Bunge Limited. (At Closing News).Bunge Limited Bunge Limited NYSE: BG (formerly Bunge International and prior to that Bunge Y Born) is a multinational food conglomerate. As well as being a leading global soybean exporter it is also involved in food processing, grain trading, and fertilizer. , White Plains, N.Y., plans to acquire approximately 55 percent controlling stake in Cereol S.A., a leading oilseed oilseed the seeds of the linseed plant, rapeseed or canola, peanut, safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); biproduct oils from seeds include corn, grapeseed, olive, sesame, sunflower. processor, from Edison S.p.A. The transaction is expected to close between late 2002 and early 2003 and is subject to regulatory approvals in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community . It will make Bunge the world's leading oilseed processing company, with integrated operations across key geographic regions. In North America, Cereol operates two primary subsidiaries, Central Soya, a major processor of soybeans in the Midwest and eastern United States, and CanAmera, the largest processor of canola, with operations strategically located throughout Canada. |
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