The logic of the collective has always been our raison d'être and our driving force for anticipating changes, defending our values and meeting challenges.

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Cristal Union renews its strategic partnership with the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate

This multi-year partnership guarantees high-quality Mauritian sugar preferential access to the European market

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#CSR #Sustainability

Cristal Union continues on its ambitious sustainability trajectory. Explore the latest Sustainability Report.

More than 10 years ago, when social and environmental issues were not yet mandatory, our cooperative decided to create a CSR department. Cristal Union took advantage of this head start to become a leader in its sector on sustainability issues.
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#decarbonation #Strategy

As a forerunner in its sector on agricultural sustainability issues, Cristal Union is accelerating with all its cooperative members.

The 9,000 Cristal Union cooperative members, who grow sugar beet and alfalfa, are in direct contact with the land on a daily basis. They are constantly adapting their practices to better control their environmental footprint. The Group's agronomists are at their side to support them.

The approach is open, with Cristal Union having chosen to evaluate all of its cooperative members, without exception. And the collective results are all there.
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A group of men and women committed to producing the best

The logic of the collective has always been our raison d'être and our driving force for anticipating changes, defending our values and meeting challenges.

At Cristal Union, it is the democratic framework that guides our actions. Everyone has a role to play and takes a general interest in the cooperative. Olivier de Bohan CEO of the Cristal Union Group
Governance and cooperative model

Agricultural and industrial performance, sustainability

Our operations

Sugar

As the cooperative's longest-running operation, sugar production represents nearly two-thirds of Cristal Union's revenue. The Group's 8 sugar factories convert sugar beets grown by cooperative members into sugar destined for large retailers and industrial applications.
Sugar

Alcohol

The product of fermentation and distillation of agricultural raw materials, ethyl alcohol is produced from sugar beets, whole wheat and wine substrates. Our industrial facility fitted with the latest technology allows us to offer a very wide range and high-quality products.
Alcohol

Bioethanol

With its ethanol production operations and use of ethanol as a biofuel, Cristal Union is fully engaged in the future of the European energy market. Ethanol is part of the composition of E10 and E85.
Bioethanol

Animal feed

The by-products from the sugar production process (sugar beet pulp) and distilleries (wheat biomass), as well as harvested alfalfa are processed in the dehydration units. Processed granulates ads energy and protein to animal feed.
Animal feed