AAK (company)

AAK, formerly AarhusKarlshamn, is a global Sweden-based company and producer of vegetable oils and fats.[2]

AAK
TypePublic (Nasdaq Stockholm: AAK)
IndustryVegetable Oils and Fats
Founded2005
HeadquartersMalmö, Sweden
Key people
Georg Brunstam (Chairman of the board)
Johan Westman (President and CEO)
RevenueIncrease SEK 35,452 million (2021)
Increase SEK 2,393 million (2020)
Number of employees
4,013 (2021)
Websitewww.aak.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

History

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

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

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

Products

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

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

See also

References
  1. "Year-end report 2021" (PDF). AAK (publ.). Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  2. "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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