30 Sep 2014 --- COFCO Corporation, a leading supplier of diversified products and services in the agricultural products and food industry in China, Noble Group Limited, a market-leading global supply chain manager of agricultural and energy products, metals and minerals headquartered in Hong Kong, and an investment consortium consisting of Hopu Investment, Temasek, IFC and Standard andChartered Private Equity, are pleased to announce that the proposed transaction to form an agri-business joint venture “Noble Agri” has been successfully closed.