INTRODUCTION

Crystal Sugar Company, Inc. derived its name from the Crystal Spring of North Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon, its main source of water - the lifeline of every sugar mill.

Crystal Sugar Company, Inc. is a 100% Filipino owned corporation situated at North Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon. The total plant area is 57.059 hectares which houses is manufacturing, administration and other facilities. The plant has a rated capacity of 12,000 metric tons of cane per day.

The Company was conceived to service the growing requirements of the sugarcane farms of the Bukidnon District which then covered about 40,000 hectares with approximately 13,000 active sugarcane farmers. The mill capacity of the first sugar mill in operation could no longer cope with the expanding sugarcane areas and the ever increasing number of sugarcane planters.

HISTORY OF THE SUGAR MILL

Through negotiations with the Victorias Milling, Company, Inc. Management and Technical Services represented by its then Vice-President, the late Caesar Ramos, the Hamakua Sugar Mill in Hawaii which was up for sale was bidded and finally acquired by Crystal Sugar Company, Inc. on September 20, 1994.

Dismantling machineries and equipment were undertaken by the engineers of Victorias Milling Company, Inc. with the joint supervision of Crystal Sugar Company, Inc. These were consequently shipped to Cagayan de Oro City, hauled to Maramag, Bukidnon where they were erected by Victorias Milling Co. Engineering Services, as the Crystal Sugar Company, Inc.

Crystal Sugar Company, Inc. was inaugurated by the then newly installed President of the Philippines, His Excellency Joseph Ejercito Estrada. The first inaugural mass was celebrated on December 8, 1998 attended by Ambassador Manuel V. Nieto, with Mr. Pablo L. Lobregat, President and Mr. Javier T. Sagarbarria, Vice-President/Resident Manager.

Crystal Sugar Company, Inc. caters to seven (7) planters Association namely: SGABI, ABSFI, BPA, SPAB, USPBA, AND COEMPC.

The official start of milling was February 26, 1998

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT

Crystal Sugar Company, Inc. is one of the very few mills in the country which has a wet scrubber facility in its Boiler Pollution Abatement System. This is shown by the white smoke being emitted by the Boilers. It also has a waste water pollution control system design of which conforms to the standards required by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).