AGRANA Annual Report 2009|10

Starch segment
| SEGMENT KEY FIGURES |
2009|10 |
2008|09 |
Change |
|
€m |
€m |
% |
| Revenue |
499.2 |
519.4 |
(3.9) |
| Operating profit before exceptional items |
41.1 |
27.5 |
49.3 |
| Operating margin |
8.2 % |
5.3 % |
|
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangibles 1 |
10.8 |
23.8 |
(54.5) |
Niche strategy enables AGRANA's Starch business to differentiate itself from competitors.
The Starch segment comprises AGRANA Stärke GmbH, with the Austrian starch products of the potato starch factory in Gmünd and the corn starch plant in Aschach, as well as the operational management and coordination of the international holdings in Hungary and Romania. The bioethanol business also forms part of the Starch segment.
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