European Association
of Sugar Manufacturers

European Association
of Sugar Manufacturers

20 04, 2021

CEFS-CIBE press release: The EU Strategic interests and values should be better reflected through enforcement and assertiveness

By |2021-04-25T21:32:29+00:00April 20th, 2021|

On 19 April 2021, the Civil Dialogue Group on SUGAR which meets twice a year discussed the trade dimension of the Green Deal and Farm to Fork Strategy. In the joint press release CEFS and CIBE highlight how a level playing field, sustainable and fair trade, and enforcement of Free Trade Agreements is key for [...]

1 07, 2020

EU sugar manufacturers' contribution to Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies

By |2020-07-01T07:29:07+00:00July 1st, 2020|

On the start of the German Presidency of the European Council, CEFS publishes the EU sugar manufacturers' contribution to the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies. Click below to understand how EU Sugar Manufacturers wish to continue on their journey towards further sustainability and competitiveness. CEFS will be a partner in discussions to contribute to constructive and [...]

27 09, 2019

The EU Sugar Industry at a Glance

By |2019-09-27T11:20:28+00:00September 27th, 2019|

The EU sugar industry: supporting labour markets, generating economic value in rural areas. Check out key figures on CEFS' latest infographic "The EU Sugar Industry at a Glance". See the infographic here.

30 01, 2019

CEFS and EFFAT speak out: no response to an unrelenting market decline

By |2019-01-30T14:16:37+00:00January 30th, 2019|

Speaking at today’s plenary meeting of the EU sugar sector social dialogue, representatives of the European Commission Directorate General for Agriculture & Rural Development once again offered no answers to the most pressing question ever faced by the EU beet sugar sector: how to arrest the current serious, unprecedented, and prolonged market decline? Over three [...]

12 10, 2018

THE EU SUGAR MARKET CRISIS – EFFAT AND CEFS RESPOND

By |2018-10-12T10:10:15+00:00October 12th, 2018|

EFFAT, representing employees of the EU sugar sector, and CEFS, representing EU sugar manufacturers, unite to sound the alarm about the extreme crisis on the European sugar market. EU white sugar prices are now at their lowest since records began over twelve years ago. Even the most competitive sugar manufacturers are struggling to cover their [...]