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Cargill in the Netherlands

Cargill has been active in the Netherlands since 1959, and has around 2,300 employees at sites in various locations in the country - in Amsterdam, Bergen op Zoom, Denekamp, Deventer, Nistelrode, Rotterdam (Botlek), Sas van Gent, Schiedam, Swalmen, Wormer and Zaandam.

Cargill B.V. was established in Amsterdam in 1959 as a commodity trading operation. Today we are engaged in the production of food ingredients and the processing, distribution and trading of a variety of agricultural products. Cargill B.V. is one of Cargill's largest European operations and ranks as one of the 20 largest companies in the Netherlands.

Products & Services

Cargill has activities in the following areas in the Netherlands:

grain and oilseed trading oilseed crushing, refining and hardening malt production poultry juice and beverage formulation and production ocean transportation and logistics cocoa alcohol

industrial chocolate production and sales of sweeteners, starches and starch derivatives food and feed ingredients sales sugar trading animal nutrition specialty food ingredients including flavours and texturisers

Cargill investments in the Netherlands

2011	Cargill acquired Royal Nedalco, a producer of premium potable and industrial alcohol.
2007	Cargill purchased LNB International Feed BV, a privately held animal nutrition premix business. This acquisition extends Cargill’s current supply network to new improved markets while also added premix to the portfolio.
2006	Cargill acquired Degussa’s food ingredients business, including its Dutch site in Zaandam.
2005	Cargill announced significant investments at its Botlek facility to boost the production capacity of liquid and tropical oils.
2005	Cargill acquired Seara, a major Brazilian poultry and pork processor, including its Dutch site in Amstelveen.
2002	Cargill acquired Cerestar, a leading provider of starch and starch derivatives - the largest acquisition in Cargill's history.  This acquisition included Cerestar's plant in Sas Van Gent.