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Ceval Alimentos reaps its fortune in soybeans. Ceval, Latin America's largest soybean processor, sells soybeans intact and also crushes them into vegetable fats, meal, oils, and other derivatives for commercial and industrial food and pharmaceutical uses. The Brazilian company's retail brands of soy oil include Primor, Salada, and Soya. Exports ring up almost 60% of Ceval's sales. After agricultural giant Bunge Limited bought control of Ceval in 1997, most of Ceval's non-soy operations were divested. Through Ceval's joint venture with Serrana, Bunge's fertilizer maker, farmers can now pay for fertilizer with part of their soybean crop. Bunge, through Bunge Alimentos, owns about 70% of Ceval's voting stock.
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
1997 Sales (mil.): 2,534.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 5.9%
Employees: 14,000
Revenue per employee: $181,007.14
KEY PEOPLE |
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Vilmar de Oliveira Schurmann
CEO
Rubens Abrahao Barhum
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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Rodovia Jorge Lacerda, Km 20
89110-000 Gaspar Santa Catarina, Brazil
Phone: 55-473-31-2222
Fax: 55-473-31-2005
Online: Web Site
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