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Dubai’s Al Khaleej Sugar Refinery has agreed to build a major agro-industrial complex to produce beet sugar under a deal signed with the Egyptian government. It is reported by Reuters. The project, named Al Canal Sugar, will be located only about 200 km (125 miles) from its market, Jamal al-Ghurair, managing director of the refinery, told. Investment...

Last week, ANWIL produced the 30-millionth tonn of nitrogenous fertilisers. ANWIL, with regard to the production capacity, is the second producer of nitrogenous fertilisers in Poland and the tenth in Europe. It is reported by the press-service of the company. The Włocławek ORLEN Group company started the production of nitrogenous fertilisers 47 years ago, and the first tonn of ammonium nitrate was prod...

The tax on imported sugar, as stipulated by the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), will be maintained at 5 per cent from the beginning of this year. It is reported by vietnamnews. According to the Việt Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association (VSSA), this was a good sign for the local sugar industry, as they would face difficulties if the tax w...

As of January 10, Vinnytsia region produced 431 thousand tonnes of sugar. It is reported by «Golos Ukrainy». In 2017, the processing enterprises of Vinnytsia region procured more than three million tonnes of sugar beet — some of them were deli...

In the current season, Kharkiv region produced 118,7 thousand tonnes of sugar. It is reported by «Status Quo». Six sugar refineries worked in the region and processed 841 thousand tonnes of sugar beet. Local farmers achieved a good result, but not all...

Two sugar refineries of «Astarta» — Narkevусhi (Khmelnytsk region) and Zhdanivsky (Vinnytsia region) — continue sugar beet processing. Six refineries of the company located in Poltava and Kharkiv regions have already completed the production season. As of January 9, more than 430 thousand tonnes of sugar, about 100 thousand tonnes of molasses a...

Cygnet Sugar Refinery produced 33,1 thousand tonnes of sugar. This year, the company completed the production season 10 days earlier than planned. It is reported by the company. The sugar refinery in Andrushky, Zhytomyr region, owned by Cygnet company, processed a record amount of sugar beet — 232 thousand tonnes. It...

As of January 9, Ukraine produced 2,018 million tonnes of sugar and processed 14,07 million tonnes of sugar beet. 46 sugar refineries worked in the current season. «Sugar production has reached 2,018 million tonnes and it is higher than last year's production volumes. However, this figure is not yet final, as four more sugar refineries continue th...

In Southern India sugar mills are reeling under low production and extremely low cane crushing capacity utilisation. It is reported by SmartInvestor. While drought has resulted in low capacity utilisation due to lower cane availability, the mills are also having to deal with increasing fixed cost and price falls,...

Myanmar Sugar Development Public Co Ltd has secured state approval to invest US$20 million to build a new 5000 tonnes cane/day sugar mill in Kathar township, Sagaing Region. It is reported by International Sugar Journal. «The first phase of the mill construction and cogeneration plant is expected to be completed in a year and a half followed by another US$20 mill...