| Südzucker AG | |
| Foundation: | 1926 |
| Location: | Mannheim, Germany |
| Key People: | Dr. Niels Pörksen (CEO and spokesman of the executive board), Hans-Jörg Gebhard (Chairman of the supervisory board) |
| Industry: | Food processing |
| Products: | Sugar, starch, processed fruit products, frozen and chilled pizza, bioethanol |
| Revenue: | €7.6 billion (2021)[1] |
| Net Income: | €123 million (2021) |
| Assets: | €8.441 billion (February 2022) |
| Equity: | €3.699 billion (February 2022) |
| Num Employees: | 18,019 (2021) |
Südzucker AG (pronounced as /de/, 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]
The company has 30 sugar factories and three refineries in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
See also: energy crops. CropEnergies AG,[4] 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.[5]
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.
See also: Fruit juice concentrate. Südzucker has 10 production sites in Austria, China, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine.