industry food beverage pharmaceutical animal feed corrugating paper textile health & wellness founded 1906 1906 headquarters westchester illinois united states key people ilene s. gordon chairman president and ceo products sweeteners starches syrups glucose oil revenue 5.7 billion 2014 number of employees 10 000 website www.ingredion.com ingredion incorporated formerly corn products international inc is an ingredient provider based in westchester illinois . the company processes corn tapioca potatoes and other raw materials into ingredients for the food beverage brewing and pharmaceutical industries and numerous industrial sectors . 1 it has more than 11 000 employees around the world and customers in more than 60 markets in over 40 countries . in 2014 net sales were 5.7 billion . 1 history edit the company which began as corn products refining co. and later as cpc was founded by the merger of leading us corn refiners in 1906 . 2 it supplied the raw materials for argo cornstarch and mazola corn oil . 3 cpc acquired starch factories in europe from 1919 until 1987 when they were sold to the french sugar manufacture b ghin say and renamed cerestar . 2 4 in 1981 cpc formed a partnership with texaco to produce bioethanol at a plant in pekin illinois . 5 in 1995 the plant was sold to williams companies and in 2003 continued as aventine renewable energy . 6 the company has a facility in nearby mapleton illinois along u.s. route 24 which is part of an industrial area a major area employer . 7 the bestfoods division of the company known for brands maizena knorr hellmann s best foods mayonnaise and skippy peanut butter existed from 1958 until 1997 when the company split into bestfoods a packaged foods company and corn products international a starch and sweeteners company . 8 corn products international cpi is a fortune 1000 company . 9 in october 2010 cpi acquired national starch of dutch paints firm akzonobel for 1.3 billion in cash . 10 it also took on pension and employee benefit liabilities . 11 12 the combined company employs approximately 11 000 people in north america south america europe the middle east africa and asia pacific . it operates 37 manufacturing facilities in 15 countries and sales offices in 29 countries . research and ingredient development centers are located in key global markets . in 2012 the company was renamed ingredion . 13 references edit a b overview about us ingredion incorporated . ingredion.com . retrieved june 14 2012 . a b history . ingredion.com . corn products boosts work force peoria il pjstar.com . peoria journal star . retrieved 2009 05 11 . http www.fundinguniverse.com company histories eridania beacute ; 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