AAK in the world IV Our reason for being AAK’s core business is the production of vegetable oils and fats solutions based upon natural, renewable raw materials. Produced in our plants in Europe and the Americas, our solutions reach global markets through our sales offices in key locations throughout the world and our close network of agents and distributors. We use raw materials, such as rapeseed, soya bean oil, shea kernels, sunflower oil and palm oil, primarily sourced in Northern Europe, West Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Some raw materials – seeds and kernels – are crushed and the oil is extracted at our production plants, while others are bought as crude oils or semi-refined oils, which we then process and refine further. Drawing on our extensive knowledge and experience, we utilize and add value to the natural properties of vegetable oils and fats, and this has been our speciality for more than a century. A vital ingredient Fat is essential to human life. We need it for energy, to absorb vitamins, to produce hormones and to provide us with essential fatty acids that our bodies are unable to synthesize. However, following the rise in obesity and obesityrelated diseases, fat is often seen as harmful and something to be avoided. At AAK, we work continuously to develop healthy types of oils and fats that meet the requirements of customers and consumers. Part of daily life Close customer cooperation is central to our work, whether identifying the right solution for an application or developing new products. As a supplier to a wide range of manufacturers of branded goods in the food, cosmetics, animal feed and technical industries, we interact with very different customers who have very different needs. However, all our customers have one interest in common: applying value-adding vegetable oils and fats in their products. As a result, vegetable oils and fats from AAK are present in many of the products we all use and consume on a daily basis. Production plants Customization plants Sales offices Sourcing operations Customer innovation centres
Hållbarhetsrapport 2015/2016
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