AAK Annual Report 2017

%XVLQHVV DUHD &KRFRODWH &RQIHFWLRQHU\ )DWV FRQWLQXHG WR JURZ GXULQJ 'RXEOH GLJLW SUR¿W JURZWK UHVXOWHG from a strong year driven by AAK’s Customer Co-Development approach and by building on investments made in previous years in various geographical areas. AAK is a market leader of value-adding speciality fat solutions in the global chocolate and confectionery fats arena and continues to grow faster than the market. 2SHUDWLQJ SUR¿W RI *URXS WRWDO 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 (SEK million) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 369 460 553 664 735 2SHUDWLQJ SUR¿W SHU NLOR (SEK) 2.10 1.80 1.50 1.20 0.90 0.60 0.30 0.00 2014 2013 2016 2017 2015 1.23 1.77 1.81 1.82 1.46 Volumes (19% of Group total) (Thousand tons) 500 400 300 200 100 0 2014 2013 2015 2016 2017 300 314 312 367 404 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Volumes, thousand tons 300 314 312 367 404 Net sales, SEK million 4,200 4,891 5,315 6,117 7,354 Operating profit, SEK million 369 460 553 664 735 Operating profit per kilo, SEK 1.23 1.46 1.77 1.81 1.82 Business area Chocolate & Confectionery Fats 14