PRESS RELEASE Adisseo is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
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PRESS RELEASE Adisseo is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
PRESS RELEASE Antony, October 27th, 2015 Adisseo is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange ADISSEO, a global leader in nutritional solutions and additives for animal feed and one of the main subsidiaries of CHINA NATIONAL BLUESTAR (BLUESTAR), is now quoted on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. This follows the restructuring of the capital of BLUESTAR NEW CHEMICAL MATERIAL CO. LTD (BNCM), a listed vehicle that is also part of BLUESTAR. Thanks to a simultaneous asset exchange whereby ADISSEO replaces BNCM’s existing assets, ADISSEO is in a position to access Chinese capital markets to finance its ambitious development projects. “This unprecedented public listing in Shanghai is the recognition of Adisseo’s excellent performance and a wonderful opportunity to achieve our long-term objective of firmly establishing Adisseo as a key player in the Health & Nutrition segment” states Jean-Marc Dublanc, GM of the newly listed company. The group is currently listed as BNCM with ticker symbol 600299. The legal entity will be called BLUESTAR ADISSEO COMPANY. About 90% of the company is still owned by BLUESTAR with the floating owned by minority shareholders. “We are delighted to have such a financially-healthy, international company as Adisseo in our portfolio and now listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange,” confirms Ren Jianxin, the Chairman of CHINA NATIONAL CHEMICAL CORP. and the Chairman of CHINA BLUESTAR. “Adisseo has achieved profitable growth since we acquired the business in 2006 to become one of the world’s top leading manufacturers of nutritional solutions for animals present on 5 continents”. Future proceeds will also enable ADISSEO (i) to continue to invest strongly in research and development in addition to the optimization of the performance and sustainability of its production platforms and (ii) to finance its external growth that will complement its ongoing successful organic development. ADISSEO France S.A.S I Immeuble Antony Parc II I 10, place du Général de Gaulle I 92160 Antony I France Tél. : +33 (0)1 46 74 70 00 I Fax : +33 (0)1 40 96 96 96 I www.adisseo.com i feedsolutions.adisseo.com Adisseo France S.A.S - Société par Actions Simplifiée au capital de 83 417 000€ - RCS Nanterre 439 436 569 About Adisseo ADISSEO is one of the world's leading experts in feed additives. The group relies on its 7 research centers and its production sites based in Europe and China to design, produce and market nutritional solutions for sustainable animal feed. With 1,800 employees, it serves more than 2,600 customers in over 100 different countries through its global distribution network. In 2014, ADISSEO achieved a turnover of over 1.2 billion euros. Adisseo is one of the main subsidiaries of CHINA NATIONAL BLUESTAR, leader in the Chinese chemical industry with nearly 25,000 employees and a turnover of 51 billion RMB (6.2 billion euros). Press Contacts Contacts Ms. Akéla Bendjeddou // +33 1.49. 70.43.68 // [email protected] Ms. Carol Pender // +33 1.49.70.43.12 // [email protected] ADISSEO France S.A.S I Immeuble Antony Parc II I 10, place du Général de Gaulle I 92160 Antony I France Tél. : +33 (0)1 46 74 70 00 I Fax : +33 (0)1 40 96 96 96 I www.adisseo.com i feedsolutions.adisseo.com Adisseo France S.A.S - Société par Actions Simplifiée au capital de 83 417 000€ - RCS Nanterre 439 436 569