Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC; ; pinyin: Táiwān Tángyè Gōngsī) or Taisugar (; pinyin: Táitáng) is a state-run enterprise of Taiwan, with headquarters in Tainan City.
History The corporation was established on 1 May 1946 by the Nationalist government after the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, by merging all of the Japanese-era sugar companies (Dai-Nihon, Taiwan, Meiji, and Ensuiko Sugar Company) in Taiwan. In the 1950s and 1960s, sugar was one of the major exports of Taiwan; the corporation remains a major land owner today.
Taiwan's sugar trade, which flourished for almost 400 years, is now a sunset industry. The Taiwan Sugar Corporation has diversified its business into tourism, floriculture, biotechnology, and retailing. It also operates a chain of gas stations and invests in Taiwan High Speed Rail. It also has a number of significant overseas investments. In 2020 Taiwan Sugar Corporation announced plans to close its largest pig farm in Vietnam and instead invest NT$10.7 billion (US$369 million) in remodeling and improving its pig farms in Taiwan.
TSC sugar plants Shanhua Sugar Factory in Shanhua District, Tainan City Huwei Sugar Factory in Huwei Township, Yunlin County Siaogang Sugar Refinery in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung City
Developments Taiwan Sugar Corporation has five types of developments — Open Bid Construction, Joint Construction, Community Development, Sugar Factory Fields Development, and Student's Dormitory Development. It also owns the Taiwan Sugar Research Institute.
Land ownership Taisugar owns of land in Taiwan — are for agricultural purpose and are for contract production.
See also Taiwan Sugar Railways Taiwan Sugar Research Institute List of companies of Taiwan
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