Our company

It is the owner of 20,000 hectares of fields where 30% of the raw material it industrializes is produced. It also receives the crops sent each year by an important group of vastly experienced producers.

Casarone is one of the largest rice exporters in Uruguay. Each year, it places more than 100,000 tons of finished product and by-products on the international market.

In addition, it grows other grains and develops livestock activities managing a herd of 10,000 heads of bovine cattle with a production scheme of breeding, rearing, wintering and fattening in corrals.

At the same time, Casarone has equity interests in other companies related to the business and that support its activity, such as Arrozur, Galofer and Corrales.

CASARONE founded more than half a century ago, is one of the companies in the rice sector with the longest experience in the region and it is the first one which was vertically integrated.

Our company

It is the owner of 20,000 hectares of fields where 30% of the raw material it industrializes is produced. It also receives the crops sent each year by an important group of vastly experienced producers.

Casarone is one of the largest rice exporters in Uruguay. Each year, it places more than 100,000 tons of finished product and by-products on the international market.

In addition, it grows other grains and develops livestock activities managing a herd of 10,000 heads of bovine cattle with a production scheme of breeding, rearing, wintering and fattening in corrals.

At the same time, Casarone has equity interests in other companies related to the business and that support its activity, such as Arrozur, Galofer and Corrales.

Vision

Our vision is to be a sustainable, reliable agro-industrial company recognized for its management quality in the production, industrialization and commercialization processes of agricultural products.

Mission

Our mission is to strengthen the rice production chain, ensuring the supply of raw material for our industrialization, producing in accordance with the requirements of our customers and our company profitability objectives.

Quality politics

Focusing its efforts on improving its processes and products, Casarone has managed to obtain and maintain the certification of its analytical services under the ISO9001 standard in its three laboratories and warehouses: José Pedro Varela, Rio Branco and Artigas. This milestone is consolidated on an annual basis through successful audits resulting from the commitment of management and the constant work of the technical team.

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Our story

  • 1937

    Nicolás León Casarone was the forefather of industrial activity in the town of José Pedro Varela, department of Lavalleja, founding a factory of sunflower oil.

  • 1950

    In that decade, he decided to undertake the rice activity and he placed a small mill next to the oil mill at José Pedro Varela.

  • 1959

    He started agricultural activities with the cultivation of rice.

  • 1960-70

    The rice production increase in the 1960s led to the incorporation of the first rice dryers and the purchase of fields for his own production. During the 70s the storage capacity increased and in the successive decades this program of expansion was materialized at increasing rates.

  • 1977

    Together with other rice mills, Arrozur was created, a plant made for the preparing parboiled rice.

  • 1984

    An irrigation dam associated to our firm and called Corrales S.A. was built.

  • 1989

    The company started its expansion process towards other departments in the country. A mill was installed in the city of Río Branco, department of Cerro Largo.

  • 1994

    Within Arrozur premises and together with associated rice mills, a plant to generate rice oil was installed.

  • 1996

    In order to place the company closer to producers and the points of departure of export products, a new mill was installed in the city of Artigas.

  • 2007

    Once again, within Arrozur premises and together with the other rice mills, a plant to generate biodiesel was created.

  • 2008

    The company acquired new fields and began a strong process of expansion of its industrial capacity.

  • 2010

    In association with other rice mills, Galofer S.A., a power generator based on the burning of rice husk, was established.
1937

Nicolás León Casarone was the forefather of industrial activity in the town of José Pedro Varela, department of Lavalleja, founding a factory of sunflower oil.

HR / CSR

In Casarone we seek to contribute to the development of our employees and our environment therefore, the areas of human resources and corporate social responsibility are our management pillars.

Human resources

In this area, our mission is to develop the maximum capabilities of our employees, stimulating skills such as teamwork, leadership and communication as well as work in the generation of appropriate conditions that promote a safe environment.

In like manner, we are committed to the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the BSCI model, ensuring the compliance of principles and values.

Corporate Social Responsability

Casarone policy is to encourage and support actions that aim at the development of the communities where its productive activities are located, strengthening the relationship and mutual exchange.

One of its main objectives is to maintain lasting and sustainable relationships with our stakeholders: suppliers, customers, workers, community.

Associated Companies

Arrozur S.A.

It was founded in 1977 for the production of Parboiled rice. The processing capacity is 150,000 tons per year of paddy rice. It also produces rice oil with an annual capacity of 2,000 tons of refined oil and biodiesel with a production capacity of 5,000 liters per day.

Corrales S.A.

It was founded in 1984. It is a dam for the irrigation of 3,200 hectares of fields that produce rice for the industry.

Galofer S.A.

This is a power generation plant of 14 megawatts which is based on the burning of rice husk and has been operating since 2010. It contributes to the environment by eliminating the rice husk as industrial waste using it in a positive way in order to generate energy.