About ADM
For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:
ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve the vital needs of a growing
world. Today, we’re one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food
ingredient providers, with more than 32,300 employees serving customers in more
than 160 countries. With a global value chain that includes 428 crop procurement
locations, 280 ingredient manufacturing facilities, 39 innovation centers and the
world’s premier crop transportation network, we connect the harvest to the home,
making products for food, animal feed, industrial and energy uses.
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, ADM connects crops to markets on six continents. Net sales for the fiscal year
2015 were $67.7 billion. For more information on our company and our products, visit www.adm.com.
Primary Business Segments
Oilseeds Processing
The Oilseeds Processing segment includes global activities related to the origination, merchandising,
crushing and further processing of oilseeds such as soybeans and soft seeds (cottonseed, sunflower seed,
canola, rapeseed and flaxseed) into vegetable oils and protein meals. Oilseeds products produced and
marketed by the Company include ingredients for the food, feed, energy and industrial products industries.
Oilseeds and oilseed products may be processed by ADM or resold into the marketplace as raw materials
for other processing. The segment also produces natural health and nutrition products and other specialty
food and feed ingredients, and is a major supplier of peanuts, tree nuts, and peanut-derived ingredients to
both the U.S. and export markets. In Europe and South America, the segment includes origination and
merchandising activities as adjuncts to its oilseeds processing assets, which include a network of grain
elevators, port facilities, and transportation assets used to buy, store, clean, and transport grains and
oilseeds.
Corn Processing
The Corn Processing segment is engaged in corn wet milling and dry milling activities, utilizing its asset
base primarily located in the central part of the United States with additional facilities in China, Bulgaria, and
Turkey. The Corn Processing segment converts corn into sweeteners, starches, and bioproducts. Its
products include ingredients used in the food and beverage industry including sweeteners, starch, syrup,
glucose, and dextrose Dextrose and starch are used by the Corn Processing segment as a feedstock for its
bioproducts operations, including the production of ethanol, alcohol, amino acids, industrial products, and
other specialty food and animal feed ingredients. Corn gluten feed and meal, as well as distillers grains, are
produced for use as animal feed ingredients. Corn germ, a by-product of the wet milling process, is further
processed into vegetable oil and protein meal. Other Corn Processing products include citric and lactic
acids, lactates, sorbitol, xanthan gum, and glycols which are used in various food and industrial products.
Agricultural Services
The Agricultural Services segment utilizes its extensive global grain elevator, global transportation network,
and port operations to buy, store, clean, and transport agricultural commodities, such as oilseeds, corn,
wheat, milo, oats, rice, and barley, and resells these commodities primarily as food and feed ingredients and
as raw materials for the agricultural processing industry. Agricultural Services’ grain sourcing, handling, and
transportation network provides reliable and efficient services to the Company’s customers and agricultural
processing operations. Agricultural Services’ transportation network capabilities include barge, ocean-going
vessel, truck, and rail freight services. The Agricultural Services segment also includes activities related to
the origination and processing of wheat into wheat flour and the processing and distribution of formula
feeds, animal health and nutrition products.
WILD Flavors & Specialty Ingredients
The WILD Flavors and Specialty Ingredients segment engages in the manufacturing, sales, and distribution
of specialty products including natural flavor ingredients, flavor systems, natural colors, proteins, emulsifiers,
soluble fiber, polyols, hydrocolloids, natural health and nutrition products, and other specialty food and feed
ingredients. The segment also includes the activities related to the procurement, processing, and distribution
of edible beans and activities of Specialty Commodities Inc., which was acquired by the company in Q4 2014
and Eatem Foods, a leading developer and producer of premium traditional, natural, and organic savory flavor
systems, which was acquired in Q4 2015.
Other
This segment includes the Company’s remaining operations, primarily its financial business units, related
principally to futures commission merchant activities and captive insurance.
ADM Global Daily Processing Capacity
Source: 2015 ADM 10-K
*Owned or leased
Oilseed Processing
Corn Processing
Agricultural Services Processing
WILD Flavors and Specialty Ingredients Processing
Number*
124
48
58
50
Metric Tons
155,000
76,000
30,000
7,000
Total
280
268,000
ADM Global Transportation Network
Source: 2015 ADM 10-K
*Owned or leased
Barges
Rail cars
Trucks
Trailers
Oceangoing Vessels
Number*
2,500
28,200
400
1,410
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