SCS: brands it owns and its ownership tree
SCS is a privately held company headquartered in Bafoussam, Cameroon that owns 6 consumer brands across 3 categories.[1]
The Société Camerounaise de Savonnerie (SCS S.A.) is a Cameroonian soap maker and edible-oil refiner founded in 1989 by Fotso Jean II, and based at Kamkop in Bafoussam, in the country's Western region. It runs two connected businesses out of the same plants — refining palm oil for the table and boiling household soap — and says it operates a modern analysis laboratory so that everything leaving its production units meets international standards as well as Cameroonian food quality and safety rules. It sells its oils and soaps through an online shop as well as the trade, and presents itself as a company involved in local education, community health and environmental programmes.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Société Camerounaise de Savonnerie S.A. (also SCS S.A., SCS.SA, Societe Camerounaise de Savonnerie)
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇲 Bafoussam, Cameroon
- Founded
- 1989
- Website
- staroilscs.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
SCS in numbers
- SCS owns 6 consumer brands tracked here across 3 top-level categories; the largest is home care with 3 brands.[1]
Everything SCS owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does SCS own?
SCS owns 6 consumer brands tracked here, including Savon Étoile, Star Oil, Savon Kado, Macoo, Savon Tropick and Savon Dora.
Is SCS a Cameroonian company?
Yes. SCS is headquartered in Bafoussam, Cameroon and was founded in 1989.
Who owns SCS?
SCS is privately held. The Société Camerounaise de Savonnerie (SCS S.A.) is a Cameroonian soap maker and edible-oil refiner founded in 1989 by Fotso Jean II, and based at Kamkop in Bafoussam, in the country's Western region.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] SCS.SA — Société Camerounaise de Savonnerie: entreprise et nos produits — Société Camerounaise de Savonnerie S.A., Official document; retrieved 20 September 2026.
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