Louis Dreyfus Company Netherlands
Louis Dreyfus Company Netherlands Sectors: Agriculture for Biofuels, Agriculture for Food Crops, Agriculture for Industrial Crops, Chemical Manufacturing, Commodities Trading Active This profile is actively maintained Send feedback on this profile By: BankTrack Created on: May 19 2020 Last update: Dec 23 2020 Contact: Marília Monteiro, Forest Campaigner. Sectors Agriculture for Biofuels, Agriculture for Food Crops, Agriculture for Industrial Crops, Chemical Manufacturing, Commodities Trading Headquarters Ownership The Louis Dreyfus family has ownership of approximately 95%, and LDC employees and management have around 5%. Subsidiaries Website https://www.ldc.com/ About Louis Dreyfus Company Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) is a leading processor and trader of agricultural commodities. LDC is active in over 100 countries and indirectly reaches a consumer base of 500 million people by originating, processing, and transporting approximately 81 million tons of commodities annually. Revenues in 2017 were USD 43 billion, and LDC employs 19,000 people worldwide. Louis Dreyfus Company is one of the major processors and exporters of soy in South America and one of the largest commodity traders globally. The company has significant oilseed crushing facilities in Brazil and Argentina, as well as having an annual capacity of several million metric tons in China. LDC is among the top ten soy exporters in Argentina and among the top five in Paraguay and Brazil. The company’s palm oil operations are also significant with the company handling over 2 million metric tons of palm oil and derivatives in 2015. It is also a major producer of biodiesel. Why this profile? Louis Dreyfus' operations, particularly in the soy and orange supply chains, are implicated in several social and environmental issues, such as poor working and living conditions, and deforestation of the Amazon and Cerrado biomes.
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