Bonsucro’s first smallholder certification sells sugar to Corbion for PLA

In Thailand, Saraburi Sugar Company has become the first mill to achieve certification against the Bonsucro Production Standard for Smallholder Farmers, following an audit by Cert-ID. The mill, which is found in Thailand’s Central Region, is part of Thai Roong Ruang Sugar Group (TRR Group). TRR Group is one of Thailand’s longest established sugar milling companies and remains a leading sugar manufacturer and exporter in Thailand. The group owns nine sugarcane mills and produces various sugars, molasses, ethanol and bio-electricity, as well as several confectionary products.

Corbion, another Bonsucro member, is one of the first businesses to snap up Bonsucro certified sugar from Saraburi mill via its joint venture with Total – ‘Total Corbion PLA’. The certified sugar set to be used to produce bio-based and biodegradable plastics through a lactic acid polymerisation process. The first delivery of sugar to Corbion was celebrated with teams from the mill, Corbion and Total Corbion PLA in October at the plant in Rayong, eastern Thailand.