Fairbank, Cooper & Lyle (FC&L) has 3 business lines:

* The Agribusiness Division - operating in Central- and South America

* The Forestry Division - operating in Brazil

* The Clothes Recycling Division - operating in the USA

The FC&L Group was established in 1986, and owns and operates farms, forestry operations and agribusiness companies, mainly in Central and South America. Bananas, tropical fruits and timber products for export and domestic sale are the main products from these operations.

Since year 2000 FC&L has invested in clothes recycling in the USA. It is the majority shareholder in 4 American companies, engaged in collecting recycled clothes in 9 states, for resale in USA and world wide.

FC&L employs about 2000 people in its operations throughout the world.