Sugar Refining News

New Buyer for BSI makes Proposal - $10.8 M Dollars more in Sugar Payments for ...
The Guardian, Belize
The Belize Sugar Industries Limited is in the process of hearing a proposal by a company interested in purchasing the majority interest in BSI through the purchase of equity in the company. American Sugar Refining (ASR), the parent company of Tate and ...

North American Refiners Retool to Process Oil From Shale Formations, an ...
Energy Digital (press release)
SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - May 16, 2012) - Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- North American Petroleum Refiners are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in capital and maintenance projects to process the ...

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CVR Rejects $2.6 Billion Bid, Says Icahn 'Undervalues'
Bloomberg
The bid by CVR's largest shareholder “contains an extraordinarily long list of conditions that provide Mr. Icahn with maximum flexibility to avoid closing the offer,” the Sugar Land, Texas-based refining company said in a statement today. Icahn on Feb.

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NY sugar, cocoa end up, coffee off, trade technical
Reuters
Escalating violence in Syria has slowed sugar refining to a virtual standstill, with smuggling set to rise as Western sanctions hobble trade finance and disrupt imports of the staple sweetener, trade sources said. * Sugar beet sowings in most Russian ...

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Syria sugar refineries paralysed, smuggling seen soaring
euronews
By Jonathan Saul and David Brough LONDON (Reuters) – Escalating violence in Syria has slowed sugar refining to a virtual standstill, with smuggling set to rise as Western sanctions hobble trade finance and disrupt imports of the staple sweetener, ...

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Exclusive: Syria sugar refineries paralyzed, smuggling seen soaring
Reuters
By Jonathan Saul and David Brough | LONDON (Reuters) - Escalating violence in Syria has slowed sugar refining to a virtual standstill, with smuggling set to rise as Western sanctions hobble trade finance and disrupt imports of the staple sweetener, ...

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Tongaat Hulett sees strong revenue growth on higher production, prices
Creamer Media's Engineering News
Profit from operations included R402-million from the Mozambique sugar operations, R621-million from Zimbabwe, R51-million from Swaziland, R93-million from the South African agriculture, milling and refining operations and R261-million from its sugar ...

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North American Refiners Retool to Process Oil From Shale Formations, an ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SUGAR LAND, TX, May 16, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- North American Petroleum Refiners are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in capital and maintenance projects to ...

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Domino sugar plant settles pollution lawsuit
Baltimore Sun
By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun The owner of the Domino sugar refinery in the Inner Harbor has agreed to pay a $200000 civil penalty and install pollution controls to settle a federal lawsuit accusing the plant of violating the Clean Air Act.

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What is Demerara Sugar?
Care2.com
Without question, we all have a pretty good idea of what sugar is. White refined sugar, which is the most common form of sugar commercially found, is usually made from either sugarcane (a perennial grass) or sugar beets (a sort of tuber).

ConfectioneryNews.com
Imperial Sugar reports $6.5m loss in Q2
ConfectioneryNews.com
Last year's results also included a $3.6m contribution from Imperial's Gramercy, Louisiana refinery, which has been operated by Louisiana Sugar Refining (LSR) since January 2011. The company said it would not hold a conference call to discuss the ...

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Imperial Sugar widens H1 net loss
just-food.com (subscription)
The company said its prior year's second quarter results included a $3.6m pretax gain related to the contribution of the Gramercy, Louisiana refinery to Louisiana Sugar Refining. The company's operating losses also widened in the period, to $11.9m from ...
Imperial loss tops $6.5 million in second quarterBaking Business (registration)

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Domino Sugar's Owners Sued Over EPA Air-Pollution Allegations at Baltimore Plant
Baltimore City Paper (blog)
By Van Smith American Sugar Refining, Inc., has been sued by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the operation of boilers at its iconic Domino Sugar plant overlooking Baltimore's Inner Harbor. According to the lawsuit, filed May 9 in US ...
EPA Agrees To CAA Settlement With Sugar Refinery GiantLaw360 (subscription)

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Imperial Sugar Company Announces Second Fiscal Quarter 2012 Results
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
The prior year's second quarter results include a $3.6 million pretax gain related to the contribution of the Gramercy, Louisiana refinery to Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC. Net sales for the second fiscal quarter were $203.0 million, compared to $192.2 ...

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Imperial Sugar Company Announces Second Fiscal Quarter 2012 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
The prior year's second quarter results include a $3.6 million pretax gain related to the contribution of the Gramercy, Louisiana refinery to Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC. Net sales for the second fiscal quarter were $203.0 million, compared to $192.2 ...
Imperial Sugar widens H1 net lossjust-food.com (subscription)
Imperial loss tops $6.5 million in second quarterBaking Business (registration)

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Sugar Cane Growers celebrate 50 years
Co-Operative News
The primary functions of the co-operative are to harvest, transport and process the grower-members sugarcane and the sales of raw sugar to American Sugar Refining, Inc. (ASR) that is co-owned by the co-operative and Florida Crystals Corp.

Louis Dreyfus to acquire Imperial Sugar as investors try to block deal
ConfectioneryNews.com
Commodities group Louis Dreyfus has reached an agreement to acquire refined sugar processor Imperial Sugar for around $203m. The deal is being financed through a cash tender offer and second step merger at $6.35 per share. However, some Imperial Sugar ...

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Birkenhead: sweet as
Northern Star
The coral pink buildings and tower of Birkenhead's Chelsea Sugar Refinery give it a Tuscan look. THE air smells sweet, like warm golden syrup or spun candyfloss. The scene in front of me is sweet too. Auckland City, with its audacious vertically and ...

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Birkenhead: sweet as
Fraser Coast Chronicle
The coral pink buildings and tower of Birkenhead's Chelsea Sugar Refinery give it a Tuscan look. THE air smells sweet, like warm golden syrup or spun candyfloss. The scene in front of me is sweet too. Auckland City, with its audacious vertically and ...

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MSM profit rises on higher export sales, average price
Malaysia Star
For the quarter ended March 31, the refined sugar producer achieved 5.7% higher revenue of RM531.759mil compared with RM503.172mil in the year-earlier period. In its statement on Bursa Malaysia, the group attributed the improved performance to ...

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