Agriculture
From Sugar Cane to Raw Sugar ? at the sugar mill 
The energy needs of the sugar mill are typically met by converting the energy in the fibre (called bagasse) from the crushed cane stalk into heat and electricity. The bagasse is used to fuel the boilers that power the mill. In many cases the mill will generate electricity from steam, and a surplus of bagasse often results in electricity being exported to local electricity users.
- Sugarcane : A Complete Guide
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Saccharum officinarum INTROUDCITON: Sugar cane is C4 plant it is a parineal crop. The plant takes 10 to 12 month under Pakistani condition. 18 month under Australian condition and 24 month in Cuba and Brazil condition to complete its...
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- Exploitation Of Sugarcane Growers
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Cane increasing Sugarcane is a sub tropical and tropical crop like sun and water so long as its roots are not waterlogged - is. This typically takes about 12 months in Louisiana six months of maturity, though at the world short as 24 months for some...
Agriculture
CANE SUGAR SUPPLY CHAIN
Sugar Cane ? from field to mill
Sugar cane is a giant grass. It grows in tropical and semitropical regions, up to three metres in height. Key ingredients for successful growth are rainfall and sunlight. The majority of the agriculture that supplies cane to Europe is not irrigated and relies solely on rainfall.
Harvesting is either manual or mechanical. In both cases the cane is cut close to the ground and the leaves removed. The plant re-grows the following year from the original root. The harvested cane is transported as rapidly as possible to the sugar mill in order for the sugar to be extracted; this maximises the content and quality of sugar in the cane.
The sugar from the cane is extracted at the sugar mill, which is typically located close to, or in the sugar cane growing area to avoid delay and reduce transport costs and related environmental impacts. The aim of the sugar mill is to extract as much sugar as possible from cane. Juice is extracted by crushing the cane between massive rollers. The juice is then filtered before being crystallised. Energy is a key input to this stage of the process.
The energy needs of the sugar mill are typically met by converting the energy in the fibre (called bagasse) from the crushed cane stalk into heat and electricity. The bagasse is used to fuel the boilers that power the mill. In many cases the mill will generate electricity from steam, and a surplus of bagasse often results in electricity being exported to local electricity users.The sugar mill will typically produce raw sugar for refining. This raw sugar needs further refining before it can be used in the food chain. In some cases sugar mills have been modified to enable production of direct consumption sugars.
Raw Sugar ? from mill to our refineries
Raw sugar is shipped in bulk ocean-going vessels from the sugar mill directly to our port-based refineries in London and Lisbon. The journey can take from 2 weeks, from the Caribbean, to as long as 6 weeks from Asia and Fiji. The wide geography of our supply base means that harvests are under way throughout the year. When it arrives at our refineries, the sugar is unloaded as quickly as possible by large grab cranes to minimise freight costs. At the Thames Refinery each grab holds 16 tonnes of raw sugar.
From raw sugar to customer ? at the refinery
Our cane sugar refineries in London and Lisbon manufacture a large portfolio of sugar products from the bulk raw sugar. The refinery removes the remaining impurities and colour from the bulk raw sugar, and then tailors the sugar to meet the customers? requirements. A full portfolio of sugars is produced in crystal, liquid and syrup form.
Highly skilled engineers, chemists and plant operatives are at the heart of the operation, ensuring that the maximum amount of marketable sugar is extracted from the raw material using as little energy as possible. Around one-third of the sugar is sold through retailers under our own brands. The rest is sold to food manufacturers, mostly in the EU but also in export markets such as North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Manufactured sugar products are shipped to over 2,000 customers across the world.
- Sugarcane : A Complete Guide
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Saccharum officinarum INTROUDCITON: Sugar cane is C4 plant it is a parineal crop. The plant takes 10 to 12 month under Pakistani condition. 18 month under Australian condition and 24 month in Cuba and Brazil condition to complete its...
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Provincial Minister for Irrigation Mian Yawar Zaman said Federal and provincial governments of PML-N are pursuing a comprehensive strategy for the welfare of farmers. He said flat rate of electricity has been given for tube wells to the farmers of Punjab...
- Payment To Sugar Millers: Mof Refuses To Give Rs 500 Million To Tdap
Finance Ministry has reportedly refused to give Rs 500 million to Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to pay sugar millers as inland freight subsidy on export of 0.5 million MT of sugar, reveals official documents available with Business Recorder....
- Exploitation Of Sugarcane Growers
Over the past few weeks, sugarcane growers in Sindh have become desperate. In the past, the sugarcane crushing season began in November but unfortunately, in recent years, mill owners of 36 sugar mills in the province ? a major ratio of these owners in...
- Production Process In Cane Sugar
Cane increasing Sugarcane is a sub tropical and tropical crop like sun and water so long as its roots are not waterlogged - is. This typically takes about 12 months in Louisiana six months of maturity, though at the world short as 24 months for some...