granulated white sugar and sugar cubes are seen in this picture illustration taken december 16 2018 reutersemmanuel foudrotillustration paris june 13 reuters  frances secondlargest sugar maker cristal union on monday posted a net profit of 97 million euros 102 million in the 202122 financial year up from 69 million euros a year earlier its turnover was up 64 at 18 billion euros in the year to jan 31 while adjusted earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation ebitda rose to 206 million euros from 201 million a year earlier the cooperative group said sugar and ethanol groups including french competitor tereos and germanys suedzucker szugde have reported strong earnings in the past fiscal year as they benefitted from a rise in prices and soaring oil markets read more