Südzucker AG (German pronunciation: [ˈzyːtˌtsʊkɐ], literally South sugar) is a German company, the largest sugar producer in the world,[2] with an annual production of around 4.8 million tonnes.
In February 2014, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office imposed a joint fine of 280 million euros on the company – together with its competitors Nordzucker and Pfeifer & Langen – for allegations of anticompetitive agreements.
[3] The company has 30 sugar factories and three refineries in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
[5] Südzucker has 26 production sites in Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China.
Südzucker has 10 production sites in Austria, China, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine.