AAK's first overview of the incident in Denmark

AAK's first overview of the incident in Denmark

After the tragic incident in the Danish factory in Aarhus, AAK is now working
full speed in order to create an overview of the damages.

- We now have got access to the affected buildings and equipment. Together with
the authorities in charge, we have agreed on a process for identifying the cause
of the incident and what is necessary before restarting the production, says
Jørgen Balle, Managing Director of AarhusKarlshamn Denmark and President of
AAK's business area Chocolate & Confectionery Fats.

Many production areas have not been affected. Some production areas next to the
affected building are still closed down for security reasons, but are expected
to start up as soon as possible after an approval has been given by the
authorities. 

The new fractionation plant, which is in the testing phase, and the raw material
stock have not been affected.

- So far, we have stocks available of many of our products, but it becomes more
evident that the damages will result in delivery delays and the inability to
deliver certain product categories. With the information we have so far, January
and February seem to become difficult months.
The insurance aspects are under investigation.

More information will be distributed when we have a better overview of the
damages. 

For further information, please contact:
Bo Svensson, CIO 
Tel: + 46 (0)454 820 00 or +46 (0)40 627 83 00 
Mobile: + 46 (0)708 182 193 
E-mail: bo.svensson@aak.com 

AarhusKarlshamn is the world's leading producer of high value-added speciality
vegetable fats. These fats are characterized by a high technological content and
are used as substitute for butter-fat and cocoa butter, transfree solutions for
fillings in chocolate and confectionery products, and in the cosmetics industry.
AarhusKarlshamn has production facilities in Denmark, Mexico, the Netherlands,
Sweden, Great Britain, Uruguay and the US. The company is organised in three
Business Areas; Chocolate and Confectionery Fats, Food Ingredients and Technical
Products & Feed. Further information on AarhusKarlshamn can be found on the
company's website www.aak.com.