The distillation of agricultural alcohol has been the business of Ryssen Alcools since 1829. Today, the company operates one of Europe's largest plants for the rectification and dehydration of agricultural raw alcohol. Every year, we produce 2 million hectoliters of high quality alcohol.
Our total production capacity is 6,000 hectoliters per day. It is produced in our plant in Loon-Plage, in the harbour of Dunkirk. The plant is divided into rectification and dehydration units. Ryssen Alcools also operates its own tank farm on site which enables us to store a large variety of different grades of alcohols which we deliver to a total of over 170 customers in 35 countries all over the world.
Ryssen Alcools manufactures extra neutral alcohol of exclusively agricultural origin for the most demanding potable and industrial uses as well as dehydrated alcohol for industrial and chemical uses. In addition, dehydrated alcohol is produced to be used as a fuel.
We develop individual solutions for the specific need of every customer. Quality of the product and flexibility concerning the conditioning and delivery are our main focus. In order to pursue the tradition of Ryssen Alcools' European leadership of producing and marketing high quality alcohol, we continue to invest in the most advanced technologies and equipment.
Ryssen Alcools is a subsidiary of the CropEnergies group, one of the leading bioethanol producers in Europe with additional production facilities in Germany, Belgium and the UK.
In 2008, Ryssen Alcools is integrated into the CropEnergies AG, the bioethanol branch of the SĂĽdzucker group, of which both CropEnergies and Ryssen are part of. CropEnergies is one of the largest bioethanol producers in Europe.
In August 2007, the second dehydration unit is set up. With a capacity of 2,500 hectoliters per day, it quadruples the capacity for producing dehydrated alcohol at Ryssen.
In 2005, Ryssen moves its production to Loon-Plage, near Dunkirk, which not only enables the company to continue its growth, but is also an improvement in terms of logistics. The new site in the harbor of Dunkirk can receive and ship large bulk loads of alcohol.
In 1997, the first dehydration unit is set up for the production of bioethanol for fuel purposes.
In 1979, Ryssen Alcools opens its capital to Générale Sucrière which later changes its name to Saint Louis Sucre and in 2001 becomes part of the Südzucker group, the largest sugar producer in Europe.
In 1829, the Ryssen-Fauconnier family starts the operation of the production of alcohol.
In addition to Ryssen, there are subsidiary companies in Germany, Belgium and the UK. The know-how accumulated at Ryssen Alcools in almost 200 years of alcohol production is now part of one of the leading and most innovative bioethanol producers in Europe.
| Established | 1829 |
| Revenues | approx. EUR 200 million |
| Employees | 48 |
| Production Capacity | 2 million hectoliters of alcohol per year |
| Commercial Presence | 170 customers in 35 countries on 4 continents |
The plant at Loon-Plage (Dunkirk) is divided into a rectification and a dehydration facility. The two rectification units have a combined capacity of 2,600 hectoliters per day. The two dehydration units can manufacture up to 3,400 hectoliters per day.
Ryssen also operates its own tank farm of 320,000 hectoliters on site which enables us to store a large variety of different grades of alcohols: neutral, dehydrated neutral, Rectified Extra Neutral and denatured alcohol.
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This code of conduct is based on the values of the company (member of SĂĽdzucker Group). The purpose is to ensure that all employees, managers and executives within the CropEnergies Group will live and act in accordance with these values and principles. The code is designed to give a broad and clear understanding of the conduct expected from all our employees everywhere we do business.
Employees, business partners (customers, suppliers, service providers) or other third parties may become aware of processes or transactions that do not comply with these rules. By providing a whistleblowing system, we offer the opportunity to report (potential) violations of, e.g. our Code of Conduct, competition and antitrust law, corruption and bribery, money laundering, tax fraud, human rights and environmental risks or violations of internal company guidelines. This enables us to identify risks at an early stage and to react to them in an appropriate and targeted manner.
Information about (potential) violations can be provided directly to the relevant contact person within the company, i.e. to a supervisor, to the works council, to the locally responsible compliance delegate of the CropEnergies subsidiaries or to the Compliance Officer of CropEnergies AG.
However, if there are concerns or if raising concerns in person should not be possible, serious incidents can be reported – optionally also anonymously – via our confidential Compliance Line.
The Compliance Line is a certified electronic communication platform that can be used to send information directly to the Compliance Officer of CropEnergies AG.
Data and information in the Compliance Lines are encrypted and can only be accessed by authorised persons within the CropEnergies Group.
Please note that the Compliance Lines are not intended for customer enquiries about products or services. Please use our general contact form for this.
Please find an overview of the existing Compliance Lines within the CropEnergies Group in the following.
The recipients of reports made via a compliance line are named in the respective link.
Please use our whistleblowing system responsibly. It should not be misused to defame others or make false claims! In the event that a whistleblower willfully or negligently makes untruthful or inaccurate statements, CropEnergies will not provide protection against reprisals and reserves the right to initiate disciplinary and/or criminal/civil proceedings.
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Internal reporting is often the best way to get information to the people who can investigate and stop the violation as quickly as possible.
If the violation has not been effectively addressed internally, if there is a risk of reprisals, or if an internally reported violation could not be remedied, the whistleblower has the option of reporting it through an external reporting channel. The whistleblower can find out more about the external reporting offices in individual countries (Germany, Austria, Denmark, France, Spain, Sweden, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ireland, Latvia and Portugal) and the European Union at https://www.eqs.com/external-reporting-channels/. Information on the external reporting offices in Belgium can be found at https://federaalinstituutmensenrechten.be/nl/externe-meldingskanalen-van-de-privesector