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H.S.I. S.A. with its national quota of 158.702 tonnes, the Serbian sugar of 60.000 tonnes which is produced in its two factories in Serbia and the trading of sugar of European and Third Countries origin, has regained a large part of the internal market which had been lost during the past few years. In this framework, the company exports important quantities to Bulgaria with sugar from the neighboring factories of Serres and Orestias.
The by-products of sugar, like molasses and sugarbeet pellets, cover the needs of industries and cattle-breeders in the internal market while the additional quantity is exported to the countries of the European Union or even to Third Countries.
The company's customers are mainly industries, s/m chains and wholesalers which entrust our company, for years, for the quality and the competitive prices of its products, the perfect service and its experienced human potential.
In the following table is shown the Company's sugar sales from the marketing year 2004/2005 until 2008/2009.
Table 2.
Quantities in tonnes |
2004/2005 |
2005/2006 |
2006/2007 |
2007/2008 |
2008/2009 |
Yearly production |
259.500 |
310.178 |
184.806 |
78.388 |
157.375 |
Production sugar sales |
155.549 |
346.307 |
247.840 |
88.215 |
169.783 |
Importation sugar sales |
75.051 |
58.579 |
65.712 |
82.052 |
56.729 |
Total sales H.S.I. |
230.600 |
404.886 |
313.552 |
170.267 |
226.512 |
Source: H.S.I. S.A.
the Helenic Sugar Industry |