Our history – Saint Louis Sucre

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1830
- 1831
  Larreguy founds his first sugar refinery, in Roye.
1850
- 1850
  Creation of the sugar factories Bostennes and Letombe in Ham.
- 1854
  Foundation of sugar plants Flavy-le-Martel (Ham) and of Henri Bertin (Roye).
- 1856
  Foundation of sugar factory Ulysse Lefevre in Roye.
- 1858 - 1873
  Creation of two sugar plants in Fismes
1860
- 1860 - 1867
  Creation of two sugar plants in Aulnois.
- 1863
  Foundation of refinery Maurin in Saint-Charles.
- 1864
  Foundation of the sugar factory of Etrépagny by Arthur Le Bœuf, viscount of Osmoy.
- 1865
  Setting up of the Mediterranean Refineries.
- 1866
  Henri Bergasse and a group of Marseilles’ business men set up the Saint-Louis sugar Refinery.
- 1867
  Birth of the sugar factories of Nassandres (Emile Cartier) and Montereau (Sté Théophile Pajot et Cie).
1870
- 1872
  The Saint-Charles refinery is taken over by Saint-Louis sugar Refinery.
- 1878
  Foundation of the Société Nouvelle des Raffineries de Sucre Saint-Louis, including two companies and three plants in Marseille.
1880
- 1884
  The Saint-Louis plant is destroyed in a fire
- 1886
  Rebuilding of the Saint-Louis plant
1890
- 1891
  Foundation of a sugar factory in Laudun (Gard)
- 1894
  Foundation of a sugar factory in Orange. First exports to North Africa and the Persian Gulf.
1910
- 1918
  The 26 original sugar refineries of the Générale Sucrière stand in ruins.
1920
- 1923
  Setting up of the Compagnie Nouvelle de Sucreries Réunies (including Eppeville)
- 1924
  Setting-up of the Union Sucrière de l'Aisne (including Aulnois)
- 1928
  Foundation of a refinery in Morocco (Cosuma) and of the Société Sucreries Marseillaises de Madagascar.
1930
- 1930
  Start-up of a packaging plant in Eppeville
- 1939 - 1940
  Shut-down of most of the sugar refineries in the Aisne, the Somme and the Ardennes.
1950
- 1950 - 1970
  All plants are equipped with continuous diffusers
1960
- 1968
  Foundation of the Générale Sucrière Group, from the merger of the companies Sucreries et Raffineries Bouchon et Pajot, Compagnie Nouvelle de Sucreries Réunies and Raffinerie Saint-Louis.
- 1968
  Creation of the first Common Market Organisation for Sugar
1970
- 1970 - 1973
  Assimilation of sugar factories of Etrepagny, Roye and Aulnois.
1980
- 1989
  Setting-up of Eurosucre, a sugar marketing subsidiary.
1990
- 1990
  Location in Spain with a participation in Azucarera de Espana
- 1992 - 1996
  Acquisition of Société Sucrière du Nord-Est (including Guignicourt), Sucrerie Raffinerie de Bresles and Sucrerie de Marle.
- 1998
  Générale Sucrière changes its name to Saint Louis Sucre.
2000
- 2000
  Saint Louis Sucre markets its products directly
- 2001
  Acquisition of Saint Louis Sucre by Südzucker, first European sugar producer
- 2003
  Saint Louis Sucre acquires polish company Slaska Spolka Cukrowa S.A., later integrated in the Südzucker Group.
- 2005
  In Nassandres, Saint Louis Sucre produces sugars enriched with vitamin A, for the Nigerian market.
- 2006 - 2007
  Reform of sugar regime. Closure of the sugar plant of Guignicourt and the factories of Eastern Sugar.
- 2007
  Beginning of construction of the new packaging factory, Roye Packaging Plant.
- 2008
  The 40 000 tonne-silo of Roye Packaging Plant starts its activity.
- 2009
  Saint Louis Sucre headquarters move to Parc du Millénaire, Paris 19.
- 2009
  Inauguration of Roye Packaging Plant. Start of the sieving facility.
2010
- 2015
  Stoppage of refining activity in Marseille
- 2017
  Reform of the european sugar regime. End of sugar quotas and minimum price for sugar beets.
2020
- 2020
  Following the impact of the 2017 reform, industrial restructuring : Eppeville and Cagny become storage centers, Marseille is dedicated to liquid sugar, closing of Nassandres packaging unit.