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AAK (company)
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AAK AB, formerly AarhusKarlshamn, is a global Sweden-based company and producer of vegetable oils and fats.[2]
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History
The company, formerly known as AarhusKarlshamn, was founded in 2005 through the merger of Karlshamns AB (founded 1918 in Karlshamn, Sweden) and Aarhus United A/S (founded 1871 in Aarhus, Denmark).[3]
Company
The company has been listed, as the current legal entity, on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (OMX) since 2005 and had a total market cap of about 50,2 billion SEK,[4] as of April 30, 2021. As of December 31, 2021, the group had a total turnover of 35,452 million SEK, an operating profit of 2,393 million SEK, and 4,013 employees globally.[2][5]
Production facilities
The group has production facilities in numerous countries with its main production units situated in:[2]
Runcorn, United Kingdom
Villavicencio, Colombia
Louisville, United States
Jundiaí, Brazil
Zhangjiagang, China- Richmond (CA), United States
Khopoli, India
Aarhus, Denmark- Hull, United Kingdom
Karlshamn, Sweden
Montevideo, Uruguay
Morelia, Mexico- Newark (NJ), United States
Zaandijk, The Netherlands
Merksem, Belgium- Dalby, Sweden
- Hillside (NJ), United States
- Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- St Leonards-on-Sea, United Kingdom
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Products
The company's products are used in a wide variety of applications in the food, confectionery, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical and animal feed industries.[2]
Awards and recognitions
In 2021, AAK was named world's second top specialty oil company by the Chinese food media FoodTalks.[6]
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