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Currently, Shepetivka Sugar Refinery carries out an important reconstruction, thanks to which significant savings of costs and losses in sugar beet supply for production.  It is reported by the company on its Facebook-page. «We are approaching the beet storage silo to the refinery. Thus, the transportation distance will be reduced: previously it was about...

In July 2020, «Krasyliv Sugar Refinery» PC, founded in 1842, officially joined the “sweet” family of «A’SPIK Group», connecting with «Starokostiantynivcukor» LLC and «Shepetivka Sugar» LLC. It is reported by the company on its Facebook-page. Thus, the production complex became the third and the oldest sugar refinery in the group of companies. In order to prepare the refinery, which...

Egypt will aim to import 600,000-700,000 tonnes of sugar in the 2020-2021 financial year which began on July 1, an agriculture ministry official said on Sunday. It is reported by Reuters. During the last season, Egypt planted 340,000 feddans of sugar cane and more than 600,000 feddans of sugar beet, Mostafa Abdel Gawad, the head of the ministry’s sug...

«Astarta-Kyiv» received the award for leadership in energy management, according to the results of the international competition Energy Management Leadership Awards, which since 2016 has been organizing the global forum Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) – an international organization that brings together representatives of ministries of energy of 25 countries worldwide, the Europea...

Sugar beet — valuable technical crop, the main source of raw materials for sugar production. It is reported by press-service of the company. Sugar beet growing season is in full swing. Phytosanitary supervision of sugar beet crops is constantly carried out. As of July 13, sugar bee...

«A’SPIK Group» will enter the retail market under the eponymous “sweet” brand. It is reported by the company on its Facebook-page. In particular, Khmelnytsk sugar producers have already launched a line of packing a “sweet product” of their own produ...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering provision of an additional USD10 million tranche to «Astarta». It is reported by press service of the bank. According to the report, these funds will be used to create additional liquidity cushion during the COVID-19 crisis.  The EBRD said the loa...

Indonesian state owned plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara III (PTPN III) will add 60,000 to 70,000 hectares to its sugar plantation to meet domestic white sugar demand, PTPN CEO Mohammad Abdul Ghani told parliament on Wednesday. It is reported by Reuters. Abdul Ghani said the expansion will use state-owned forestry firm, Perhutani’s, concession area. The size of the plantation stood at 62,583 hectares as of March,...

Suedzucker affirmed preliminary results showing its fiscal first-quarter operating profit rose 30% to 61 million euros, helped by higher sugar prices, cost savings and demand for frozen pizzas and functional dietary fibres during lockdown. It is reported by Reuters. Suedzucker on Thursday said the positive impact of panic-buying at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic had faded and was increasingly overshadowed by lower demand from...

Sugar beet pulp is in demand in domestic and foreign markets. It is reported by the company on its Facebook-page. In particular, in 2019/2020 marketing year, the main consumer of extracted sugar beet pulp from «A’SPIK Group» became a la...