The Hong Kong-based company iCell which uses a patented process to convert nutrient-rich wastewater into an alternative to fishmeal, is looking to raise US$50 million to extend into joint ventures and water treatment facilities outside of Asia-Pacific.
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Abstract The two largest categories of energy consumption in a sugar factory, after the boilers, are concentration of clear juice to syrup and process heating duties serviced using evaporator vapour bleeds. These cannot be measured directly, since both are supplied […]
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Lionnet (2013) noted that “in 1894 Deming patented a settling tank which was the forerunner of modern continuous clarifiers; Davies in 1936 gave 176 references covering 21 different types of clarifiers”. This interest in clarifiers has not stopped. Before the […]
Market analysis While the combination of market fundamentals and sentiment are informing the sugar price, currently stumbling along at US¢10/lb (as of 20th April), the emerging new normal that is […]
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