Farewell with sugar beet: Klam's sugar factory celebrates Matthias Sauer

Farewell with sugar beet: Klam's sugar factory celebrates Matthias Sauer

Anklam, Deutschland - in Anklam, where the sugar beets become gold, the paths of Matthias Sauer and the Anklamer ZuckerFabrik separate. After 30 years in the company, 15 of them as managing directors, Sauer retires. His workforce came up with a very special gift for him: an artistically forged sugar beet on a granite plate that was presented with a wheel loader - not without reason, after all, the production was record -breaking this year.

The Anklamer Zuckerfabrik, the only one in the entire Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, processed a total of 1.9 million tons of sugar beet during the sugar beet campaign from September 10 to February 12. This is not just a terrific performance, but breaks all harvest records in the company's history. A proud amount of around 300,000 tons of sugar was obtained from these beets and the factory impressively showed that it is a real lighthouse in the region. [Süddeutsche] reports that up to 15,600 tons of beets were processed on many days, with the average sugar content being 17.7 percent.

appreciation and challenges

During the solemn farewell in the Park in the Bloodlust, numerous speakers had their say. Economic Minister Dr. Wolfgang Blank praised Sauer for his calm and level -headed manner, which made a significant contribution to the success of the factory. Ver Klams Mayor Michael Galander also emphasized the close cooperation between the city and the sugar factory. Thomas Tiedemann from the sugar beet maker association described Sauer as "hard but fair", while Paul Mester, former Cosun Beet Company, praised his energy and visions in the highest tones.

successor Michael Engel will now have to face the challenges, which are particularly due to volatile markets and climate change. Here it will be shown whether he has an equally good hand as his predecessor. Sauer will be at his side during his first vacation trip in September, while Engel will head the first campaign as the new managing director.

sugar production in focus

The sugar industry, which also includes the Anklamer Factory, has to fight with great challenges. There are only four large sugar companies left in Germany after hundreds of smaller societies took a back seat in the past. According to information from [Wikipedia], the turnover of the German sugar industry has been falling for years that per capita consumption is around 33.2 kilograms per year. This makes product quality and efficient processing an important challenge that angels now has to tackle.

The successful end of the sugar beet campaign and the adoption of Matthias Sauer mark a moving moment for the Anklamer sugar factory. With a look at the future, it turns out that not only sugar beets are processed here, but also the commitment and tradition that are rooted in this region.