Location:

It is located in the municipality of Tezonapa, in the state of Veracruz, and the closest cities to this factory are Córdoba and Tierra Blanca.

Staff:

The factory receives its raw material from 1,817 sugarcane-plantation owners, which are either commoners or small freeholders of a total of 10,105 hectares. It permanently employs 352 people during the harvest season, and 204 during the off-season repairs and maintenance.

Sugarcane:

During the 15/16 harvest season, between December and May, the mill grinded a total of 771,752 tons of sugarcane. Daily, 254 sugarcane-loaded trucks are received, and the mill has a grinding capacity of 5,500 tons of sugarcane per day.

Results:

In the 15/16 harvest season, the mill produced:

• 534 tons of sugar per day
• A total production of 86,034 tons of sugar
• 100% of its production is regular sugar
• 22,383 tons of uncrystallizable sugar
• 6,620 MW/hr of electric power sold.

Social Responsibility:

In the Constancia Sugar Mill, through the EMALUR program, educational focused projects are carried out, including: Community Computer Center, LEGO, play center, PIPO, literacy with the Veracruz Institute for Adult Education (IVEA) and Community Library; regarding sports and recreation: summer school, fairs and volleyball team; and a third venue in the integration and development area: Sweet Awakening course, Scout group, Voluntary work and Ecological workshops.