Cargill
https://www.cargill.com/About
Founded in 1865, Cargill is one of the largest privately held corporations in the US by revenue. Cargill is vertically integrated in the palm oil supply chain with company owned oil palm plantations in Indonesia and a global network of refineries processing crude palm oil (and other edible oils). Cargill is a leading manufacturer of ingredients, i.e. palm oil derivatives, as well as biofuels, which are sold globally.
RSPO Member : Yes
Market cap
Private company
Landbank
~135,000
hectares (across five plantations in Indonesia)Supply chain position
Fully Integrated
Grower of oil palm | Processor and trader of crude palm oil and palm kernel oil | Refiner | Trader and manufacturer of consumer goodsRefineries / capacity
17
refineriesNDPE Policy
No Deforestation, No peat, No exploitation
No Deforestation, No peat, No exploitation
Yes
Market served
International
Parent Company
n/a
Subsidiaries
Cargill Palm Products Sdn Bhd. Cargill Tropical Palm Holdings Pte. Ltd . Cargill BV, Netherlands; Cargill NV, Belgium; Cargill GmBh, Germany; Cargill Oil Packers BVBA,Belgium. Cargill Incorporated , USA . Cargill International Trading Pte. Ltd , Singapore . Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate, Netherlands. Cargill Australia. Cargill India Private Limited. Cargill Grain & Oilseeds Co., Ltd in Yangjiang, Nantong and Dongguan, China.
Products
Crude palm oil, and edible oils for product manufacture, including cooking oils, margarines, shortenings, as well as palm oil derivatives and oleochemicals for personal care products, pharmaceuticals and animal feeds. Cargill is also engaged in biodiesel production.
Resources
Cargill’s New Policies Insufficient to Fully Mitigate Deforestation Risks in Brazil
July 22, 2019Palm oil from Indonesian grower that burned forest is still being sold
June 19, 2020Cargill: The Worst Company In the World
July 11, 2019Continue reading
