221 Mitr Phol Group in Thailand Mitr Phol Sugar Corporation is a privately-owned group of companies. As of 2014, Mitr Phol was ranked as the world's fourth largest sugar producer. Mitr Phol is Thailand's largest sugar producer and the second largest in China through its joint venture company East Asia Sugar. In addition to Thailand and China, Mitr Phol has operations and investments in Lao PDR, Cambodia, and most recently Australia. below: Doug Buckner (President and CEO WSMC) and a Mitr Phol’s Centrifuge Supervisor. Buckner shared, “She loved Western States machines and said, 'They are really good centrifuges. Even though they are a little older, they are no trouble.' She was so lively and happy. She made me laugh because she was so impressed that the President of WSMC was visiting. She asked for and I even gave her my autograph, imagine!” right: Mitr Phol factories tend to be large in scale, modern, and quite efficient operations. At the factory shown here, this one centrifuge station had about 50 centrifuges (32 of which were Western States cc5’s and cc6’s)! 221