Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products.
Lantmännen's international ownership
Lantmännen has interest holdings in a number of international companies. These companies’ operations are primarily located in the Nordic region, Germany, Poland and the Baltic countries.
HaGe Kiel Ownership 41 %
HaGe Kiel engages in grain trading, agri-supply sales and the manufacture and sale of feed. Hauptgenossenschaft Nord (HaGe Kiel) has an annual turnover of approximately EUR 2 billion and about 1,400 employees. Lantmännen owns 41 percent of HaGe Kiel, while DLG owns 54 percent. HaGe Kiel has well developed logistics chains and port terminals located in Hamburg, Kiel and Rostock which supply the market with grain and oilseeds, both locally and internationally. Lantmännen’s share of income is included in the Agriculture Sector.
Scandagra Group Ownership 50 %
Scandagra Group operates in the Baltic region. The Group has an annual turnover of approximately EUR 400 million and about 350 employees. The company is jointly owned (50-50) by Lantmännen and DLG. The operations are conducted through three sales companies – Scandagra Eesti, Scandagra Latvia and Scandagra Lietuva. The sales companies engage in the sale of crop production inputs and the purchase and sale of grain. Scandagra Eesti also has a feed plant with a production capacity of just over 100,000 tonnes. Lantmännen’s share of income is included in the Agriculture Sector.
Scandagra Polska Ownership 50 %
Scandagra Polska, a merchant of grain and other agri-supply in the Polish agricultural market, has an annual turnover of just over PLN 500 million (just over EUR 100 million) and about 120 employees. The company is jointly owned (50-50) by Lantmännen and DLG. Scandagra Polska is one of many traders in the large and fragmented Polish market. Lantmännen’s share of income is included in the Agriculture Sector.
Viking Malt Ownership 37,5 %
Viking Malt refines grain and supplies about 600,000 tonnes of malt annually to breweries and distilleries in northern Europe, and a number of customers around the world. Viking Malt produces malt in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland and Lithuania. The company has an annual turnover of approximately EUR 250 million and about 240 employees. Lantmännen owns 37.5 percent of the company, with the remainder being owned by the Finnish company Polttimo. Lantmännen’s share of income is included in the Food Sector.