Brazilian mill Goiasa-Goiatuba holds Bonsucro training

3rd July 2019

Bonsucro training in Goiasa mill, Goias State, BrazilFrom 24 to 28 June Bonsucro’s Regional Coordinator, Brazil, Livia Ignácio, visited Goiasa mill to deliver a complete set of training sessions on Bonsucro’s Standards to the mill’s team.

Goiasa-Goiatuba joined Bonsucro as members in June 2019, and the unit is seeking to achieve Bonsucro certification by the end of the year.

The training sessions covered Bonsucro Production Standard, Bonsucro new Chain of Custody Standard, and also an in-depth analysis of the Bonsucro Calculator.

Goiasa-Goiatuba is located in the state of Goiás, in the Center-West of Brazil, and started its activities in 1991 with sugarcane processing for the production of ethanol. Today the mill produces ethanol, crystal sugar, organic crystal sugar and electric power from bagasse. Goiasa has more than 2,500 employees, which makes the mill the largest employer in the municipalities and a significant player in the economy of the southern region of the state of Goiás.