SIDUL AÇÚCARES, UNIPESSOAL, LDA.

Mission & Goals

Our main activity is to ensure that EU legislation treats cane sugar refining in a parallel and fair way to our main European competitor, sugar from beet. Sidul Acucares is a historic and cherished brand in the sugar market in Europe. Specialists in cane sugar refining, the business has around 250 direct and contract employees manufacturing sugar at our refinery in Lisbon. It is part of ASR Group. Sidul is almost unique in Europe in focusing solely on cane sugar. Our cane sugar supply chain stretches across developing countries around the world. In Europe, sugar is manufactured from both sugar beet and sugar cane. The two models have co-existed since the early 1800s. A competing sweetener, isoglucose manufactured from cereals, now also plays a role in the European sugar market. Sugar is a very heavily regulated market in Europe. Cane sugar currently accounts for around 17% of the total sugar and isoglucose availability in Europe. Beet sugar accounts for around 78% an (...)