progress of artemisinin production in east africa advanced bio- extracts limited lisa amenya
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Progress of Artemisinin production in East Africa
Advanced Bio- Extracts LimitedLisa Amenya
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Perspective - who we are...
• Advanced Bio- Extracts Limited (ABE)
• Private company with four production subsidiaries operating in the East Africa region– African Artemisia Limited (Tanzania)– East African Botanicals Limited (Kenya)– East African Botanicals U Limited (Uganda)– Botanical Extracts EPZ Limited (Kenya)
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Objectives
• To create a predictable, affordable supply of artemisinin and derivatives – feeding into the ACT chain.
• To inject a significant supply of artemisinin to solve industry shortfalls within a 2- year period.
• To contribute significantly to bringing the whole chain of ACT production to Africa, in a sustainable way.
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Progress on production of artemisinin in East Africa
• Can production in East Africa be competitive? Under the right conditions – YES
• Raw material – Stable supply being built up rapidly.– Using a range of farming patterns in East Africa.
• Processing– Producing and selling small commercial quantities of
artemisinin.– Will be supplying more significant commercial
quantities of artemisinin by year end 2006.– About to commission a major artemisinin processing
and extraction plant in Kenya.– Production of artemisinin based derivatives from the
Kenya plant by mid- 2007.
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Small scale production
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Large scale production
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Satellite extraction plant, Uganda
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Crude artemisinin
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Pure artemisinin
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What we are offering…
• Supply of artemisinin and derivatives at predictable volumes and prices.
• To work with other extractors to purify and derivative their products.
• Long- term relationships with growers.
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Challenges
• Market certainty – clarification of synthetics.
• Much more complicated than it appears.
• Economy of scale required.– To overcome technical challenges for cost
effectiveness– Too much fragmentation will not enhance
viability.• Focus on comparative advantages of
the region.• Financial support for technical
development and investment.