Tereos

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Tereos, the largest in France and the third largest in Brazil, transforms raw agricultural materials into sugar, alcohol and starch. With firm roots in the territories in which it operates, Tereos unites 12,000 cooperative partners around one shared long-term vision: adding value to agricultural production and offering high-quality food products. Tereos welcomes global change and the opportunities it offers, and is developing new outlets for agricultural production, contributing to the improvement of agricultural practices, and optimizing its industrial processes. We are convinced that the agricultural sector will be able to meet the challenge of feeding the world’s population both now and in the future.

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Alcohol

Tereos offers a wide range of products which includes ALCOHOL. Application: Fermentation of sugar substrates from beets or cereals (low-purity juice or syrup, starch) takes place in the presence of yeast. It produces a solution of around 10% alcohol, known as "wine". This wine is then distilled to produce ...

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Cereals

Tereos offers a wide range of products which includes CEREALS. Application: human nutrition and starch production. Four types form the core of national production: soft wheat, maize, barley and durum wheat. In its industrial facilities Tereos processes the cereals grown by its cereal co-operative partners,...

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Starch and sweeteners

Tereos offers a wide range of products which includes STARCH AND SWEETENERS. Application: it is extracted from corn, wheat, potatoes and manioc. The raw materials are cleaned and then milled to separate the constituent parts. The starch milk produced is purified by washing and then it is processed in a var...

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