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Segment Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
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 and Ecuador and the Southern Cone of South America, which includes Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay.  Its Asia Pacific segment includes businesses in Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, India, Australia and New Zealand.  The Company’s EMEA segment includes businesses in the United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa, Pakistan and Kenya.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

(in millions)

 

2015

 

2014

 

Net Sales to unaffiliated customers:

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

754.0

 

$

736.9

 

South America

 

258.1

 

293.8

 

Asia Pacific

 

186.9

 

185.4

 

EMEA

 

131.1

 

141.1

 

Total

 

$

1,330.1

 

$

1,357.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income:

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

102.1

 

$

65.2

 

South America

 

24.6

 

29.9

 

Asia Pacific

 

25.6

 

25.7

 

EMEA

 

22.1

 

21.1

 

Corporate

 

(17.8

)

(19.6

)

Sub-total

 

156.6

 

122.3

 

Restructuring charge

 

(10.4

)

 

Acquisition/integration costs

 

(3.7

)

 

Charge for fair value markup of acquired inventory

 

(3.0

)

 

Total

 

$

139.5

 

$

122.3

 

 

(in millions) 

 

At
March 31, 2015

 

At
Dec. 31, 2014

 

Total Assets

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

3,365 

 

$

2,907 

 

South America

 

807 

 

923 

 

Asia Pacific

 

735 

 

711 

 

EMEA

 

512 

 

550 

 

Total

 

$

5,419 

 

$

5,091