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{{Short description|Producer of Vegetable Oils and Fats}}
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{{Infobox company |
{{More citations needed|date=September 2018}}
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| name = AAK<br> AAK (publ.)
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{{Infobox company
| logo = [[Image:AAK_-_Logotype.png]]
| type = Public ({{OMX|SSE36273|AAK}})
| name = AAK AB
| logo = AAK - Logotype.png
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| foundation = 2005
| location = [[Malmö]], [[Sweden]]
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{OMX|SSE36273|AAK}}
| key_people = [[Melker Schörling]] <small>([[chair (official)|Chairman]] of the [[board of directors|board]])</small>,
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| foundation = {{start date and age|2005}}
Arne Frank <small>(President and [[chief executive officer|CEO]])</small>
| location = [[Malmö]], Sweden
| key_people = {{ubl|Georg Brunstam ([[Chair (official)|chairman]] of the [[board of directors|board]])|Johan Westman ([[President (corporate title)|president]] and [[chief executive officer|CEO]])}}
| industry = [[Vegetable fats and oils|Vegetable Oils and Fats]]
| industry = [[Vegetable fats and oils|Vegetable Oils and Fats]]
| revenue = [[Swedish krona|SEK]] 17,207 million <small>(2008)</small><ref name="AR2008">{{cite web |url=http://feed.ne.cision.com/wpyfs/00/00/00/00/00/0E/D8/BB/wkr0003.pdff |title=Annual Report 2008 |accessdate=2009-06-05 |publisher=AAK (publ.)}}</ref>
| revenue = {{increase}} [[Swedish krona|SEK]] 35,452 million <small>(2021)</small>
| operating_income = {{profit}} SEK 151 million <small>(2008)</small><ref name="AR2008" />
| operating_income = {{increase}} SEK 2,393 million <small>(2020)</small>
| net_income = {{loss}} SEK 4 million <small>(2008)</small><ref name="AR2008" />
| num_employees = 4,013 <small>(2021)</small>
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| website = [http://www.aak.com/ www.aak.com]
| num_employees= 2,623 <small>(2008)</small><ref name="AR2008" />
| footnotes = <ref name="Q42021">{{cite web
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| homepage = [http://www.aak.com www.aak.com]
| url = https://mb.cision.com/Main/871/3499113/1530161.pdf
| intl = yes
| title = Year-end report 2021
| access-date = 2022-02-04
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| publisher = AAK (publ.)
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'''AAK (publ.)''', operating as '''AAK''', is a [[Sweden|Swedish]]-[[Denmark|Danish]] [[company]] and producer of high-value added [[Vegetable fats and oils|vegetable oils and fats]].</small><ref name="AR2008" />
'''AAK AB''', formerly '''AarhusKarlshamn''', is a global [[Sweden|Sweden-based]] [[company]] and producer of [[Vegetable fats and oils|vegetable oils and fats]].<ref name="AR2008">{{Cite web|title=AAK Annual Report 2020|url=https://www.aak.com/reports/annual_report_2020/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=www.aak.com}}</ref>


== History ==
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The company's products are used in a wide variety of applications in the [[food]], [[confectionery]], [[pharmaceutical]], [[Cosmetics|cosmetic]], [[chemical]] and [[compound feed|animal feed]] industries. </small><ref name="AR2008" />
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The company, formerly known as AarhusKarlshamn, was founded in 2005 through the merger of Karlshamns AB (founded 1918 in [[Karlshamn]], [[Sweden]]) and [[Aarhus Oliefabrik|Aarhus United A/S]] (founded 1871 in [[Aarhus]], [[Denmark]]).<ref name="Historia">{{cite web |title=About AAK |url=https://www.aak.com/about-AAK/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304160018/https://www.aak.com/about-AAK/ |archive-date=2021-03-04 |access-date=2021-04-30 |publisher=AAK AB (publ.)}}</ref>


== Company ==
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The company 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]]). </small><ref name="Historia">{{cite web |url=http://www.aak.com/en/This-is-AAK/History/ |title= Historia |accessdate=2009-06-05 |publisher=AAK AB (publ.)| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090625102156/http://www.aak.com/en/This-is-AAK/History/| archivedate= 25 June 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
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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 [[Swedish krona|SEK]],<ref name="Aktie">{{cite web |title=Aktieinformation |url=http://www.nasdaqomxnordic.com/aktier/microsite?Instrument=SSE36273 |access-date=2018-09-26 |publisher=OMXNASDAQ}}</ref> as of April 30, 2021. As of December 31, 2021, the group had a total [[revenue|turnover]] of 35,452 million SEK, an [[operating profit]] of 2,393 million SEK, and 4,013 employees globally.<ref name="AR2008" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Interim Report for the fourth quarter and year-end report 2021 |url=https://mb.cision.com/Main/871/3499113/1530161.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430091918/https://www.aak.com/reports/annual_report_2020/ |archive-date=2021-04-30}}</ref>


=== Production facilities ===
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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 12,3 billion [[Swedish krona|SEK]],<ref name="Aktie">{{cite web |url=http://www.nasdaqomxnordic.com/aktier/shareinformation?Instrument=SSE36273 |title= Aktieinformation |accessdate=2013-02-13 |publisher=OMXNASDAQ}}</ref> as of February 13, 2013. The group had a total [[revenue|turnover]] of 17,207 million SEK, made an [[operating profit]] of 151 million SEK (including effects of IAS 39 and non-recurring items), and employed approximately 2,623 employees globally during 2008. </small><ref name="AR2008" />
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The group has production facilities in numerous countries with its main production units situated in:<ref name="AR2008" />

== Operation and production ==

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The group has operations and subsidiaries in numerous countries on all continents with its main production units situated in</small>:<ref name="AR2008" />


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* {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}}[[Runcorn]], [[United Kingdom]]
* {{Flagicon|Colombia}}[[Villavicencio]], [[Colombia]]
* {{Flagicon|United States}}[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[United States]]
* {{Flagicon|Brazil}}[[Jundiaí]], [[Brazil]]
* {{Flagicon|China}}[[Zhangjiagang]], [[China]]
* {{Flagicon|United States}} [[Richmond, California|Richmond]] ([[California|CA]]), [[United States]]
* {{Flagicon|India}}[[Khopoli]], [[India]]
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Aarhus]], [[Denmark]]
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Aarhus]], [[Denmark]]
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[United Kingdom]]
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[United Kingdom]] - "the UK's largest importer and processor of palm oil"<ref name=BakeryInfo >[http://www.bakeryinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/11626/AAK_appoints_new_CSR_and_comms_director.html Leek, Martyn. (2013, June 26). "AAK appoints new CSR and comms director,"] BakeryInfo.co.uk, Accessed: June 26, 2013.</ref>
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Karlshamn]], [[Sweden]]
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Karlshamn]], [[Sweden]]
* {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]
* {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]
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* {{flagicon|Holland}} [[Zaandijk]], [[The Netherlands]]
* {{flagicon|Holland}} [[Zaandijk]], [[The Netherlands]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Merksem]], [[Belgium]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Merksem]], [[Belgium]]
* {{Flagicon|Sweden}}[[Dalby, Lund Municipality|Dalby]], [[Sweden]]
* {{Flagicon|United States}} [[Hillside, New Jersey|Hillside]] ([[NJ]]), [[United States]]
* {{Flagicon|The Netherlands}}[[Rotterdam]], [[The Netherlands]]
*{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}}[[St Leonards-on-Sea]], [[United Kingdom]]{{div col end}}

== Products ==
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The company's products are used in a wide variety of applications in the [[food]], [[confectionery]], [[pharmaceutical]], [[Cosmetics|cosmetic]], [[chemical]] and [[compound feed|animal feed]] industries.<ref name="AR2008" />

== Awards and recognitions ==
In 2021, AAK was named world's second top specialty oil company by the Chinese food media FoodTalks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fu |first=Rice |date=2021-05-26 |title=2021年全球特种油脂企业30强 |url=https://www.foodtalks.cn/news/foodnews/top_100/6037 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121105731/https://www.foodtalks.cn/news/foodnews/top_100/6037 |archive-date=2022-01-21 |access-date=2022-01-21 |website=FoodTalks |language=zh}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of Swedish companies]]
* [[List of Swedish companies]]


== References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>

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==External links==
{{commons category|AarhusKarlshamn|AAK }}
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*[http://www.aak.com/ Official website]


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== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
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* [http://www.aak.com/ Official website]


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[[Category:Companies of Sweden]]
[[Category:Companies based in Malmö]]
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[[Category:Companies of Denmark]]
[[Category:Palm oil]]
[[Category:Palm oil]]
[[Category:Agriculture companies established in 2005]]
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[[Category:Companies listed on Nasdaq Stockholm]]
[[Category:Food and drink companies of Sweden]]
[[Category:Palm oil companies]]
[[Category:Swedish companies established in 2005]]

Latest revision as of 22:29, 23 December 2024

AAK AB
Company typePublic
Nasdaq Stockholm: AAK
IndustryVegetable Oils and Fats
Founded2005; 20 years ago (2005)
HeadquartersMalmö, Sweden
Key people
RevenueIncrease SEK 35,452 million (2021)
Increase SEK 2,393 million (2020)
Number of employees
4,013 (2021)
Websitewww.aak.com
Footnotes / references
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AAK AB, formerly AarhusKarlshamn, is a global Sweden-based company and producer of vegetable oils and fats.[2]

History

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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

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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

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The group has production facilities in numerous countries with its main production units situated in:[2]

Products

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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

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In 2021, AAK was named world's second top specialty oil company by the Chinese food media FoodTalks.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Year-end report 2021" (PDF). AAK (publ.). Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  2. ^ a b c d "AAK Annual Report 2020". www.aak.com. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  3. ^ "About AAK". AAK AB (publ.). Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  4. ^ "Aktieinformation". OMXNASDAQ. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  5. ^ "Interim Report for the fourth quarter and year-end report 2021" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2021-04-30.
  6. ^ Fu, Rice (2021-05-26). "2021年全球特种油脂企业30强". FoodTalks (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
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