owners.

Mijokum products make a significant contribution to saving crops, improving health and enhancing standards of living for people in the region. Our businesses produce raw materials that are essential in the manufacture of a wide variety of goods: from paints to polishes, textiles to pesticides – chemicals manufactured by Mijokum enhance many aspects of our lives:

Solvents used in the production of insecticides and pesticides

Waxes used in the production of clothing and construction materials

Emulsions used in building materials and textiles

Aerosols used in households and for animal protection

Copper used to distribute power to our homes and offices