Omnicane

Omnicane is a leading African producer and processor of sugarcane. The sugar mill located in the south of the island crushes about 1,2M tonnes of sugarcane per year of which some 225,000 tons shall be from Omnicane's own farm certified under the Bonsucro Standard. Omnicane's CEO Jacques M. d'Unienville explained to us that the group sees sustainability as a "business model that creates value consistent with long term preservation and enhancement of environmental, social and financial capital". In light of this, Omicane makes every effort to ensure that nothing is wasted in the milling and refining process. Included in the mill's factory complex is a refinery, a bioethanol distillery, and a cogeneration power plant. The cogeneration power plant runs mainly on bagasse in the harvest season and coal in the off crop. The power plant are responsible for supplying 20% of Mauritius's annual energy requirement. Omincane also houses a carbon burn out unit for the production of green cement additives from coal ash, while the carbon dioxide that is produced during the fermentation process in the bioethanol plant is cleaned and used as food grade CO2 for the beverage industry. Over and above its operations in Mauritius, the group has other ventures in Kenya, Rwanda and the United Kingdom. Omnicane sees Bonsucro as a fitting partner for its ambitions for sustainable sugarcane production and processing. The group has experienced a growing interest among its customers to understand and track the environmental and social impacts of their supply chains, and Bonsucro certification is a good mechanism to demonstrate this in a transparent manner.