Demerara Tobacco Company

Demerara Tobacco Co. Limited was established in Guyana in 1934.

Demerara Tobacco Company Limited (DEMTOCO) was established in Guyana in 1934. The Company went public in 1960 with shares available for local investors. In 1997, production was transferred to the West Indian Tobacco Company Limited in Trinidad.

Demerara Tobacco markets British American Tobacco brands in Guyana. The Company is one of the most profitable on the Guyanese Stock Exchange and is well respected across the business community in Guyana.

Our vision is to achieve and maintain leadership of the Guyanese Tobacco Industry in order to create long term shareholder value.

We hold steadfast to the strategy of creating shareholder value, delivering proﬁt growth and long-term business sustainability. The four pillars of this strategy are Growth, Productivity, Sustainability and developing a Winning Organisation.

Corporate Governance

Our Statement of Business Principles and our Standards of Business Conduct underpin our commitment to high standards of corporate behaviour. Conducting our business with honesty, integrity and transparency is not only the right thing to do but is also critical to the continuing development of a business that is responsible, successful and sustainable in the long term. The Standards require all staff to act with high standards of business integrity, to comply with all laws and regulations wherever our companies operate and to ensure that our business standards are never compromised for the sake of results.