What does Alliance One do?
Alliance One is proud of its broad geographic processing capabilities, a diversified product offering, and an established customer base, including all of the major consumer tobacco product manufacturers. We select, purchase, process, pack, store, ship, and, in certain developing markets, provide agronomy expertise and financing for growing leaf tobacco.
Back to Top Does Alliance One sell cigarettes?
No. Alliance One does not manufacture or sell any consumer tobacco products.
Back to Top What is Alliance One's mission and strategy?
Alliance One's mission is to be the preferred supplier of quality tobacco products and innovative solutions to the world's manufacturers and marketers of tobacco products.
This goal will be achieved by consistently providing innovative solutions to our clients' needs. Our name, Alliance One, reflects this mission. It speaks to a commitment to acting as one with our customers and suppliers. It requires that we share the burdens, anticipate the risks, and continually work as partners with others throughout the supply chain. It also requires that we function proactively, bringing greater value to our customers by aligning our innovative solutions with their anticipated needs.
Back to Top How long has Alliance One been in business?
The company was formed on May 13, 2005, as a result of the merger of DIMON Incorporated, formed by the previous merger of Dibrell Brothers Incorporated (founded in 1873) and Monk-Austin Incorporated (founded in 1907), and Standard Commercial Corporation (founded in 1910). Each company was a world leader in tobacco processing. The creation of Alliance One brings together 200 years of combined experience and expertise, establishing a formidable competitor with a clear focus on our customers, as well as a vision for the future.
Back to Top Who are Alliance One's customers?
Alliance One's customers include the world's leading multinational manufacturers of cigarettes and other consumer tobacco products.
Back to Top Who are Alliance One's competitors?
There is currently one other major global competitor in the leaf tobacco industry: Universal Corporation. Competition among tobacco merchants is based primarily on the price charged for products and services, as well as the merchant's ability to meet customer specifications in the buying, processing , and financing of tobacco.
Back to Top Is Alliance One an international company?
Yes. We purchase tobacco in more than 45 countries and serve manufacturers of cigarettes and other consumer tobacco products in over 90 countries. View our Worldwide Locations for more details.
Back to Top Where are your corporate headquarters located?
Our global headquarters are located in the United States of America . The contact information is:
Alliance One International, Inc.
8001 Aerial Center Parkway
P.O. Box 2900
Morrisville , NC 27560-2009
Tel: 001 (919) 379 4300
Back to Top How many people are currently employed by Alliance One?
Currently, Alliance One has over 7,000 full-time employees worldwide.
Back to Top Can a new company formed from two industry leaders change the tobacco business?
Absolutely. By joining the two companies, we have brought together a substantial combination of experience and talent that will certainly inspire creativity and innovation for our customers. Plus, our consolidation makes us a perfect fit to provide many new value-added services for our customers. This expanded customer service includes product integrity programs, innovative agronomic solutions, a concentration on specialty products, better sourcing capabilities, improved processing facilities around the world, and much more. Our stronger financial footing will allow us the means to go forward with these advancements, improving and reshaping the way we do business.
Back to Top Are innovations and solutions something to be expected from a tobacco processor such as Alliance One?
Yes. But we're not limiting ourselves to just tobacco processing. Our new mission expands our scope of service and production. Through the execution of the many value- added services and programs we have in place, we plan to be the preferred supplier of quality tobacco products and innovative solutions to the world's manufacturers and marketers of tobacco products. We will be a proactive force in the industry, always looking for ways to solve problems and create solutions for our customers. By forming an alliance with our customers, we are better able to anticipate their needs and promptly respond to their needs. To refine the answer, innovations and solutions are definitely something to be expected from Alliance One International.
Back to Top How will working with Alliance One be any different from working with DIMON or Standard?
The difference will be reflected in our ability to build on the strengths of both DIMON and Standard, while making the most of this opportunity to approach our industry from a new perspective.
The creation of Alliance One allows us the ability to meet our customers' needs while striving to forecast their future needs and to address them before they arise. Our customers will realize a better way of doing business and appreciate the benefits of being "one" with a solution-driven company. Our company's core values support our goals; we encourage collaboration and teamwork, we reward creativity and achievement, and we embrace diversity and change in our pursuit of innovation and excellence. In doing so, we will always have our focus on social responsibility and a quality product. Essentially, our customers will find the Alliance One difference to be highly beneficial and strongly centered on their own success. |
