Production of sugar, sugar specialties, bioethanol and biomethane from sugar beets including by-products for food, feed and energy
Cosun Beet Company GmbH & Co. KG
Anklam (DE) · Dinteloord (NL) · Groningen-Vierverlaten (NL) · Puttershoek (NL) · Roosendaal (NL)New on Amplifa
About Cosun Beet Company
Cosun Beet Company is a European sugar producer headquartered in Dinteloord (Netherlands) with its German site in Anklam (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). The company develops, produces and markets sugar and sugar specialties for consumers, retail/foodservice and industry. Around 8,000 affiliated beet growers supply sugar beets, which are processed into crystal sugar at the sugar factories in Anklam, Dinteloord and Groningen-Vierverlaten; specialty factories in Puttershoek (dry specialties such as farin and powdered sugar) and Roosendaal (liquid sugar specialties) complete the portfolio. In addition to sugar, bioethanol and biomethane as well as by-products such as pressed pulp, molasses & vinasse, carbokalk, digestate and beet soil are produced – all beet components are utilized. The German factory in Anklam processes around 1.8 million tonnes of beets annually (approx. 14,000 t/day) and employs around 200 staff year-round plus 30 campaign workers. Cosun Beet Company is part of the cooperative Royal Cosun.
- Site
- Anklam
- Processes
- Sugar production from sugar beets (beet processing into crystal sugar), Bioethanol production, Biogas/biomethane production, Production of liquid sugar specialties, Packaging and filling of sugar products, Development, production and distribution of sugar and sugar specialties, Bioethanol and biomethane production, By-products: pressed pulp, molasses & vinasse, carbokalk, digestate, beet soil
- Materials
- Sugar beet, Sugar (crystal sugar), Thick juice, Molasses, Bioethanol, Biomethane, Crystal sugar
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 50001:2018, FSSC 22000, ISO 14001:2015 (group incl. NL sites), ISO 22000:2018 (group incl. NL sites), Halal / Kosher / REDcert / QS / VLOG / IFS / GMP+, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, IFS, GMP+, Halal/Kosher, REDcert, QS/VLOG
- Founded
- 1883 (fou
- Employees
- 850
- Industries
- Food industry, Retail/Foodservice, Biofuels, Chemical industry, Energy industry (biomethane), Animal feed
- 01
Beet cultivation by approx. 8,000 affiliated farmers
- 02
Beet receiving and cleaning
- 03
Processing of beets into crystal sugar (beet campaign)
- 04
Thick juice storage and processing (thick juice campaign)
- 05
Sieving, storage and packaging (kilopacks, 25 kg bags, big bags,
- 06
Production of bioethanol and biomethane
- 07
Processing of by-products (pressed pulp, molasses & vinasse, carbokalk,
- 08
Contract logistics up to DC goods receipt
Raw Materials and Products
Sugar beet
100% natural raw material for sugar, bioethanol and all by-products.
Crystal sugar
Main product for industry, retail/foodservice and consumers, available in various grain sizes and packaging formats.
Thick juice
Intermediate product stored in thick juice tanks and processed into white sugar during the spring campaign; feedstock for bioethanol.
Molasses
By-product of beet processing for applications in feed and industry.
Bioethanol
Sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, produced in Anklam.
Biomethane
Green gas from beet residues as renewable energy.
Locations
Anklam
DESugar factory and headquarters of the GmbH & Co. KG; bioethanol, biomethane and by-product production site
- Lot size
- approx. 1.8 million t of beets/year; approx. 14,000 t/day
- Materials
- Sugar beets, thick juice
- Sugar factory (beet processing)
- Thick juice tanks
- Bioethanol plant
- Biomethane/biogas plant
Dinteloord
NLHeadquarters and sugar factory; Cosun Innovation Centre with pilot plant
- Materials
- Sugar beets
- Sugar factory (beet processing)
- Thick juice tanks
- Biogas plant
- Pilot plant (Cosun Innovation Centre, 2017)
Groningen (Vierverlaten)
NLSugar factory; processing into crystal sugar during the beet campaign
- Materials
- Sugar beets
- Sugar factory (beet processing)
- Thick juice tanks
Puttershoek
NLSpecialty factory for dry sugar specialties (farin and powdered sugar, sugar cubes)
- Materials
- Sugar
- Specialty factory (dry sugar specialties)
Roosendaal
NLSpecialty factory for liquid sugar specialties (liquid sugar, Vercosine, Melado, consumer syrup)
- Materials
- Sugar
- Specialty factory (liquid sugar specialties)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar production from sugar beets (beet processing into crystal sugar)Guss | – | – | – | – | Sugar beets |
| Bioethanol productionGuss | – | – | – | – | Thick juice, Thin juice |
| Biogas/biomethane productionGuss | – | – | – | – | Pressed pulp, Beet chips, Leaf residue |
| Production of liquid sugar specialtiesGuss | – | – | – | – | Sugar |
| Packaging and filling of sugar productsMontage | – | – | – | – | Sugar |
8 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biogas plant | – | – | – | – | Dinteloord, Netherlands |
| Sugar factory (beet processing) | – | – | – | – | Anklam, Germany |
| Sugar factory (beet processing) | – | – | – | – | Dinteloord, Netherlands |
| Sugar factory (beet processing) | – | – | – | – | Vierverlaten/Groningen, Netherlands |
| Specialty factory (dry sugar specialties) | – | – | – | – | Puttershoek, Netherlands |
| Specialty factory (liquid sugar specialties) | – | – | – | – | Roosendaal, Netherlands |
| Thick juice tanks | – | – | – | – | Anklam, Dinteloord, Vierverlaten |
| Pilot plant | – | 1 | – | 2017 | Cosun Innovation Centre, Dinteloord |
Additional services
Quality and Certification
Quality assurance begins with the affiliated beet growers, who must provide a food safety certificate. An established HACCP system, an automated tracking & tracing system (beet to customer) as well as Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) ensure food safety and process quality.
| Evidence | Anklam |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| ISO 45001 | |
| ISO 50001 | |
| FSSC 22000 | |
| IFS | |
| GMP+ | |
| Halal/Kosher | |
| REDcert | |
| QS/VLOG |
History
- 1883
Foundation stone laid for the joint-stock company Pommersche Zuckerfabrik Anklam on 4 April; the first campaign processed 10,157 t of beets into 950 t of raw sugar.
- 1899
Foundation of the cooperative 'Eerste Nederlandsche Coöperatie Beetwortelsuikerfabriek' in Sas van Gent by 173 farmers; first campaign in 1900.
- 1947
Merger of three cooperative sugar factories into 'Vereniging Coöperatieve Suikerfabrieken' (VCS).
- 1966
Merger of the VCS with the remaining independent cooperatives.
- 1970
Emergence of the final structure of Cosun Beet Company; the original cooperatives were dissolved.
- 2007
Acquisition of CSM's sugar sector to strengthen market position.
- 2008
Start of bioethanol production in Anklam.
- 2009
Acquisition of the German sugar factory in Anklam.
- 2017
End of EU sugar quotas; opening of the Cosun Innovation Centre in Dinteloord with laboratories and pilot plant.
- 2018
Acquisition of the start-up Green Protein.
- 2020
Renaming of Suiker Unie to Cosun Beet Company as of July.
- 2026
Validity of new ISO 9001, 45001, 14001 and 50001 certificates for the Anklam site.