The European starch industry consists of 23 member companies that operate 68 production plants across 21 European Union member states. In 2011, these companies generated €7.7 billion in annual turnover with a workforce of 14,300. They invested €540 million that year in production facilities and research and development. The industry processes over 22 million tonnes of raw materials annually into around 10 million tonnes of starch and starch derivatives. Starch is produced from maize, wheat, and potatoes, with maize comprising around 34% of production. The main end use markets for starch and derivatives are confectionery and drinks, processed foods, and corrugating and paper making.

1. THE EUROPEAN STARCH INDUSTRY

2. Legend:
- 12 companies
producing cereal based
starch products
- 9 companies producing
potato starch
- (*) 3 companies
produce both cereals and
potato starches
23 COMPANIES
AAF’s membership
Full Members
- Agrana Stärke (*)
- AKV Landholt
- Altia
- Amilina
- Avebe Group
- Beneo-Remy
- Cargill
- Chamtor
- Copam
- Crespel & Deiters
- Emsland Stärke
- Finnamyl
- Hermann Kröner
- Hungrana
- Ingredion
- Jäckering
- Kartoffelmelcentralen
- Roquette (*)
- Skrobany Pelhrimov
- Südstärke
- Sveriges Stärkelseproucenter
Förening-Lyckeby Stärkelsen
- Tereos-Syral (*)
- Tate & Lyle
Associate Members:
- Aispec (Italy)
- British Starch Industry Association
- Fachverband der Stärke Industrie
- Finnish Starch Manufacturers
Association
- Humaiz (Spain)
- USIPA (France)
- VNG-VNFG (The Netherlands)

3. Member’s location
AAF MEMBERS HAVE
PRODUCTION FACILITIES
IN 21 OUT OF 27
EUROPEAN UNION
MEMBER STATES
Legend:
Producing Member States
Non-starch producer
Non-EU member

4. The European starch industry - Key annual figures
23 companies - 68 plants
€7,7 billion total annual turnover
14 300 direct jobs
€540 million investment in Europe, including
Research & Development spending of
€104 million
2012
2010
2008-2010:
annual average

5. Processed raw
materials
Starch products in starch
equivalent
Total : 22 Mio tonnes Total : 10 Mio tonnes
Starch production in the EU – 2011
34.0%
34.6%
31.4%
Maize Wheat Potatoes
47.4%
38.6%
14.0%
Maize Wheat Potatoes

6. Starch Production in the EU
0,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
6,0
7,0
8,0
9,0
10,0
Miotons
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Year
Maize
Wheat
Potatoes
Total
EU 25 FROM 2004
EU 27 FROM 2007
* Provisional data - after reruns

7. EU consumption of starch & starch
derivatives-Market by product group-2011
Native
Starches 23%
Starch
Sweeteners
57%
Modified
Starches 20%
Total Market : 8,9 mio tonnes

8. Total Market : 8,9 mio tonnes
* Excluding co-products amounting to about 5 million tonnes
Applications of starch and starch derivatives
(EU market segments - 2011)
32%
29%
6%
28%
4%
1%
Confectionary and
drinks
Processed foods
Pharma &
Chemicals
Corrugating and
Paper making
Other Non-food
Feed *

9. THE EUROPEAN STARCH INDUSTRY’S PRODUCTION AND
OUTLETS – 2011
Starch and starch derivatives: 10 million tonnes
ppproductsa.productsyear.
Co-products (rich in fibres, proteins and lipids): ≈ 5 million tonnes
Share of raw materials averaged over the last 5 years (2007-2011): 7.3 million tonnes (mt) of maize produced
approximately 4.7 mt of maize starch equivalent , 7.3 mt of wheat produced approximately 3.9 mt of wheat
starch equivalent and 7.2 mt of starch potatoes produced about 1.4 mt of potato starch equivalent.