Chinese commodity trading has been hit by a series of scandals in recent years, including cases where fraudulent financial documents and warehouse receipts were used as proof of collateral and credit. The filing by the unit of Singapore-listed Wilmar, co-founded by billionaire Kuok Khoon Hong, gives a rare insight into commodity trading in the world’s largest consumer.
A Chinese subsidiary of Asian food giant Wilmar International (SGX:F34
) has denied allegations by a city prosecution agency that one of its units was partially accountable for a trade fraud that led to a 5.2 billion yuan (US$725 million) loss for a state-owned company.
Wilmar’s Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co said in an exchange filing Friday that one of its units had been sued in the eastern province of Anhui over its alleged role in loss-making palm oil trades between a state-owned trader and a privately owned counterparty. The company, one of China’s top food processors, said it wasn’t involved in the fraud.
