BEIJING, CHINA — COFCO International, a China-based agribusiness giant, is planning a merger of its trading arm with domestic businesses to create a new ag commodity giant ahead of an initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported.
COFCO has hired banks to help consult on the potential merger, which is expected to be completed this year. Listing possibly in late 2021 or early 2020. Bloomberg noted, the listing could be worth more than $5 billion.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND — VICTAM Asia and GRAPAS Asia 2024, in co-location with Health & Nutrition Asia, enjoyed a record-breaking attendance of 8,722 visitors from 73 countries from March 12-14 at BITEC in Bangkok. The event hosted by Victam Corp. welcomed 315 international exhibitors from the animal feed, pet food, aquafeed, as well as the rice, grain and flour processing industries. Following are some of the companies showcasing their innovations.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — The International Association of Operative Millers’ (IAOM) 128th Annual Conference & Expo will be April 16-18 in Salt Lake City, Utah, US. Along with educational programming, committee meetings and networking opportunities, the event includes the expo. Following are products and services from World Grain advertisers who will be exhibiting at IAOM.