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Did you know that sugar cane bagasse is a source to generate renewable energy? - To produce sugar, the juice is the raw material and the squeezed and crushed cane, called “Bagasse” is a residue, which thanks to the research has become a source of renewable energy. The energy generation of the Guatemalan Sugar Industry is strategic for the country since it takes place during the season of cane harvest … Continue reading "Did you know that sugar cane bagasse is a source to generate renewable energy?"
The Guatemalan Sugar Industry adopts actions to optimize water - In the production of sugar, the Guatemalan Sugar Industry has implemented new technologies and processes, both in the cultivation of sugar cane and in industrial activities, to reduce its consumption of water. Guatemala is a country with high vulnerability to the effects of Climate Change and agriculture is one of the sectors most affected by … Continue reading "The Guatemalan Sugar Industry adopts actions to optimize water"
The start of the Zafra season contributes to the reactivation of the economy - The start of the Zafra contributes to the reactivation of the economy. The activities of the Guatemalan Sugar Industry generates more than 54 thousand direct jobs and 270 thousand indirect ones. The Guatemalan Sugar Industry is an economic engine for the country since it generates an economic footprint of more than US$ 1,188 million each … Continue reading "The start of the Zafra season contributes to the reactivation of the economy"
Health professionals are trained with the “Health Comes First” program of Fundazucar - More than 437 health professionals from 65 health posts and health centers on the South of Guatemala are trained with the “Health Comes First” program of the Sugar Foundation -Fundazucar- in alliance with the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance with the aim of promoting health preventive in the communities. Since 2016 Fundazucar, in alliance with … 
The Guatemalan Sugar Industry works hard on Soil conservation practices - Soil conservation are practices to stop or avoid erosion, conserve the soil, and improve its fertility and productivity and the Guatemalan Sugar Industry is committed to enforce such measures. The Guatemalan Center for Research and Training of Sugarcane -Cengicaña- published in 1994 the first study of soils in the sugarcane zone and since 2012, it … Continue reading "The Guatemalan Sugar Industry works hard on Soil conservation practices"
Guatemala´s export terminal offers competitive advantages
The sugar export terminal Expogranel of Guatemala is one of the best in the world and has the capacity to load a ship at a rate of 2 thousand 022 metric tons per hour and has a storage capacity of 408 thousand 600 metric tons.
It also has the competitive advantage that 81% of the Guatemalan sugar mills are only 65 kilometers (39 miles) from the boarding terminal.
Guatemala exported 1 million 904 thousand 242 metric tons of sugar last year according to the Bank of Guatemala (central).
