SUEDZUCKER AG O.N./  DE0007297004  /

Südzucker, with its sugar, special products, CropEnergies and fruit segments, is one of the lead-ing companies in the food industry. In the traditional sugar business, the group is the world mar-ket leader, with 29 sugar factories and three refineries, extending from France in the west via Belgium, Germany and Austria, through to Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hun-gary, Bosnia and Moldova in the east. The special products segment, consisting of the functional ingredients for food and animal feed (BENEO), chilled/frozen products (Freiberger), portion packs (PortionPack Europe) and starch divisions, is an important growth driver. The CropEnergies seg-ment covers the bioethanol activities in Germany, Belgium, France and the UK. In the fruit seg-ment, the group operates internationally, is the world market leader for fruit preparations and is a leading supplier of fruit juice concentrates in Europe.