| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: AOI | |
| Industry | Tobacco wholesale and distribution |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Morrisville, North Carolina |
Area served | US and United Kingdom |
| Revenue | $2.35 billion (As of 2013[update])[1] |
| Website | www |
Alliance One International (Nasdaq: AOI) is an international storage, sales, distribution company. The company generates revenue primarily by selling leaf tobacco and relevant processing fees charged from tobacco manufacturers worldwide.[2] The company’s enterprise value is $1.27 billion.[1][3]
History
editAlliance One International was established in 2005, as a result of the corporate merger between DIMON Incorporated and Standard Commercial Corporation.[4] DIMON Incorporated was founded in 1995. Among their corporate acquisitions was Intabex Holdings Worldwide, which was the world's fourth-largest leaf merchant at the time.[citation needed] Standard Commercial Corporation, established in 1910, operated tobacco leaf business in Mediterranean area.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "AOI Key Statistics | Alliance One International, Inc Stock - Yahoo! Finance". Finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ "Alliance One International, Inc.: NYSE:AOI quotes & news - Google Finance". Google.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ "AOI Profile | Alliance One International, Inc Stock - Yahoo! Finance". Finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ a b "Alliance One International : Company History". Aointl.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
Category:Companies established in 2005 Category:Publicly traded companies of the United States