Säkylän tehdas
Maakunnantie 4
FlN-27820
Säkylä
Phone: +358 10 431 060
E-mail:sugarinfo@danisco.com
Contact
Sune Berghäll, Factory ManagerThe site
Säkylä is Danisco Sugar's beet sugar factory in Finland. The sugar beets are supplied by about 1,050 beet growers and conveyed to the site by lorry or train.
Around 250 truckloads of beets are delivered to Säkylä every day. Part of the beets is delivered by railroad. Almost 550,000 tonnes of sugar beet is turned into sugar during a campaign. We produce feed products from the beet fibres left once the sugar has been extracted.
Danisco's entire annual sugar production is achieved during a three-month period, called the campaign, extending over some 85 days from end-September to end-December when the facility operates around the clock, seven days a week. The facility has a daily processing capacity of 7,500 tonnes of beet.
The site produces annually (approximately):
- 101,000 tonnes of sugar (2007/08)
Feed products: - 23,500 tonnes of molasses (2007/08)
- 28,500 tonnes of pressed beet pulp(2007/08)
The granulated sugar is sold to the food industry in big bags and in bulk directly from the site or via Porkkala. The pressed pulp is sold to the feed factory on site for further processing.
The site employs around 55 people, but the workforce is expanded by a contingent labour force of 45 people during the beet campaign. The majority of our employees work in the production e.g. as machine operators, process operators, service engineers (within electrical maintenance or automation) and in the laboratory. Approximately six employees work in administration and six in the agricultural department. Further reading about the Sugar division.
Between the campaigns
Once the campaign is over, the production equipment is overhauled. The maintenance and new installations required after the campaign keep the permanent staff not engaged in the packing and handling of sugar and feed products busy for the rest of the year. This is also the time of the year when the staff receives further training.
History
The sugar factory was established in 1951-1953. The place was chosen for its close location to the Pyhäjärvi lake, which could provide the factory with clean water.Local community & environment
Säkylä is a small village situated in the south-west of Finland and has approximately 5,000 inhabitants. Danisco is one of the biggest employers in Säkylä and good relations with the local community are essential to us.We are in continuous dialogue with local stakeholders with regard to issues of common concern. This includes communicating with the local politicians and committees on environmental and technical matters. It also involves interaction with the local residents, for example by inviting the nearby villages to visit and experience the site from the inside which we do every year. Being a major sugar-producing facility there is widespread interest in visiting us and studying our production process.
During the campaign we have approximately 200 visitors coming from a range of areas e.g. schools, universities, grower organisations and politicians. If you are interested in visiting Säkylä please send a request via e-mail or give us a call. Our visiting time is normally from mid-October to end-November.
Säkylä offers
Child care and education
The town offers three kindergartens as well as child care in private homes supported by the municipality. Säkylä has several primary and secondary schools as well as one high school.
Leisure and culture
The most famous attractions are the Pyhäjärvi lake, the ski tracks of the Säkylä ridge, the army garrison and the specialised food industry. In Säkylä there is an ice hockey hall, and there are several museums in Säkylä and the surrounding towns. Another area of interest is the garrison and its life; a lot of activities emerge from here.
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