{"id":17016,"date":"2024-12-23T09:32:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T08:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/us\/?post_type=press-release&p=17016"},"modified":"2026-01-12T17:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:54:11","slug":"louis-dreyfus-company-signs-binding-agreement-to-acquire-basfs-food-and-health-performance-ingredients-business","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/us\/en\/press-releases\/louis-dreyfus-company-signs-binding-agreement-to-acquire-basfs-food-and-health-performance-ingredients-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Dreyfus Company Signs Binding Agreement to Acquire BASF\u2019s Food and Health Performance Ingredients Business\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Rotterdam, The Netherlands<\/strong>, December 23, 2024 – Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) announced today the signing of a binding agreement for the acquisition of BASF\u2019s<\/em> Food and Health Performance Ingredients business, including a production site and state-of-the-art R&D center in Illertissen, Germany, and three application labs outside of Germany.\u202f   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn line with our strategic plans for revenue diversification through more value-added products and growth in downstream markets, this agreement is an opportunity to accelerate LDC\u2019s participation in the rapidly growing plant-based ingredients market,\u201d said Michael Gelchie, LDC\u2019s Chief Executive Officer. \u201cWe are excited about the prospect of this transaction, as LDC\u2019s first investment in dedicated facilities to produce food and health performance ingredients at scale.\u201d    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBuilding on our teams\u2019 success to develop this business very well over the last years, LDC as a future-oriented company can offer our employees and portfolio a promising perspective,\u201d said Michael Heinz, Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF<\/em> and responsible for the Nutrition & Health division. \u201cThe divestment of this business to LDC supports our strategic portfolio optimization and will allow us to focus on our core businesses in Nutrition & Health. We remain committed to leveraging our core product platforms and expanding our business in key areas such as vitamins, carotenoids and feed enzymes.\u201d   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BASF\u2019s<\/em> Food and Health Performance Ingredients business produces plant-based food performance ingredients and emulsifiers, as well as health ingredients, and commercializes these globally. Through the proposed acquisition, LDC aims to leverage its existing strengths in oils and fats, glycerin and lecithin, as well as its global supply chains, to reinforce its global position in nutritional and functional ingredients.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBASF\u2019s<\/em> Food and Health Performance ingredients business is\u202fhighly complementary to LDC\u2019s existing Food & Feed Solutions Platform portfolio and, with the integration of these activities, we see strong potential to accelerate LDC\u2019s evolution from reliable raw material provider to trusted solutions advisor as well, partnering our global customers to develop attractive applications for bakery & confectionary, non-dairy, instant foods, personal care and healthcare,\u201d said James Zhou, LDC\u2019s Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Food & Feed Solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Louis Dreyfus Company<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods, founded in 1851. We leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world, delivering the right products to the right location, at the right time – safely, reliably and responsibly. Our activities span the entire value chain, from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines (platforms): Carbon Solutions, Coffee, Cotton, Food & Feed Solutions, Freight, Global Markets, Grains & Oilseeds, Juice, Rice and Sugar. We help feed and clothe some 500 million people every year by originating, processing and transporting approximately 80 million tons of products. Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries across six geographical regions, and employs approximately 18,000 people globally. <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rotterdam, The Netherlands, December 23, 2024 – Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) announced today the signing of a binding agreement for the acquisition of BASF\u2019s Food and Health Performance Ingredients business, including a production site and state-of-the-art R&D center in Illertissen, Germany, and three application labs outside of Germany.\u202f    \u201cIn line with our strategic plans for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18415,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[920],"class_list":["post-17016","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acquisitions-and-disposals","tag-integrate"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLouis Dreyfus Company Signs Binding Agreement to Acquire BASF\u2019s Food and Health Performance Ingredients Business\u00a0 || Louis Dreyfus Company<\/title>\n<meta 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