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Patrick Aulin proposed as new member of Lantmännen’s Board of Directors

Lantmännen presents the Nomination Committees’ proposals for a new board, where Patrik Aulin, Nyköping, is proposed as a new member to the Board of Directors. The Nomination Committee also proposes the re-election of Per Lindahl, Jenny Bengtsson, Johan Bygge and Gunilla Aschan, whose terms of office expire this year.The Lantmännen Board currently comprises Per Lindahl, Chairman, Jan Ehrensvärd, Vice Chairman and directors Gunilla Aschan, Jenny Bengtsson, Sonat Burman-Olsson, Johan Bygge, Jan-Erik Hansson, Henrik Wahlberg and Per Wijkander as well as three employee representatives. Ahead

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Strong result for Lantmännen means record dividends for Swedish farmers

Lantmännen’s result for 2022, after net financial items and adjusted for items affecting comparability, amounted to 2 536 MSEK – the highest result ever, and an increase compared to the previous year’s result of 2 202 MSEK.”Despite high economic uncertainty and a generally unstable external environment, Lantmännen delivered its highest result ever in 2022, and is proposing a record dividend of 1 080 MSEK to our members. A major reason for this is our broad business portfolio, in which some businesses have delivered stronger results while others have faced challenges. In 2022, the Energy

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Thomas Isaksson appointed new Executive Vice President of Lantmännen Cerealia

Thomas Isaksson, current Managing Director of Vaasan Oy and Head of Lantmännen Unibake's Fresh Bakery business area, is appointed new Executive Vice President and Head of Lantmännen Cerealia starting March 1, 2023. He succeeds Magnus Kagevik, who has held the position in an acting role since August of 2022.“I’m happy to announce that Thomas Isaksson is entering the role Head of Lantmännen Cerealia. During the past several years, Thomas has done an excellent job within Unibake and Vaasan, and I am convinced that he – with his good leadership and solid experience from both Lantmännen and

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Lantmännen’s Energy Sector wins ERP Project of the Year

The winners of the ERP Project of the Year 2021/2022 are Lantmännen Agroetanol and Lantmännen’s Energy Sector, together with the consultancy Elvenite, for the implementation of Infor M3.The award ERP Project of the Year has now been awarded for the sixth time, and is awarded to Lantmännen Agroetanol and the Energy division, together with the help of the consultancy Elvenite, for the implementation of Infor M3.  The award is presented by HerbertNathan & Co. “It is very gratifying to receive this award.  The key success factor within this project has always been the close collaboration –

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Tillväxtbolaget raises SEK 35 million for growth on Swedish farms

Tillväxtbolaget has raised SEK 35 million in new capital from its owners – Lantmännen, LRF and Svensk Mjölk – to enable further investments on Swedish farms.Lantmännen, LRF and Svensk Mjölk will contribute with SEK 35 million to the jointly owned Tillväxtbolaget. The new funds will strengthen competitiveness, create growth, and increase the number of sustainable investments on Swedish farms, by enabling and supporting expansions and ownership changes. Swedish agriculture's need for capital for investments remains high. This is shown not least by the number of applications received by

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Lantmännen delivers a strong result

Lantmännen’s result for the first eight months of the year, after net financial items and adjusted for items affecting comparability, amounts to 1 581 MSEK – compared to 1 358 MSEK the previous year. The strong result is mainly driven by the Energy Sector.”Lantmännen’s result continues to develop positively, driven in particular by a very strong result in the Energy Sector. The Swecon Business Area and the Agriculture Sector also deliver higher earnings, while our Food Sector businesses face challenges – mainly in the form of higher costs of inputs and energy, which have not yet been fully

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Billion sized investment makes Lantmännen unique in northern Europe

The investment of over SEK 1 billion in a new large-scale production facility for pea protein in Lidköping strengthens Lantmännen's leading position on the market for plant-based proteins. The pea proteins will complement the existing range of sustainable grain-based proteins from wheat and oats. The new production facility is expected to be completed in early 2026.Lantmännen is now starting the detailed design of a new large-scale production facility in Lidköping.  At full utilization, the plant will have significant industrial capacity to process peas into a highly concentrated pea

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Solör Bioenergi acquires Lantmännen Agrovärme

Lantmännen divests Lantmännen Agrovärme and its subsidiaries. The buyer is Solör Bioenergi – one of the largest players on the Swedish and Nordic district heating markets.Lantmännen divests Lantmännen Agrovärme, which produces, distributes, and sells district heating from 19 plants in the southern and central parts of Sweden to approximately 1100 customers. The company has a clear focus on providing its customers with sustainable energy.  The buyer is Solör Bioenergi – one of the largest players in the Swedish and Nordic district heating markets. Lantmännen Agrovärme's strategy is to

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Lantmännen Research Foundation announces SEK 25 million to new research in open call

The annual call for proposals to Lantmännen Research Foundation is now open. The foundation welcomes project applications within the focus areas Agriculture and Machinery, Food and Health as well as Bioenergy and Green materials, until September 30th.The Lantmännen Research Foundation annually awards SEK 25 million to research throughout the agriculture sector’s value chain, from field to fork. With the aim of reaching a fully sustainable agriculture sector that can both reach climate neutrality by 2050 and increase productivity, Lantmännen Research Foundation works to secure both the

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Lantmännen’s harvest forecast: 5.3 million tonnes of grain

This year’s grain harvest is expected to be of normal size, which in an uncertain world is of particular importance for Swedish farmers and the national food supply. Summarized across the country, the crops are estimated to produce a good yield, while the lack of precipitation in the eastern parts of the country and a harsh early spring in the Mälaren region limit the harvest potential.Lantmännen believes in a normal-sized harvest this year Lantmännen’s forecast for the Swedish harvest amounts to 5.3 million tonnes of grain, which means that we expect this year’s grain harvest to be

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Paradigm shift within plant breeding

With newly installed technology at Lantmännen's plant breeding department in Svalöv, future crops will be developed much faster than before. By using new cultivation chambers, enhanced computing power and an advanced laboratory, the characteristics of the crops are being mapped with high precision. The aim is to develop new varieties with increased yields, better quality, and stronger resistance to climate change, disease, and infestation.The new facility in Svalöv, located in the southern parts of Sweden, is equipped with several modern cultivation chambers where light, temperature and

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Lantmännen closes the acquisition of Finnish Myllyn Paras

Lantmännen has completed the acquisition of the Finnish food company Myllyn Paras, welcoming its 110 employees into the Lantmännen family. The acquisition is a key step in strengthening Lantmännen’s position in Finland and broadening its sustainable grain-based product offering to better meet the growing demand for products with local origin in the Nordics.Today, Lantmännen completed the acquisition of the Finnish milling and bakery group Myllyn Paras. With Myllyn Paras onboard, Lantmännen will cover the entire value chain from field to fork for grain-based food products in Finland, which

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Lantmännen delivers a record result for the first four-month period

Lantmännen’s result for the first four months of the year, after net financial items and adjusted for items affecting comparability, amounts to 638 MSEK compared to 480 MSEK in the previous year. This is the highest result ever for the first four-month period, and is mainly driven by the Energy Sector.”Lantmännen delivers a record result for the first four-month period. This is despite a highly volatile market, the challenges of rising commodity and energy prices, and great uncertainty in the outside world. The income record is the result of a well-executed implementation of our strategy,

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Lantmännen moves shares from HaGe Nord AG to team SE

Lantmännen converts its shares in Hauptgenossenschaft Nord AG ("HaGE") into newly issued shares in team SE, a company in Germany with operations within construction trade and energy ("Team").  The Danish cooperative DLG is the majority shareholder in both HaGe and Team and the transaction is being made against the background of a restructuring within the DLG portfolio.DLG will convert most of its shares in HaGe into newly issued shares in Team and thus become an approximately 70 percent owner in Team.  Lantmännen, which owns about 41 percent of HaGe, will after the transaction own about 10.

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Plant breeding of oats is taking new leaps

Researchers at Lantmännen's research company CropTailor and at ScanOats in Lund have sequenced the entire genome of oats. This opens new opportunities for developing oats that are healthier and that can be grown in a more sustainable way.Lantmännen-owned research company CropTailor has, together with researchers from ScanOats at Lund University, mapped and characterized oats and their entire genome. The results are now published in the highly reputable journal Nature and can be downloaded here [link ]. "Lantmännen already has a very

Lantmännen and Spendrups in renewed partnership on sustainable cultivation methods for barley

During the spring, Lantmännen and Spendrups have initiated a new collaboration where malt barley, the main ingredient in beer, for the first time is grown according to Climate & Nature - Lantmännen's cultivation program for Farming of the Future. This means that cultivation methods that reduce climate impact and benefit biodiversity will be used. The crop is already in the soil and the malt barley is to be harvested in the fall, and then used in beer brewed in early 2023.Spendrups has been using malt barley from Lantmännen for many years. The collaboration around Lantmännen's cultivation

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Jan-Erik Hansson elected new member of the Lantmännen Board

The Lantmännen Annual General Meeting has today resolved on the composition of its Board of Directors. The Meeting resolved to re-elect Sonat Burman-Olsson, Jan Ehrensvärd and Per Wijkander and to elect Jan-Erik Hansson, in line with the nomination committee proposal.During the Annual General Meeting – that was held today, 5 May, in Stockholm – it was resolved that the Lantmännen Group Board is to comprise nine directors elected at the Annual General Meeting, plus employee representatives. In line with the nomination committee’s proposal, the Meeting re-elected Sonat Burman-Olsson, Jan

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Lantmännen members to receive SEK 1 billion

Despite sharp rises in costs and increased uncertainty in the global value chains that continues to make a clear impact on both farming and food production, Lantmännen delivered record earnings in 2021, which has enabled a record dividend of SEK 1,000 million that will now be paid to its members, Swedish farmers. The dividend resolution was adopted by the Annual General Meeting today.The dividend to members – that was voted through at the Lantmännen Annual General Meeting today – is the highest dividend in Lantmännen’s history, SEK 1 billion in total. “We have put another unusual year

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Swecon acquires rental company Kewab Rental

Swecon Anläggningsmaskiner – part of the Lantmännen group – is broadening its operations through the acquisition of the rental company Kewab Rental. With one of Sweden's largest and widest range of large construction machines for rental and hire purchases, the acquisition creates synergies and the opportunity to meet customers' demand for rental machines.In the construction industry, demands and requests from customers to rent machines are increasing, a development seen both in Europe and in Sweden. Swecon Anläggningsmaskiner now acquires the rental company Kewab Rental in order to broaden

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Fredrik Jönsson appointed new Head of Lantmännen Biorefineries

Today, on May 2[nd], Fredrik Jönsson will take over as the new Head of Biorefineries, where he will lead business operations and development in accordance with the current strategy.Fredrik Jönsson was recruited from the Agriculture sector to Biorefineries in September 2021. He started as Procurement Manager and has since then developed and broadened the business. Fredrik is 49 years old, comes from Trelleborg and has several years of experience from senior positions in agricultural and food companies, including HK Scan, Svenska Livdjur & Service and KLS / Ugglarps. “It is very

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Lantmännen's acquisition of Scandbio completed

Lantmännen's acquisition of pellet manufacturer Scandbio has now been completed.Lantmännen signed an agreement in February to acquire the remaining shares in Scandbio. Following the review and approval of the relevant competition authorities, the acquisition has now been completed and Scandbio is wholly owned and operated by Lantmännen. Scandbio is, with an annual turnover of approximately 1,000 MSEK, Sweden's largest company in solid processed wood fuels and manufactures, markets and sells wood pellets for incineration in Sweden, Denmark and Latvia as well as stable pellets for the

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Lars-Gunnar Edh new Head of Lantmännen's Energy sector

Lars-Gunnar Edh – currently Head of Lantmännen Biorefineries – is appointed new Head of the Energy sector.Lars-Gunnar Edh, currently Head of Lantmännen Biorefineries, is appointed Head of the Lantmännen Energy sector and will be part of Lantmännen's Group Management Team in his new assignment. Lars-Gunnar started as M.D of Lantmännen Agroetanol AB in 2019 and has developed the business and created a cohesive business between Agroetanol, Reppe, Oats and Functional Foods in biorefining. "I am happy to announce that Lars-Gunnar Edh will take over as Head of the Energy sector. Lars-Gunnar

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Lantmännen acquires a minority stake in KG:s Ägg

Lantmännen is acquiring 30 percent of the shares in KG:s Ägg, a leading Swedish egg packaging company. The acquisition will lead to expanding development opportunities within the Swedish value chain for eggs, and is in line with the Lantmännen strategy of increasing initiatives and investments within food supply in Sweden.“Egg production is an important part of Swedish agriculture and eggs are an excellent, protein rich, highly nutritious food. We envisage interesting opportunities in partnership with KG:s Ägg, when it comes to continued development within product concepts, sustainability,

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