Mitr Phol: sugar, sugarcane and bioenergy
Mitr Phol, the Thai sugarcane group: raw, white and refined sugar, biomass energy from bagasse, fertiliser, wood substitutes and logistics.
Mitr Phol is a Bangkok-based agribusiness group built around sugarcane, with sugar, bioenergy, fertiliser, wood substitute and logistics businesses.
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Mitr Phol is a Thai agribusiness group built around sugarcane, with its parent company, Mitr Phol Sugar Corp., Ltd., based in Bangkok. The group operates across seven business segments: sugarcane farming, sugar, energy, wood substitute materials, fertiliser, logistics and warehousing, and other businesses. It runs production operations in Thailand, China, Laos, Australia, Indonesia and Taiwan, connecting partnerships with cane growers to sugar manufacturing.
Its model shows how one crop can feed several businesses. Growers supply cane to the mills, where it is crushed to extract juice that is turned into raw, white and refined sugar. The fibrous residue, bagasse, together with sugarcane leaves collected from fields, is burnt as biomass to generate energy. Other by-products and services support the group's fertiliser, materials and logistics operations, so cane growers and biomass suppliers have outlets for both their crop and its residues.
Size of the business
Mitr Phol's 2025 business overview describes seven business segments, with production operations in Thailand, China, Laos, Australia, Indonesia and Taiwan. Its activities and ownership of facilities vary from country to country.
Does Mitr Phol produce only sugar?
No. The group also runs energy, fertiliser, wood substitute materials and logistics businesses.
What is bagasse?
Bagasse is the fibrous residue left after sugarcane juice is extracted; among other uses, it serves as biomass fuel.
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