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Johannes Kleppers to become new CEO of AGRANA Fruit Division

On 1st October 2012 Johannes Kleppers will be taking over as the new CEO of AGRANA Fruit SAS.

E10 postponement has no direct economic impact on AGRANA

Given yesterday’s announcement by Nikolaus Berlakovich, Minister for the Environment, that E10 will not be introduced in Austria for the time being, AGRANA would like to reiterate the fact that this step will not have any direct impact on the company’s current economic…

AGRANA results for first quarter of 2012|13 (ended 31 May 2012) – Sound business performance is sustained in first three months

In the first quarter of the new financial year, AGRANA continued the prior year’s upward trend. Group revenue grew by 26.4% from the prior year’s first quarter, to € 774.6 million.

AGRANA Annual Shareholders’ Meeting approves dividend increase and appoints members to the Supervisory Board

The 25th Ordinary Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG today approved an increase in the dividend payout from EUR 2.40 to EUR 3.60 per share for the financial year 2011|12.

AGRANA opens 2012|13 with strong first quarter

For the first three months of 2012|13, AGRANA reports an increase in consolidated revenues compared to the prior year from approx. € 613 million to approx. € 775 million.

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AGRANA harvested record results in 2011|12; Dividend increase to € 3.60 per share

AGRANA, the sugar, starch and fruit products manufacturer, grew revenue by 19% in the 2011|12 financial year to a historic high of € 2,577.6 million. Pre-exceptionals operating profit soared 80.7% to € 232.4 million.

AGRANA places €110m bonded loan with maturities of five, seven and ten years

For the first time, AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG has successfully placed a bonded loan for over €110 million on the euro capital market.

EU Commission approves joint venture between AGRANA Juice Holding GmbH and Ybbstaler Fruit Austria GmbH

The EU Commission today granted AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG (AGRANA) and RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG (RWA) the green light for the merger of their fruit juice concentrates subsidiaries AGRANA Juice Holding GmbH and Ybbstaler Fruit Austria GmbH to form a joint venture. …

AGRANA results for first three quarters of 2011|12 (ended 30 November 2011) – Good business performance continues, with substantial earnings improvement expected for full year

With a very good third quarter for the Group, AGRANA’s international Sugar, Starch and Fruit activities kept up this financial year’s positive trend. Revenue in the first three quarters grew by 20.2% from the prior year’s comparative period, to € 1,952.2 million. …

AGRANA increases earnings in first three quarters of 2011|12

For the first nine months of 2011|12, AGRANA reports an increase in consolidated revenues compared to the prior year from approx. € 1,624 million to approx. € 1,952 million.

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AGRANA: strong results for first half of 2011|12

In the first half of the 2011|12 financial year (ended 31 August 2011), AGRANA markedly boosted both revenue (by 19.7% to € 1,284.7 million) and operating profit before exceptional items (by 82.4% to € 118.2 million). All three segments – Sugar, Starch and Fruit – contributed to…

For the introduction of E10 in Austria there is no need for additional grain acreage

In response to the current debate surrounding the introduction of E10 next year, AGRANA would like to make a statement concerning the environmental aspects of Austrian bioethanol production.

AGRANA and beet growers reach agreement on sugar beet prices

Following several rounds of negotiation, an agreement has been reached between the Austrian sugar producer AGRANA and the industry association ‘Die Rübenbauern’ at the beginning of the new beet harvesting season on the allocation of the increased sales revenues for sugar which…

AGRANA results for the first quarter of 2011|12 (ended 31 May 2011) – Good profit growth marks anniversary of IPO

With a strong first quarter, AGRANA, the global sugar, starch and fruit company, continued its good performance in the new financial year. These excellent results are a fitting way to mark the 20-year anniversary of the company’s going public on 10 July.

AGRANA Annual Shareholders’ Meeting agrees dividend increase

The 24th Ordinary Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG today resolved to increase the dividend for the past financial year from EUR 1.95 to EUR 2.40 per share.

AGRANA increases annual guidance following strong Q1 2011|12

In the first quarter of its 2011|12 financial year, AGRANA boosted it pre-exceptionals operating profit from around € 34m to approximately € 62m.

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AGRANA achieves record results in 2010|11 - Dividend to increase to € 2.40 per share

Revenue of AGRANA, the global sugar, starch and fruit group, grew by 8.9% in the 2010|11 financial year to € 2,165.9 million (prior year: € 1,989.2 million).

AGRANA presents outlook for 2011|12 financial year

AGRANA rechnet nach einem Rekordkonzernumsatz von 2.165,9 m€ im Geschäftsjahr 2010|11 für das Geschäftsjahr 2011|12 mit einem weiteren Anstieg.

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AGRANA builds a wheat starch plant at its Pischelsdorf facility – investment volume € 56 m; Sustainable use of synergies with existing bioethanol plant

Over the next two years, AGRANA Bioethanol GmbH will be investing around € 56 m in building a starch factory for the production of wheat starch and gluten at the site of its bioethanol plant in Pischelsdorf|Lower Austria.

AGRANA Juice Holding GmbH and Ybbstaler Fruit Austria GmbH plan merger

The sugar, starch and fruit group AGRANA and Raiffeisen Ware Austria (RWA) are considering a merger of their fruit juice concentrate subsidiaries AGRANA Juice Holding GmbH and Ybbstaler Fruit Austria GmbH in the form of a joint venture.

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