{"id":418,"date":"2020-02-05T14:24:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T14:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/br\/?page_id=418"},"modified":"2023-05-12T19:35:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T17:35:51","slug":"heritage-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/br\/en\/who-we-are\/heritage-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brazil and Louis Dreyfus Company: A Historical Partnership<\/h1>\n \n

LDC\u2019s story started in 1851, when L\u00e9opold Louis-Dreyfus, the son of a farmer, entered the France-Switzerland grain trade. The company consolidated its presence in Brazil in 1942, with the acquisition of Com\u00e9rcio e Ind\u00fastrias Brasileiras (Coinbra).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

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Arrival in Brazil<\/h2>\n

After the death of its founder L\u00e9opold Louis-Dreyfus in 1915, a second generation of the business, led by his sons Charles and Louis, decides to expand the company’s activities to the Americas and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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The company acquires Com\u00e9rcio e Ind\u00fastrias Brasileiras (Coinbra), which trades coffee, citrus products, oilseeds and sugar.<\/div>\n
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New Frontiers<\/h2>\n
The company’s establishes its main export offices in New York, Chicago, Winnipeg, Buenos Aires, S\u00e3o Paulo, Saigon, Johannesburg, Shanghai, Bombay, and Melbourne.<\/div>\n
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Expansion in Oilseeds<\/h2>\n
The company starts processing soybeans at its first plant in the country, in Ponta Grossa (PR).<\/div>\n
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Growing our Business<\/h2>\n

Exploring new horizons being central to the company\u2019s history, the 1980s and 1990s see the company enter new businesses and increase its presence throughout the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Head Office in Brazil<\/h2>\n
The company moves its regional head office to Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, in S\u00e3o Paulo, one of the main commercial areas of the capital city.<\/div>\n
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First Steps in Juice and Coffee<\/h2>\n
The company acquires Frutropic Agropecu\u00e1ria, in Mat\u00e3o (SP), making our debut in juice production, and begins trading coffee in the following year, through its office in Santos (SP).<\/div>\n
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New Facilities in Brazil<\/h2>\n
The company inaugurates its grain processing unit in Jata\u00ed (GO), and new coffee operations in Esp\u00edrito Santo (ES) a year later.<\/div>\n
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Extending in the Value Chain<\/h2>\n
Having acquired its second juice plant, Coopercitrus Industrial Frutesp, in Bebedouro (SP) in 1993, the company begins cultivating its own fruit in orange groves, in Sao Paulo state .<\/div>\n
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Investing in the Future<\/h2>\n

After a period of consolidation, the company resumes its growth and expansion throughout the country, inaugurating new industrial units, warehouses and trading offices, and starting operations at port terminals in Brazil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Growing our Presence<\/h2>\n
The company enters a five-year period of expansion across the country. It enters the State of Minas Gerais with the inauguration of its coffee warehouse in Varginha. It builds a new soy processing plant in Alto Araguaia (MT), reinforcing its growing position in the oilseeds business. The company also starts operating its third juice plant in Engenheiro Coelho (SP), begins commercial coffee operations in Nova Ven\u00e9cia (ES) and opens its cotton office and warehouse in Lu\u00eds Eduardo Magalh\u00e3es (BA).<\/div>\n
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New Assets, New Business, New Ventures<\/h2>\n
The company inaugurates its juice terminal in the Port of Santos (SP), and starts trading fertilizers in Brazil. The following year, the company enters the rice market, starts operating the Terminal Exportador do Guaruj\u00e1 (TEG) export terminal in the Port of Santos (SP), and establishes a grain origination joint venture: Amaggi & LD Commodities.<\/div>\n
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Commitment to Best Business Practices<\/h2>\n
As part of our vision to work toward a sustainable future, the company signs the UN Global Compact: a set of ten business principles covering human and worker rights, environmental principles and the fight against corruption.<\/div>\n
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A New Chapter<\/h2>\n

The company continues to write its story in the country, consolidating its presence through new partnerships and acquisitions, with a focus on sustainability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Strengthening our Position<\/h2>\n
The company begins operating fertilizer-mixing units with the acquisition of Macrof\u00e9rtil in Brazil, and becomes the country\u2019s leading cottonseed processor with the purchase of a Maeda Group unit in Itumbiara (GO). Through the Amaggi & LD Commodities joint venture, it wins a bid for a lot to build a bulk terminal at the Port of Itaqui (MA).<\/div>\n
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Full Steam Expansion<\/h2>\n
The company buys its fourth citrus juice plant in Paranava\u00ed (PR), inaugurates a coffee warehouse in Nova Ven\u00e9cia (ES), begins operating a cotton warehouse in Cubat\u00e3o (SP), and purchases a soybean warehouse in Rio Verde (GO). It also starts building another warehouse in Jata\u00ed (GO) and acquires a new fleet of barges and pushers for the Tiet\u00ea-Paran\u00e1 waterway, increasing logistics capacity.<\/div>\n
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A New Market<\/h2>\n
The company acquires Kowalski Alimentos, with two units – one in Apucarana (PR) and another in Rio Verde (GO). This marks its entry into the processed corn market with products for both industry and end consumers, and into the pet food and fish feed market.<\/div>\n
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Investing in Logistics<\/h2>\n
The company wins a joint bid to operate the solid bulk terminal at the port of Santos (SP) for 25 years. It completes the expansion of its coffee warehouse in Nova Ven\u00e9cia (ES), builds new grain warehouses in the states of Mato Grosso, Goi\u00e1s and Paran\u00e1, and resumes metals trading. The following year, we initiate studies for a sustainable logistics project in the state of Par\u00e1.<\/div>\n
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A New Name for a New Era<\/h2>\n

Across the globe, the company enters a new era in which we grow through trust-based partnerships, leveraging our ability to deliver a full, high-level service focused on our customers and not just on a product or commodity. The company is renamed Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) to reflect this commitment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Milestones in the Country<\/h2>\n
The company celebrates its 75-year presence in Brazil, and sees several important business milestones: the upgrade of our oilseeds processing unit in Paragua\u00e7u Paulista (SP) and soybean oil bottling line in Jata\u00ed (GO), warehouse expansions in Mato Grosso and Goi\u00e1s, and the creation of “LDC Transportes”: a company for the direct hire of domestic road haulage for grains and oilseeds. <\/div>\n
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Sailing New Waters<\/h2>\n
The company starts fluvial fleet operations along the Tapaj\u00f3s river, in the north of the country, and obtains a license to start building a transshipment terminal on the river. <\/div>\n
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In a year that marks LDC’s 30 years in the coffee business, the company inaugurates its new coffee warehouse in Matip\u00f3, adding storage capacity closer to key producing regions to facilitate market access for farmers.<\/div>\n
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Explore LDC journey in our 360\u00b0 Virtual Museum<\/div>\n

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