Sumitomo Corporation today announced that  they are purchasing Viterra Inc's share of the Australian Bulk Alliance (ABA) joint venture.

 

The company, Summit Grain Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, intends to exercise its right under the shareholder's agreement to acquire all of the shares of ABA owned by Viterra.  The purchase was triggered as a result of the change in control of Viterra's Australian operations, arising from the acquisition of ABB Grain by Viterra in September 2009.

 

Settlement of the acquisition is scheduled to occur on 21 April 2010.  Following the acquisition, ABA will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo.

 

ABA's storage network consists of eight country sites in Victoria and New South Wales as well as the ABA grain terminal at the Port of Melbourne.

 

About Viterra
Viterra provides premium quality ingredients to leading global food manufacturers. Headquartered in Canada, the global agribusiness has extensive operations across Western Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, with Adelaide, Australia as the base for Viterra's Southeast Asian operations. Our growing international presence also extends to operations in the United States, offices in Japan, Singapore, China, and Switzerland. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit we operate in five interrelated business areas: grain handling and marketing, agri-products, food processing, feed products and financial services.
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