The National Sugar Company (Iansa) announced the closure of the beet sugar plant the city of Los Angeles in the Biobío Region on 29th September, according to local press reports.
Austria – Inadequate beet supply forces closure of Agrana’s one of two sugar factories [Full subscriber]
The listed fruit, sugar and starch group Agrana is to close its beet sugar factory in Leopoldsdorf next year due to significant drop in sugar beet production, making it unviable to support two factories, according to local press reports.
Belgium – Suedzucker closing its Antwerp export office [Full subscriber]
Suedzucker, the largest sugar producer in Europe, announced on 18th November the closure of its export sales office in Antwerp, Belgium, as part of its strategy to focus on the EU market rather than sales outside the EU.
Sweden – Nordzucker invests €100 million to modernise its operations [Full subscriber]
Germany’s second-largest sugar producer Nordzucker will consolidate its sugar production in southern Sweden, closing one factory and investing €100 million in another. The move involves an undisclosed number of job losses, according to the company statement.
Suedzucker to close its fifth beet sugar factory – in Poland [Registered]
The top sugar producer Suedzucker plans to close a 50,000 tonne-a-year production plant in Poland as a part of a restructuring programme to address reduced profitability amidst slump in sugar prices from global glut, reported Reuter’s.
Chile – IANSA closes its beet sugar plant in Linares [Full subscriber]
The board of the Chilean Industria Azucarera Nacional SA (IANSA), confirmed on 26th July that it is shutting down its beet sugar plant in Linares.
Romania – Pfeifer & Langen to close its beet sugar factory in Oradea [Registered]
The Pfeifer & Langen-owned “Diamant” sugar factory in Oradea, one of the largest in the country, will close this spring, as it has not been profitable, according to local press reports.
USA – DowDuPont closes its cellulosic ethanol plant in Iowa [Registered]
DowDuPont has shut down its 30-million gallon (136.4 million litres) cellulosic ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa.
Israel – Kiryat Gat sugar refinery to be closed down by end of the year [Full subscriber]
Sugat announced on 2nd July that it would close down its sugar refinery in Kiryat Gat in six months, according to local press reports.
USA – Hawaii’s last sugar mill closes [Registered]
One of US’ oldest sugar industries bowed out of sugar production when Hawaii’s last sugar mill closed on December 12th after processing cane from the final harvest from its 36,000 acres (14,569 ha) plantation.
Monthly Snapshot
Raw sugar for March delivery settled at 19.82 cents/pound on January 18 after reaching a two-and-a-half-week high earlier in the session at 20.25 cents. The white sugar contract expiring in […]
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