Article: Texas-Based Imperial Sugar Co. Files for Bankruptcy Protection.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Jan. 17--Since 1843, they've been making sugar in Sugar Land.

In 1906, the cane milling operation became known as the Imperial Sugar Co., and it now calls itself the oldest company in Texas doing business at its original site.

To stay in business, the company on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

A combination of sagging prices for refined sugar and the expense of its heavy debt load forced the Sugar Land company -- the nation's largest processor and marketer of refined sugar -- into federal court.

"Over the past 15 to 18 months the domestic sugar market has seen an unprecedented decrease in prices for refined sugar ...

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