Riopaila began as a panelero sugar mill on the grounds of Hacienda Riopaila, north of Valle del Cauca.
Central Castilla SA begins as
panelero trapiche.
Dr. Hernando Caicedo inaugurates Central Castilla SA and the sugar factory is installed in Pradera, Valle.
The Belisario Caicedo School is created
in San Antonio de los Caballeros
(Florida) for the children of the
workers and the community.
Moose Cut and Manual Cut.
Refinery commissioned
Riopaila plant, at that time
Ingenio Riopaila SA
Offices are opened in the Belmonte Building, baptized with this name in honor of the famous bullfighter
Spanish Juan Belmonte.
On November 29, the
Caicedo González Foundation with the
objective of being a motor for the
comprehensive development of
workers and communities of
influence.
Ingenio Riopaila SA reaches a
production of 50,000 tons.
The construction of housing for workers begins with a
urbanization of 120 houses in La
Paila, Zarzal, the construction of the
Sports Center and a theater in the
Ingenio Riopaila SA
Ingenio Riopaila SA supports the
creation of the Institute for
Development of La Paila, IDLA,
dedicated to training and
generation of employment for the wives of the company's workers.
The Escuela Obrera de La Paila is created to train the township community in arts and crafts required by Riopaila SA and Colombiana SA.
The high-pressure boiler at Central Castilla comes into operation.
The Recreational Center is built in La Paila, Zarzal.
Start the integration process
Ingenio Riopaila SA and Central
Castile S.A.
Ingenio Riopaila SA and Central
Castilla SA obtain the certification
ISO 9001.
Ingenio Riopaila SA consolidates the
daily grinding of 8,000 tons of cane per day (TCD).
Turbogenerators are installed to
ensure self sufficiency
energy from the two factories.
Refinery starts up
Central Castilla and widens the
Ingenio Riopaila refinery.
The two companies split the industrial operation giving rise to Riopaila Industrial SA and Castilla Industrial SA In turn, Riopaila Industrial SA obtains the certification
ISO14001.
Riopaila Industrial SA and Castilla
Industrial SA merge, giving
origin to Riopaila Castilla SA
The Castilla Plant obtains
ISO 14001 certification. The Riopaila Plant consolidates daily grinding at 9,000 TCD and the Castilla Plant at 8,000 TCD.
Creation of the Hernando Caicedo scholarship, start of Mechanized Harvesting with
capacity of 12,000 TCD and signing of the commitment to adhere to the Global Compact.
Operations begin in the Colombian Altillanura. The La Conquista Project, in Puerto López (Meta), and the Veracruz Project, in Santa Rosalía and La Primavera (Vichada).
The agreement is signed for the Right to Happiness, acquisition of land in the department of Vichada for the planting of Palm and Soya.
The doors are opened to two important projects for the Colombian agribusiness sector: the Fuel Alcohol Distillery Plant and the Energy Cogeneration Plant.
Application service is launched
mechanized chemistry, offering
technological innovation and adaptations to the conditions of the
cane cultivation.
Riopaila Castilla is consolidated as
Agroindustrial Group, with a
diversification-based model
and specialization in different
businesses around agriculture.
Celebration of the 100 years of
Riopaila Agroindustrial Group
Castilla SA on the market.
