History
The construction of an international cooperative group
Activities :
- research
- seeds
- cereal products
| 2012 |
Acquisition of Bisco - Field Seeds (India) |
| 2011 |
Creation of Genective, biotechnology laboratory for corn businesses with KWS (United States) Acquisition of Brasmilho (Brazil) Acquisition of Brossard (France) Acquisition of the corn business of Sementes Guerra and creation of Limagrain Guerra do Brasil (Brazil) Merger of the companies Moulin de Verdonnet and Société Meunière du Centre under the name Limagrain Meunerie (France) |
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Creation of Limagrain Cereal Seeds (United States) for the international development of the wheat species Entry of the Strategic Investment Fund (FSI - France) into the capital of Groupe Limagrain Holding Creation of Limagrain South America (Argentina) |
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Merger with the co-operatives Maïcentre and Domagri Acquisition of Dahlco Seeds (United States) Acquisition of Clovis Matton (Belgium) Acquisition of Créperie Lebreton (France) |
| 2008 |
Acquisition of Milcamps Food (Belgium) Strategical partnership with AGT, Australian leader in wheat |
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Partnership with the seed company Longping High-Tech, one of the world leaders in hybrid rice (China) Creation of a vegetable seeds unit Mikado Kyowa Seeds (Japan) |
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Merger of the field seeds and vegetable seeds businesses in Vilmorin & Cie Majority take-over of Mikado Seed Growers, a vegetables company (Japan) Acquisition of Société de Viennoiserie Fine (France) |
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Acquisition of Advanta Europe. Participation in Céréales Vallée, a competitiveness cluster for innovation in cereals (France) |
| 2004 | Acquisition of WestHove (France) |
| 2003 | Acquisition of Hazera (Israël) |
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Creation of Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients in Riom (France) |
| 2001 | Participation of Vilmorin & Cie in Keygene, a Dutch vegetable biotechnology company (Holland) |
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Creation of AgReliant with KWS for corn and soybean businesses in North America |
| 1999 | Participation in Génoplante, a European plant genomics program |
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Acquisition of Clause (France) and Harris Moran (United-States). Creation of Biogemma, a biotechnology company specialized in field seeds |
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Acquisition of Jacquet, and the beginnings of bakery products |
| 1994 | Construction of a corn business unit in North America |
| 1993 | Introduction of Vilmorin & Cie to the stock market in Paris (France) |
| 1992 | Creation of Ulice in Riom (France): genetic innovation and control of industrial processes |
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Acquisition of Nickerson, the return to straw cereals |
| 1986 | Creation of Biosem, the first plant biotechnology laboratory in Clermont-Ferrand (France) |
| 1983 | Creation of a corn mill in Ennezat (France): the first stone in its policy of vertically integrated chains |
| 1979 | Creation of the first corn research station in the United States |
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Acquisition of Vilmorin, initiation to the world of vegetables |
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Registration of the famous corn variety LG 11 |
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The Cooperative adopted the name Limagrain, and opened its first corn research station in Aubiat (France) |
| 1942 | Founding of the "Cooperative for the Production and Sale of Seeds Bred in the Massif Central" (France) |
