Wilmar International Limited founded in 1991, is Asia’s leading agribusiness group. It ranks amongst the largest listed companies by market capitalisation on the Singapore Exchange (second largest as of Sep 2010). It is a Singapore

Singapore

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-based investment

Investment

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 holding company

Holding company

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 that provides management

Management

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 services to its 400+ subsidiary

Subsidiary

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 companies.

Wilmar International business activities include oil palm cultivation, edible oils refining, oilseeds crushing, consumer pack edible oils processing and merchandising, specialty fats, oleochemicals, and biodiesel

Biodiesel

Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids with an alcohol....

 manufacturing, and grains processing and merchandising.

Wilmar's merchandising and processing segment encompass (1) merchandising of palm oil and laurics-related products; (2) operations of palm oil processing and refinery

Refinery

A refinery is a production facility composed of a group of chemical engineering unit processes and unit operations refining certain materials or converting raw material into products of value.-Types of refineries:Different types of refineries are as follows:...

 plants; (3) crushing, further processing and refining of a range of edible oils, oilseeds, grain

GRAIN

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s and soyabean. Its consumer products segment has oil bottling business in People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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, Vietnam

Vietnam

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 and Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

. Its plantation and palm oil mills segment engages in oil palm cultivation and milling

Mill (grinding)

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. Other segment includes manufacturing

Manufacturing

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 and distribution

Distribution (business)

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 of fertiliser and ship

Ship

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-chartering

Chartering (shipping)

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 services.

Wilmar Today

Wilmar is today (as of 2010):

• the largest global processor and merchandiser of palm and lauric oils;
• one of the largest plantation companies in Indonesia/Malaysia;
• the largest palm biodiesel manufacturer in the world;
• a leading consumer pack edible oils producer, oilseeds crusher, edible oils refiner, specialty fats and oleochemicals manufacturer in China;
• one of the largest edible oils refiners and a leading producer of consumer pack edible oils in India;
• the largest edible oils refiner in Ukraine; and
• the leading importer of edible oils into East Africa and one of the largest importers of edible oils into South-east Africa.

According to Friends of the Earth Netherlands Wilmar International puts forest fires and violates the rights of the local population.

2006

• Renamed Wilmar International Limited on 14 July 2006 upon completion of the reverse takeover of Ezyhealth Asia Pacific Ltd.

2007

• Completed the merger with Kuok Group’s palm plantation, edible oils, grains and related businesses in a deal worth US$2.7 billion, as well as a restructuring exercise to acquire the edible oils, oilseeds, grains and related businesses of Wilmar Holdings Pte Ltd (WHPL), including interests held by Archer Daniels Midland Asia Pacific (ADM) and its subsidiaries in these businesses, for US$1.6 billion.
• Formed Joint Venture with Olam International Ltd and SIFCA Group, one of Africa’s largest agro -industrial groups with significant interests across palm oil, cotton seed oil, natural rubber and sugar sectors in Africa.

2010

• Acquired Australian conglomerate CSR
  CSR Limited
  CSR Limited is a major Australian industrial company, producing aluminium and building products. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange. In 2009, it has approximately 10,000 employees and during a period of a major cyclical downturn the company made an after-tax profit of...
  
  's sugar business Sucrogen, world's fifth-largest sugar-refiner, for US$1.47 billion.