Südzucker

Südzucker AG
Company typeAktiengesellschaft
FWB: SZU
SDAX
IndustryFood processing
PredecessorZuckerraffinerie Genthin Edit this on Wikidata
Founded1926
HeadquartersMannheim, Germany
Key people
Dr. Niels Pörksen (CEO and spokesman of the executive board), Hans-Jörg Gebhard (Chairman of the supervisory board)
ProductsSugar, starch, processed fruit products, frozen and chilled pizza, bioethanol
Revenue€7.6 billion (2021)[1]
€123 million (2021)[1]
Total assets€8.441 billion (February 2022)[1]
Total equity€3.699 billion (February 2022)[1]
Number of employees
18,019 (2021)[1]
Websitewww.suedzucker.de/en/

Südzucker AG (German pronunciation: [ˈzyːtˌtsʊkɐ], literally South sugar) is a German company, the largest sugar producer in the world,[2] with an annual production of around 4.8 million tonnes.

In February 2014, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office imposed a joint fine of 280 million euros on the company – together with its competitors Nordzucker and Pfeifer & Langen – for allegations of anticompetitive agreements.[3]

History

Share of 1000 RM of Süddeutsche Zucker-AG from March 1927

Südzucker traces its origins to Süddeutsche-Zucker-AG, which was formed in 1926 through the merger of five regional sugar factories (Zuckerfabrik Frankenthal AG; Zuckerfabrik Heilbronn AG; Badische Gesellschaft für Zuckerfabrikation; Zuckerfabrik Offstein AG; Zuckerfabrik Stuttgart). Its corporate predecessor is Zuckerfabrik Frankenthal AG.[4] In 1837, the Badische Gesellschaft für Zuckerfabrikation purchased Eremitage Castle in Waghäusel from the Grand Duchy of Baden and, on the castle’s 13‑hectare grounds, established the Waghäusel sugar factory, which operated until 1995.[5][6] During World War II, almost all of the company’s production capacity was destroyed, and after the war it also lost the plants located in the Soviet occupation zone to expropriation. In the 1950s, the remaining factories were rebuilt and expanded. In 1988, the company merged with Zuckerfabrik Franken GmbH of Ochsenfurt and was renamed Südzucker Mannheim/Ochsenfurt, with its headquarters in Mannheim and major administrative offices in both Mannheim and Ochsenfurt.[7]

From 2004 to 2016, Octavian Armașu, future finance minister and governor of the National Bank of Moldova, served as CFO of the Moldovan branch.[8][9]

Group segments

Sugar segment

The company has 30 sugar factories and three refineries in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Beet sugar factory in Brottewitz (Germany) of Südzucker AG

Special Products segment

CropEnergies segment

See also: energy crops

CropEnergies AG,[10] Mannheim (bioethanol production) operates 4 production sites in Germany (Zeitz), Belgium (Wanze), France (Loon-Plage), and the UK (Ensus Ltd in Wilton). The Zeitz plant is located adjacent to the beet sugar factory.[11]

Fruit segment

Fruit preparations

Südzucker has 26 production sites in Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China. Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States.

Fruit juice concentrates

See also: Fruit juice concentrate

Südzucker has 10 production sites in Austria, China, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Annual Report 2021/2022" (PDF). pp. Key Figures, 111. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Tongas: Annual report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Wegen Kartellabsprachen: Drastische Strafen für deutsche Zuckerhersteller". www.handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Zuckerfabrik Frankenthal - regionalgeschichte.net" (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Eremitage Waghäusel - Revolution 1848". Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ^ "53 Meter hohe Türme der früheren Zuckerfabrik Waghäusel werden jetzt „abgenagt"" (in German). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ^ Simone Flörke. "Wie sich die Zuckerfabrik in Warburg entwickelt hat" (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Cine este Octavian Armașu, candidatul propus în funcția de guvernator BNM". Noi.md. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. ^ Moșneag, Victor (1 October 2016). "Cine este Octavian Armașu, ministrul Finanțelor stropit cu lapte de activistul Donică". Ziarul de Gardă. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  10. ^ "CropEnergies AG | Member of the Südzucker Group".
  11. ^ "High-purity neutral alcohol | CropEnergies AG".
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