25 25
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Volumes, thousand tons 312 367 404 430 459
Net sales, SEK million 5,315 6,117 7,354 7,611 8,076
Operating profit, SEK million 553 664 735 747 794
Operating profit per kilo, SEK 1.77 1.81 1.82 1.74 1.73
Solutions
Our solutions within Chocolate & Confectionery Fats
continue to cover a wide range of product applications,
including chocolate fats and compound fats for coating
and molding, filling fats, barrier fats, and spreads.
Trends
With our unique customer co-development approach,
we are very well positioned to address the major global
trends in the chocolate and confectionery industry,
including premiumization, individualization, and
consciousness. We are furthermore well positioned
to provide sustainable solutions that go further than
comparable solutions in the market.
New products
During 2019, we launched a global spreads campaign.
Our tailor-made solutions give our customers great
opportunities to work with new characteristics, flavors,
and textures, and enable them to create differentiated
spreads solutions that are in line with global consumer
trends. The campaign has resulted in a significantly
increased demand from both existing and new
customers. COBAO™ Pure, a solution that delivers
excellent bloom-retarding capabilities, was another
important product launch during the year.
Future growth
The long-term market trend for Chocolate &
Confectionery
Fats looks promising and the
business area is well positioned to continue to
grow with and above the market. Driven by our
customer co
development approach, we will
continue to develop new products and solutions.
Volumes
(20% of Group total)
(Thousand tons)
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
500
400
300
200
100
0
430
459
404
367
312
Operating profit
(34% of Group total)
(SEK million)
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
747
794
735
664
553
Operating profit per kilo
(SEK)
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2.10
1.80
1.50
1.20
0.90
0.60
0.30
0.00
1.73
1.74
1.82
1,81
1,77
Chocolate & Confectionery Fats