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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"
The Guatemalan Sugar Industry delivered 7,336 personal protection equipment for health workers - The Guatemalan Sugar Industry supports the efforts of health workers who are on the front line in the fight against COVID-19 and, through its Sugar Foundation, has delivered supplies to 65 health services and 26 municipalities from the South of Guatemala. Since the beginning of the pandemic until August 2021, 7,336 kits with personal protection equipment have … 
The carbon footprint of Guatemalan Sugar is one of the lowest internationally - The carbon footprint of Guatemalan Sugar is one of the lowest internationally The Guatemalan Sugar Industry, committed to the sustainable management of the environment and the mitigation of climate change, has made efforts in its production processes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; as a result, the carbon footprint of Guatemalan Sugar is one of the … Continue reading "The carbon footprint of Guatemalan Sugar is one of the lowest internationally"
The sugarcane crops in Guatemala use 47% less water compared with the rest of the world - As part of the commitment to the rational use of water, the Guatemalan Sugar Industry has adopted several measures that allow them to be more efficient and sustainable with the environment, as a result, each ton of sugarcane produced in Guatemala uses 47% less water than the cane produced at world level. The water footprint … 
Chefs from seaside village in Guatemala are trained to boost economy and tourism - Monterrico, a seaside village located 148 kilometers (92 miles) South from Guatemala City, is located on the Pacific Ocean coast of Guatemala, and is popular with national and foreign tourists for its volcanic sand beaches and the annual influx of sea turtles. This village is one of four that the Guatemalan Sugar Industry supports to … Continue reading "Chefs from seaside village in Guatemala are trained to boost economy and tourism"
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).
