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Segment Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Information  
Segment Information

4.             Segment Information

 

The Company is principally engaged in the production and sale of starches and sweeteners for a wide range of industries, and is managed geographically on a regional basis.  The Company’s operations are classified into four reportable business segments: North America, South America, Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”).  Its North America segment includes businesses in the United States, Canada and Mexico.  The Company’s South America segment includes businesses in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and the Southern Cone of South America, which includes Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.  Its Asia Pacific segment includes businesses in Korea, Malaysia, China, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, India, Australia and New Zealand and tapioca root processing operations in Thailand.  The Company’s EMEA segment includes businesses in the United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa, Pakistan, Kenya and Nigeria.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

(in millions)

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

949.7

 

$

852.6

 

$

1,841.5

 

$

1,632.4

 

South America

 

349.1

 

390.3

 

716.6

 

758.0

 

Asia Pacific

 

208.1

 

201.4

 

397.2

 

383.3

 

EMEA

 

128.1

 

140.3

 

253.9

 

270.3

 

Total

 

$

1,635.0

 

$

1,584.6

 

$

3,209.2

 

$

3,044.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

96.9

 

$

70.2

 

$

196.9

 

$

170.7

 

South America

 

47.3

 

47.6

 

92.9

 

96.9

 

Asia Pacific

 

22.9

 

22.4

 

43.2

 

41.1

 

EMEA

 

18.8

 

21.7

 

37.6

 

43.7

 

Corporate

 

(18.1

)

(16.5

)

(35.7

)

(31.0

)

Sub-total

 

167.8

 

145.4

 

334.9

 

321.4

 

Restructuring/impairment charges

 

(13.6

)

(2.5

)

(17.4

)

(2.5

)

Integration costs

 

(1.3

)

(8.0

)

(3.7

)

(15.0

)

NAFTA award

 

 

 

 

58.4

 

Total

 

$

152.9

 

$

134.9

 

$

313.8

 

$

362.3

 

 

(in millions) 

 

At
June 30, 2012

 

At
December 31, 2011

 

Total Assets

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

2,845

 

$

2,879

 

South America

 

1,166

 

1,218

 

Asia Pacific

 

811

 

757

 

EMEA

 

507

 

463

 

Total

 

$

5,329

 

$

5,317