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Archer-Daniels-Midland Company - Company Profile

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Archer-Daniels-Midland Company - Company Profile

 

COMPANY INFORMATION

Company Legal Name

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Year of Establishment

1902

Industry

Food Processing company

Geographical Presence

Worldwide

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company is an American multinational food processing company that manufactures and supplies a wide variety of food commodities and products.

It is a global leader in human and animal nutrition and offers various products, including vegetable oil, protein meal, corn sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other value-added food and feed ingredients. The company also has a grain elevator and transportation network to procure, store, clean, and transport agricultural commodities, such as oilseeds, corn, wheat, milo, oats, and barley, as well as processed agricultural commodities.

ADM operations are managed and classified into three reportable business segments: Ag Services and Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Nutrition. 

The Ag Services and Oilseeds segment includes activities related to the origination, merchandising, crushing, and further processing of oilseeds such as soybeans and soft seeds, such as cottonseed, sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, and flaxseed into vegetable oils and protein meals. Under this segment, ADM generated approx. 49,000 million USD in the year 2019.

The Carbohydrate Solutions segment engages in corn wet milling and dry milling activities; and also converts corn into sweeteners, starches, and bio-products. Under this segment, the company generated approx. 10,000 million USD in the year 2019.

The Nutrition segment provides customer needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. This segment generated approx. 6,000 million USD in the year 2019.

 

CURRENT DATA

Net Sales (2019)

64.3 billion USD

Net Income (2019)

1.77 billion USD

Chairman of the Board

Juan Luciano

Employee Count

38,100

 

Product Portfolio:

Food and Beverage Solutions –

  • Acidulants
  • Alcohol
  • Ancient Grains and Seeds
  • Bases, Seasonings, and Powders
  • Beans & Pulses
  • Colors
  • Emulsifiers & Stabilizers
  • Fibers
  • Flavors, Extracts & Distillates
  • Flours & Grains
  • Mixes, Icings & Fillings
  • Nuts
  • Edible Oils, Proteins & starches
  • Sweetening solutions

 

Animal Nutrition –

  • Feed Additives
  • Ingredients
  • Premix & services
  • Complete Feed

 

ADM Industrial products -

  • Evolution chemicals
  • Acidulants
  • Construction chemicals
  • Emulsifiers
  • Fertilizers
  • Fermentation nutrients
  • Industrial Oils
  • Plastics
  • Polyols
  • Pulp & paper
  • Solvents
  • Starches

 

Biofuels -

  • Ethanol
  • Biodiesel

Educational and Technical programs:

  • e-nnoSpark
  • SparkHub
  • InnoSprint

Joint Ventures:

  • In 2019, ADM announced a joint venture with LG Chem, Ltd. to develop biobased acrylic acid using ingredients from the Company's corn processing.

 

Acquisitions:

  • In 2019, ADM completed the acquisitions of Neovia, a French-based global provider of value-added animal nutrition solutions, with 72 production facilities and a presence in 25 countries; Florida Chemical Company (FCC), one of the world’s largest producers of citrus oils and ingredients; and The Ziegler Group (Ziegler), a leading European provider of natural citrus flavor ingredients.
  • In January 2020, ADM acquired Yerbalatina Phytoactives (Yerbalatina), a natural plant-based extracts and ingredients manufacturer.

 

Subsidiaries:

  • ADM Investor Services, Inc., ADMIS Singapore Pte. Limited, ADMIS Hong Kong Limited, Agrinational, ADM Crop Risk Services, and more.

Divestitures:

  • In December 2019, the company sold its 43.7% interest in Compagnie Industrielle et Financiere des Produits Amylaces SA (Luxembourg) and affiliates (CIP), a joint venture that targets investments in food, feed ingredients, and bioproducts businesses.

With an experience of over 100 years and an employee count of 96,000, the Company generated revenue of $29.9 billion in the year 2019, with an 8% rise from the year 2018.

Archer-Daniels-Midland was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone Number

 1 312 634 8100

Site URL

www.adm.com