AAK in 60 seconds AAK’s vision is to be the fi rst choice in value-added vegetable oil solutions AAK has more than a century of unrivalled experience with vegetable oils for a broad spectrum of applications. Our customers are primarily from the food, confectionery and cosmetics industries. We also supply the animal feed and technical industries AAK’s products are ingredients, including alternatives to dairy fat and cocoa butter, trans-free solutions, low saturated fats solutions, nutritious fats for infant formula, environmentallyfriendly lubricants, and healthy skin care products AAK’s raw materials are derived from renewable sources primarily from Northern Europe (rapeseed), Europe and Mexico (sunfl ower), USA (soya beans), West Africa (shea kernels) and Southeast Asia and Latin America (palm) The parent company, AarhusKarlshamn AB (publ.), is a Swedish-registered joint-stock company. The company’s shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX, Stockholm, in the Mid Cap segment, Consumer Goods sector Our corporate strategy program, AAK Acceleration, has three priority areas: Growth – Effi ciency – People which all are crucial for the future development of AAK. We want to grow our business, we want to work in a more effi cient manner – and we want all our people to be mobilised, as nothing can be achieved without focused and dedicated employees. Under each priority area we have a number of priority projects, each with well-defi ned objectives and activities Operational key figures (SEK million unless otherwise stated) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Net sales 17,207 15,884 14,808 16,695 16,911 Operating profit 851 827 824 918* 1,003** Operating profit per kilo, SEK 0.55 0.58 0.57 0.64 0.66 Earnings per share, SEK 10.80 10.14 14.15 14.72 15.66 Return on net operating assets, % (RONA) 11.00 12.60 13.10 13.30 13.90 * Adjusted for acquisition costs ** Adjusted for acquisition costs and the effects of Hurricane Sandy costs III | AAK Responsible Growth AAK’s 12 production plants are located in Denmark, the Netherlands, Mexico, Sweden, the UK, Uruguay and the US. We also have sourcing operations, toll manufacturing and sales offi ces in several key locations around the world New products are developed in close partnership with customers, drawing on oils and fats expertise and knowledge of market trends. This allows AAK to create lasting solutions that meet customer needs, expectations and high standards AAK is one of the founders of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). AAK also founded and operates GreenPalm, which provides an exclusive web-based platform for the trade in certifi cates for sustainable palm oil. Through these and other initiatives, AAK continuously contributes to the promotion of sustainable palm oil Our largest business area primarily offers solutions to the Bakery, Infant Nutrition, Dairy and Food Service industries. Our second largest business area offers cocoa butter alternatives for chocolate, compounds for coating and moulding, and speciality fats for confectionery fi llings. Our Technical Products & Feed business area provides biolubricants for metalworking, forestry and construction, fatty acids and glycerine for various applications and proteins and fats for animal feed. Food Ingredients Chocolate & Confectionery Fats Technical Products & Feed AAK is organised in three business areas
AAK Responsible Growth 2012-2013 - UK
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