Cultor Oyj - Y.CUL- Profile

Cultor Oyj is a major international food products company in the nutrition sector. Its main products include animal feed, sweeteners, enzymes and other additives for food and animal nutrition. The company is known worldwide for its research and development in biotechnology and is the world's leading producer of xylitol. The bakery division was sold in 1998. Animal nutrition products and sugar accounted for 46% of 1998 revenues; sweeteners, 24%; bakery products, 15%; feed ingredients, 6% and other, 9%.