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Agriculture and Fisheries
• It also provides services that promote the
competitiveness of its partners/ associates.
• Establish a center for agribusiness.
• Facilitate market access (participation in fairs,
studies).
• Commercial negotiations.
• Mediate for the integration of agricultural chain.
• Make arbitration for its partners.
COMPAÑÍA AZUCARERA SALVADOREÑA, S.A.
DE C.V. – SALVADORAN SUGAR COMPANY
Tomás Regalado Dueñas
Honorary President
Fermina Cárdenas
Corporate Relations
Intersección Av. El Espino y Calzada El Almendro,
Edificio Corporativo Madre Selva 4ª Etapa, 2º nivel,
Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad
Tel: (+503) 2484 1027 / 2441 5880
Fax: (+503) 2251 3608
fermina.cardenas@grupocassa.com
www.grupocassa.com
Activity: sugar
Date of Creation: 1964
In 1994, Compañía SalvadoreñaAzucarera (CASSA)
was founded by Tomás Regalado González and
María Regalado de Mathies with the objective
of using sugar cane products and byproducts
of bindustrially. Currently, it is the largest sugar
company in the country.
1993 was a significant year because of the expansion
project of the sugar refinery Izalco with the objective
of increasing and improving the existing production
capacity of the sugar refinery. This project reaches
at present more than 12,000 cubic tons per day.
In addition, modern processes were implemented
for environmental improvement and they launched
ambitious programs to minimize environmental
impact in the transformation of sugar cane.
In 1999 it began to co-generate energy, to take
advantage of the vegetal residue (sugar cane pulp;
bagazo) leftover from production by using it for the
cogeneration of electricity for their own consumption
and then, they marketed the surplus to the Red
Nacional del Sistema Eléctrico (National Network
of the Electricity System). Currently, CASSA is
registered in SIGET and UT as a Main Generator of
electricity.The use of waste for energy is an example
of the energy efficiency of the sugar mills.
Another aspect that would improve the environment
is the development of biofuels based on sugar cane.
Brazil is a pioneer in this area and El Salvador is
trying to take the first steps for the development of
this promising agribusiness.
In 2006, with the signing of the Free TradeAgreement
(FTA) with the United States, CASSA got the 33.27%
share of the Preferential Markets. In addition, it
invested approximately $15 million in diversification
projects of new technology and equipment that
increase efficiency and productivity of the mill.
In 2007, for the first time in the history and industry of
the country, packed sugar was exported to the final
consumer. Thus, CASSA proved to be a pioneer in
the industry as they exported refined sugar packed
in 1 kilo presentations to the Chilean market.
In 2008, Project Clean Energy Cogeneration (Central
Izalco Cogeneration) has allowed this company to
participate in la Convención Marco de las Naciones
Unidas para el Cambio Climático (the United Nations
Framework Convention for Climatic Change)
(UNFCCC) according to Mecanismo de Desarrollo
Limpio (the Clean Development Mechanism) (CDM)
based on the Kyoto Protocol. CASSA participates in
the Global Carbon Market, as it showed that with this
project they contribute to sustainable development,
the reduction of global warming and promote climate
change. The project will reduce approximately 60
000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
GRUPO HILL – HILL GROUP
Roberto Llach Hill
President
99 Av. Norte, 643, Col. Escalón, San Salvador
Activity: Coffee
Date of Creation: End of 19
th
century
Turnover: $USD15million
Employees: 150
This well known family company of great tradition
started its operations in coffee at the end of the 19th
century investing in coffee plantations in the west of
the country and constantly buying more farms. Since
the beginning, the Hills were always considered
coffee growers who used the most advanced