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Opava plant
Significant data from the history of the sugar factory in Opava – Vávrovice
In 1869 the Silesian peasants decided on the meeting of beet growers in Jaktař to establish the sugar factory. The committee of three members was elected, that lead all labours on the erection. The foundation stone of the sugar factory in Vávrovice had been laud in 1869 . The first sugar beet season started in January 8th, 1870 from the beet harvested in 1869, during the sugar beet season was processed 7 616 tons of sugar beet. In 1905 the raw sugar works was destroyed by fire.
After the World War I the extensive investments in technology were implemented, however, during the World War II the major part of devices was destroyed. By repairs of devices destroyed by war there was clear, that the sugar factory already finished it's days and there was necessary to increase it's capacity, because of the fact, that from 13 sugar factories built before the World War I in Silesia remained only one in Opava-Vávrovice. Therefore in 1949 the work on the new sugar factory started.
The first sugar beet season in the new sugar factory started in 1953 with capacity standard of processing 1 000 tons of sugar beet per day. The sugar factory became a part of the national enterprise Slezské cukrovary (Silesian Sugar Factories). The sugar factory has undergone gradually the various organisational changes and was re - constructed continually. In 1989 it was one of nine works of Severomoravské cukrovary s.p.(North - moravian Sugar Factories, state enterprise) and processed 2 050 tons of sugar beet per day.
In 1992 was established the joint stock company 1. Slezská (1st Silesian). In this time period the re - construction of diffusion and other devices to higher capacity was implemented.
In November 1998, when the sugar factory obtained the Austrian company Agrana, the processing of sugar beet was ca. 3000 tons per day. In the sugar beet season 2000 the sugar factory in Opava processed in average 3150 tons of sugar beet per day.
In 1999, the general meeting approved the merger project of Cukrovar Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou, a.s. with Sugar Factory Uničov, a.s. and 1. Slezská, a.s. Opava. This year, as the first sugar factory in the Czech Republic, it introduced a comprehensive range of products under the name "Korunní cukr" to the market, which is gradually being expanded with other sugar-based products.
In 2025, the sugar production was consolidated at the Opava location, and the factory in Hrušovany was closed.
History
History of Moravskoslezské cukrovary, s.r.o.
1999 |
General meetings of two independent companies approved a merger of two sugar refineries in Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou, Opava and Uničov |
2001 |
As of 1 January, the sugar refineries use their joint name Moravskoslezské cukrovary, a.s. |
2004 |
Sugar refinery in Uničov closed |
2006 |
A new Supervisory board was set up. The number of its members was increased to a total of six. A new board of directors of Moravskoslezské cukrovary, a.s. was elected. |
2020 |
Change of legal form from Joint Stock Company to Limited Liability Company and also change of name to Moravskoslezské cukrovary s.r.o. |
2025 |
In 2025, the sugar production was consolidated at the Opava location, and the factory in Hrušovany was closed. |