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Loading bulk sugar for export Australia’s raw sugar manufacturers and exporters have congratulated the Australian Government on securing greater access for raw sugar in the proposed Aus-UK Free Trade Agreement. The Australian Sugar Milling Council (ASMC) has acknowledged the prospect of an immediate access gain of 80,000 tonnes. “Annual improvements leading to full access after eight yea...
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Sugar power, the electricity produced from plant fibre left over from crushing cane, is providing a homegrown solution to stablising Queensland’s electricity network as Biloela’s Callide Power Station remains offline. Australian Sugar Milling Council (ASMC) Director, Economics, Policy and Trade David Rynne said co-generation facilities co-located at Wilmar’s Victoria Mill in Ingham, and Ma...
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Challenge: How can Queensland's Sugar Milling Industry Unlock the Huge Potential of Renewable Co-Generation Using Waste Products for the Milling Process to Help Decarbonise the State's Energy System? | 25 May 2021 David Rynne speaking points Thank you to Tom and Dominic for the invitation to discuss the Australian sugar industry’s renewable energy agenda and some of the commercial and r...
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