Company Information for ABB Grain

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Company Statement

ABB Grain is a leading Australian agribusiness with a multi-faceted operation and international focus. The company’s diverse range of services spread across the entire supply chain, including accumulation, storage, malt, processing, logistics, fertiliser, financial services, wool, marketing, ship chartering and trading.

With a national presence ABB Grain accumulates from all grain growing regions across Australia. The company trades in all grain commodities and is now one of the nation’s largest wheat traders.

ABB Grain’s operations in New Zealand, located in Auckland and Christchurch, are focused on the trading and distribution of grains, proteins and feed ingredients. ABB also has an office in New Zealand.

The company’s network of 111 country silos extends throughout South Australia and also includes two sites in Victoria, and seven export shipping terminals with a capacity of more than 10 million tonnes.  In addition ABB jointly owns Australian Bulk Alliance (ABA), a grain storage and handling company based in the eastern states, with Japanese trading company Sumitomo.  The ABA network covers seven grain storage sites in Victoria and New South Wales, and 50% ownership of the Port of Melbourne grain terminal.

ABB Grain’s malting division, Joe White Maltings, is one of the world’s largest producers of malt with the capacity to produce 500,000 tonnes per annum.  The eight malting plants strategically positioned across Australia include the largest malthouse in the southern hemisphere, situated in Perth (WA).

The company’s Professional Grain Services subsidiary specialises in packing bulk and bagged grain in shipping containers for export, as well as providing a full range of grain cleaning, grading and bagging facilities.

New to the company in 2006 was the acquisition of seed specialist Graintrust in December, as well as the introduction of a Pastoral and Rural Services business unit concentrating on non-grain products and services.  ABB Grain’s fertiliser operations, part of the company since 2004, make up part of this unit.

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Photo: Matthew Daniell - 'Port Giles Silos, December 2005'

Current Operations

Grain Marketing

Grain Storage & Handling

Fertilisers & AgriChem

Financial Services

Seeds

Geographical Spread

Australia
New Zealand
Ukraine

Board of Directors and Key Management

Mr Perry Gunner B.AgSc, Grad. Dip. Bus. Admin (Chairman)

Mr Michael Iwaniw B.Sc., Grad Dip Bus Admin (Managing Director)

Dr Andrew Barr B.Agric. Scient, Ph.D. (Ag.Sc.), Cert. Rural Business Management

Mr Paul Daniel FAICD

Mr Trevor Day MAICD

Mr Ross Johns FAICD, Adv Dip Bus. Management

Mr Kevin Osborn FAICD, FFTA, FPNA

Dr Timothy J. Ryan M.Agr.Sc., Ph.D., FAICD

Mr Max Venning MAICD

Company Address 124 - 130 South Terrace Adelaide, Australia 5000 Telephone: 61 8 8211 7199 Facsimile: 61 8 8231 1249 Email: abb[at]abb.com.au Website: http://www.abb.com.au

Additional Address/Key Contact Postal Address GPO Box 1169 Adelaide, South Australia 5001

Annual General Meeting ABB Grain's 2008 Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 29 February 2008, in the Alchemy Room, Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide SA.

Most Recent Statement

02/09/07 - Change of Directors Interest Notice amended
19/08/07 - Ukrainian grain venture extends ABB global presence
06/08/07 - ABB completes purchase of Wardle Co Pty Ltd
31/07/07 - ABB seeking to buy domestic livestock agency
01/07/07 - Change in substantial holding