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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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Queensland’s sugarcane crop is now tipped to reach almost 30 million tonnes (Mt) this year with the 2021 harvest and crush to start next week. Australian Sugar Milling Council (ASMC) Chief Executive Officer David Pietsch said they forecast Queensland sugarcane tonnage this year to be 29.96Mt, exceeding the 2020 crush of 29.33Mt which Queensland’s sugar mills manufactured into 4.1Mt of suga...
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The Australian Sugar Milling Council says the Queensland Government’s delivery on its election commitment of a 15% reduction in irrigation water charges will deliver a boost to sugar industry confidence. ASMC Chief Executive Officer David Pietsch said the decision to reduce irrigation water charges would provide an estimated $100 million boost to the sugar industry and the Queensland econo...
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