Cristal Union

France's Ouvre Becomes Latest Sugar Maker To Halt Output

Sugar-maker Ouvre has halted operations due to technical and financial problems and asked farmers to sell their beets to larger producer Cristal Union.

France's Cristal Union Plans To Double Sugar Exports In 2024/25

Cristal Union plans to double exports of the sweetener next season to lighten an expected surplus in the European Union linked to larger beet plantings.

Sugar Maker Cristal Union Takes Stake In TotalEnergies' Biogas Unit

French sugar maker Cristal Union will take a 10% stake in TotalEnergies' biogas unit BioNorrois due to be launched later this year, which will use sugar be...

Cristal Union Invites French Farmers To Go Back To Sugar Beet

French farmers should consider turning back to sugar beet in 2024 after a drop in planted area in recent years, France's No. 2 sugar maker Cristal Union sa...

French Sugar Beet Area To Shrink To 14-Year Low, Growers Say

The French sugar beet crop area is set to fall to a 14-year low this year despite high prices, with farmers deterred by potential crop damage because of pe...

Tereos Raises Beet Prices By 40% Amid Soaring EU Sugar Markets

France's largest sugar and ethanol group Tereos raised the price at which it will buy sugar beets from its cooperative members by 40% from last year, as it...

France Taps Strategic Fuel Stocks To Avoid Sugar Factory Stoppages

France has released strategic fuel reserves for sugar producers after they warned that a lack of diesel impacting the harvesting of sugar beet could lead t...

French Sugar Makers To Start Output Early As Energy Curbs Loom

France's two largest sugar makers Tereos and Cristal Union will bring forward the start of their 2022 production ahead of possible energy restrictions by t...