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Laying of the foundation stone for a €100-million investment at the Pischelsdorf site in Tullnerfeld|Lower Austria

Wheat starch production to double with a second processing line

AGRANA’s first three quarters significantly ahead of one year earlier

In the first three quarters of the 2017|18 financial year, AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG achieved slight year-on-year growth of 2.2% in Group revenue to € 2,010.6 million (Q1-Q3 prior year: € 1,967.5 million). Profit for the period rose to € 171.6 million, an increase of 24.6% from the…

Accident at the AGRANA corn starch mill in Aschach/Donau

At around 08:00 this morning, an accident occurred at the corn starch mill in Aschach an der Donau as a result of an operator error which triggered a chemical reaction and the release of chlorine gas. This caused 37 people on the site to experience respiratory problems.After…

AGRANA EBIT grows 45% – Outlook: Significant earnings growth confirmed for full year 2017|18

AGRANA, the Sugar, Starch and Fruit manufacturer, is delivering compelling results for the first half of the 2017|18 financial year.

AGRANA opens additional facility at the corn starch mill in Aschach an der Donau | Upper Austria

Today, AGRANA opened a new facility at its corn starch mill in Aschach an der Donau in Upper Austria. Following the investment of around EUR 80 million, AGRANA has increased its processing capacity at the plant by a third to 540,000 tonnes of corn per year. The additional…

AGRANA profit jumps in first quarter of 2017|18

EBIT surge of 48.5% / Outlook for full 2017|18 financial year: Expecting significant increase in EBIT and moderate growth in revenue

AGRANA Annual General Meeting votes for unchanged dividend of € 4.00

The 30th ordinary Annual General Meeting of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG today voted to payout a dividend of €4.00 per share for the 2016|17 financial year. This is equivalent to that of the prior year.The Annual General Meeting also discharged the members of the Management Board,…

AGRANA plans to double wheat starch capacity in Pischelsdorf, Lower Austria

At today’s supervisory board meeting, the Supervisory Board of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG has approved plans to double the production capacity of the wheat starch factory in Pischelsdorf, Lower Austria. The total investment volume will amount to EUR 92 million. After obtaining the…

After a very strong first quarter, AGRANA forecasts a significant improvement in earnings for the 2017|18 financial year

In the first quarter of 2017|18 (1 March to 31 May 2017), AGRANA improved its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) from € 47.0 million in Q1 2016|17 to € 69.8 million. Revenues during the three months also rose slightly, from € 665.5 million to € 684.2 million.Both the…

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AGRANA delivers significant EBIT growth in 2016|17 financial year

Operating profit improvement in all segments