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BUSCO PROFILE |
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The
first sugarmill in Bukidnon was erected in Butong,
Quezon, Bukidnon sometime in 1975. It was erected
by the Marubeni Corporation of Japan for Bukidnon
Sugar Milling Co., Inc. with a capacity of 4000 TCD. |
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It
had its first milling season on December 21, 1976
to May 22, 1977 for which it crushed 148,530.96 tons
cane and manufactured 260,056.00 piculs raw sugar
with an average of 1.75 piculs sugar per ton cane.
The area planted was 1,908 hectares from 54 planters,
mostly from big farms around the mill. |
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In
the succeeding years, the sugar cane agricultural
development prospered progressively such that |
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after
six years, for CY 1981-82, the mill crushed 894,752.04
tons cane and manufactured 1,488,254 piculs sugar.
The mill was serving 1,167 planters cropping about
14,000 hectares. |
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It
was about the limit of the capacity to mill for a
4000 TCD Mill. Therefore, the company undertook a
capacity expansion program from 4000 TCD to 6000 TCD.
After
the second year of expansion to 6000 TCD, the mill
attained its highest production of 1,574,768 piculs
raw sugar from 18,795.67 hectares.
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The
assets bought from the APT includes also a 230 hectares
property situated in Barangay Butong, Quezon, Bukidnon
which is 11 kilometers away from Poblacion Quezon,
Bukidnon and 140 kilometers away from Cagayan de Oro
City. |
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Busco
Sugar Milling Co., Inc. was registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission with an authorized capital
of P800 Million and a paid up capital of P400 Million
on September 16, 1988.
Upon take-over,
the new owners embarked on a rehabilitation and expansion
program.
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In
keeping with their commitments to the sugarcane planters,
it conducted its initial milling campaign, on schedule,
for CY 1988-89. Since then, it has successfully completed
fourteen (14) milling campaigns producing about 11.15%
of the total national sugar production each year. |
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Plant
modernization and capacity expansion continued without
let-up. For Crop Year 1992-93, Busco has already reached
a capacity of 10000 TCD and crushed a total of 1,752,164.29
tons cane and manufactured 3,358,800 L-Kgs., marking
the biggest productions then in the history of the
sugar industry in Bukidnon. |
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This
Crop Year 2002-2003, Busco has hit a high of 14,538.83
tons cane milled and sugar produce of 1,450,713.62
kilos on January 7, 2003. |
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Since
its construction in 1975 until its capacity expansion
reached 10000 TCD in 1993, Busco had a total of three
units of 1.7 MW steam turbine generators rated at
460V 3PH 60HZ. In addition, two Diesel Gensets were
commissioned rated at 750 KW and 400 KW at 480V used
as stand-by units. |
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Shortly
thereafter, an 8,000 KW steam turbine generator rated
at 4160V 3PH 60 HZ was commissioned in April 1994
to supply the additional energy demand. All of these
equipment including the mill drives requiring super-heated
steam for the prime mover power, are supported by
four Boilers with three Boilers rated at 60 TPH with
20 kg./cm2 pressure and one 70 TPH with 31 kg./cm2
pressure. |
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To
complete its cogeneration facility, a 10 MVA 416/69
KV outdoor substation interconnecting with the National
Power Corporation Mindanao Grid was commissioned on
April 4, 1995 to supply 4 MW of its excess power to
NPC. |
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A
total of 3,770,212 KW have been exported to the NPC
Mindanao Grid during the initial year of co-generation.
The acquisition
of the NASUREFCO Refinery by Busco further added 2.2
MW steam turbine generator and a 50-tons per hour
Clarke Chapman Boiler. |
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The
Bukidnon Milling District is now the second biggest
sugarcane milling district in the entire Philippines.
It encompasses the towns of Quezon, Valencia, Malaybalay,
Lantapan, Cabanglasan, Sumilao, Impasugong, San Fernando,
Maramag, Pangantucan, Don Carlos, Kitaotao, Dangcagan,
Kibawe, Kadingilan, and Damulog, all within the province
of Bukidnon and with its expansion in Wao, Lanao Del
Sur and Banisilan, North Cotabato, in the heartland
of Mindanao. |
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Busco
Milling District generates some P 3.5 B in the form
of revenue from raw and refined sugar and molasses.
It contributes over P 300 M to the government in the
form of taxes.
Consistent
with its Corporate Vision, Busco has acquired the
existing 550 MT NASUREFCO Refinery at P310 Million
in an open bidding with APT. The Refinery was turned
over to Busco last June 27, 1996. Its vision of forward
integration has been substantially achieved.
After
the turnover, Busco has acquired the services of consultants
from the Tate and Lyle Ltd. to assess the refinery’s
machinery and equipment. A little over a year of rehabilitation
works were done, the refinery has started its initial
year of operations on July 1997 and has a targeted
production of 2,000,000 bags refined sugar every season.
With technology shared in refining process from Central
Azucarera de Don Pedro in Batangas, Busco reached
12,000-13,000 bags mark refining capacity last September
1999.
The
refinery attained a production of 1,880,343 L-kg.
of Refined Sugar in its first milling operation from
September 1, 1997 to August 31, 1998 and a production
of 2,101,958 L-kg. of Refined Sugar in the second
year from September 1, 1998 to August 31, 1999. On
the third year, CY 1999-2000, 2,762,251 L-kg. of Refined
Sugar was produced and 2,856,772 L-kg for CY 2000-2001.
Busco
will continue to move to new levels of efficiency
and quality. Its sugar refinery is already equipped
with the latest technology in pan automation. A Siemens
vacuum pan automation system is already in place improving
product quality and steam economy.
A
Hoechst automatic filter press is installed at its
filter station, substantially reducing sugar losses
thereat. This had helped increase its refining yields
to very high levels.
In
terms of product quality, Busco refinery now produces
about 80% throughput in the form of Bottler’s
Grade and Premium Grade Refined Sugar.
But
Busco did not forget to look for avenues to improve
its milling services to the sugarcane growers of Bukidnon.
Before Crop Year 1999-2000 ha d started and in its
preparation for the turn of century milling season,
the raw house milling tandem has been enhanced further
by upgrading another 2 sets of steam turbines and
reduction gears from 600 KW to 900 KW. This has strengthened
Busco‘s milling capacity and sucrose extraction
even further.
For
Crop Year 2002-2003, Busco has milled 2,592,320.120
tons cane from 60,000 hectares of 10,238 sugarcane
farmers or planters and has manufactured 4,973,106.19
kilobags raw sugar with an average LKG/TC of 1.92.
Compared to the other biggest sugar producers, again,
Busco remarkably made it ranked the second biggest
sugar producer in the country today.
We
are on target with our mission to excel. We will be
there within the first decade of the 21st Century.
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