THE COMPANY

Corporacion Maria Elena (CORMAEL) is a third generation family owned company based in Machala, Ecuador. CORMAEL is the sole owner of Hacienda La Nueva Pubenza.

OUR WORKERS

We are very proud of our personnel. The productivity and quality achieved at La Nueva Pubenza is the product of their labor done with responsibility and the highest level of professionalism.

  • All of our workers have a contract and social security affiliation.
  • A detailed and position specific training program.
  • Rigorous work safety and hygiene procedures program.
  • Rotation of our personnel is the minimum and one of the lowest in the area.

 

As a family enterprise we have our fathers philosophy and wise principles. One of them being, is that a successful manager is one that achieves a fierce loyalty to the company on the part of the family of the worker. Working conditions are such that family has differentiated and important benefits from company. A dignify working environment with benefits and salaries based in quality work.

For the families, that worker is let go would be a heavy lost. For the families the possibilities to overcome educational, nutritional, family and community issues shortcomings, as a result of our many social and economic equity programs, is a sure step towards improvement of their quality of life. Thus we achieve our mission of contribute to the development of the country through sustainable banana production.

FARMS

As of today, CORMAEL, has only La Nueva Pubenza as a banana producing farm. It is in our plans an orderly expansion with new related products and new banana farms.

La Nueva Pubenza farm is located in La Via Machala a Pasaje, Al frente del COMIL, Machala, Provincia de el Oro, Ecuador. For a detailed location in our web you have a Google Earth map with the precise location.

Our farm is 112 hectares of total area and 97 hectares of production area.

We are very proud of our sister company LANCOFRUIT.

LANCOFRUIT is a company that is also based in Machala. It operates the first ever-built plant in Ecuador specific for banana ripping. Commercializes for the first time in the country banana of export quality certified Rain Forest Alliance and Global Gap.

Please visit LANCOFRUIT page for more information.