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'''AAK''', 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>
'''AAK''', 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> 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|access-date=2022-01-21|website=FoodTalks|language=zh}}</ref>


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" />
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" />

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AAK
Company typePublic (Nasdaq Stockholm: AAK)
IndustryVegetable Oils and Fats
Founded2005
HeadquartersMalmö, Sweden
Key people
Georg Brunstam (Chairman of the board), Johan Westman (President and CEO)
RevenueSEK 27,934 million (2020)[1]
Increase SEK 2,165 million (2020)[1]
Number of employees
3,978 (2020)[1]
Websitewww.aak.com

AAK, formerly AarhusKarlshamn, is a global Sweden-based company and producer of vegetable oils and fats.[2] In 2021, AAK was named world's second top specialty oil company by the Chinese food media FoodTalks.[3]

The company's products are used in a wide variety of applications in the food, confectionery, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical and animal feed industries.[2]

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).[4]

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,[5] as of April 30, 2021. As of December 31, 2020, the group had a total turnover of 27,934 million SEK, an operating profit of 2,165 million SEK, and 3,978 employees globally.[2][6]

Production facilities

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2020". AAK (publ.). Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  2. ^ a b c d "AAK Annual Report 2020". www.aak.com. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  3. ^ Fu, Rice (2021-05-26). "2021年全球特种油脂企业30强". FoodTalks (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-01-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "About AAK". AAK AB (publ.). Retrieved 2021-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Aktieinformation". OMXNASDAQ. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  6. ^ "Annual Report 2020".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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