Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Information

Segment Information

4. Segment Information

The Company is principally engaged in the production and sale of starches and sweeteners for a wide range of industries, and is managed geographically on a regional basis.  The Company’s operations are classified into four reportable business segments: North America, South America, Asia Pacific and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”).  The North America segment includes businesses in the United States, Canada and Mexico.  The Company’s South America segment includes businesses in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and the Southern Cone of South America, which includes Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.  The Asia Pacific segment includes businesses in Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, India, Australia and New Zealand.  The Company’s EMEA segment includes businesses in the United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa, Pakistan and Kenya.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2013			2012
Net Sales
North America	$	909.8		$	891.8
South America	348.7			367.5
Asia Pacific	195.5			189.1
EMEA	129.8			125.8
Total	$	1,583.8		$	1,574.2
Operating Income
North America	$	107.7		$	100.0
South America	43.4			45.6
Asia Pacific	23.0			20.3
EMEA.	19.3			18.9
Corporate	(18.3		)	(17.6		)
Sub-total	175.1			167.2
Integration costs	—			(2.4		)
Restructuring charges	—			(3.8		)
Total	$	175.1		$	161.0

(in millions)	At March 31, 2013		At December 31, 2012
Total Assets
North America	$	3,157	$	3,116
South America	1,173		1,230
Asia Pacific	748		730
EMEA	509		516
Total	$	5,587	$	5,592