FUEL Injects Rs 200 Million in Modernization

10 years, 11 months ago - May 07, 2013

The time is the refurbishment and modernization. The sugar factories are preparing for the 2013 cut in two months, which looks better than last year. Like FUEL investing Rs 200 million in the replacement of old equipment by those at the forefront of technology.

The company also aims to strengthen its production capacity for the expansion of its activities. " We will add evaporators and centrifuges. As for heaters, they will be replaced. We consolidate for the closure of the sugar Deep River Beau Champ, "says Tiranjiv Parsan, Factory Manager of FUEL Sugar Milling Co Ltd .

Candy plans to start cutting season to June 21 However, unlike other sugar factories, FUEL could grind than 830,000 tons of cane against 858,000 last year. For the fields of its factory area in Highlands, Providence, White Mountain, among others, have been affected by an excess of rain. As for its sugar production, it will depend on the rate of extraction which itself will vary depending on the kind of winter will prevail this year. If it is a dry winter, the extraction rate will be more interesting than a wet winter.

Regarding the sugar estate Deep River Beau Champ , cutting start in mid-June. The sugar factory, which closed its doors at the end of the harvest, expects to produce about 69,000 tonnes this year against 65,000 last year. Moreover, it continues to invest in the plant continues to operate until the end of the season.

In terms of investment, Medina provides, for its part, works at a cost of Rs 100 million to replace old equipment. Candy install a boiler and a steam turbine generator, which come from St Aubin. Two steam turbines will they, replaced by electric. Everything should be operational in 2014.

" The tender for this work will begin in two weeks. The installation work will last a year , "confieRobert Mariette, General Manager of Medina Sugar Milling Co Ltd . L’établissementsucrier compte broyer385 000 tonnes de cannescette année contre 360 000tonnes l’année dernière

Side 'of Omnicane at The Hut, new cylinders will be installed to improve the extraction rate of sugar in the cup, which begins June 12 " We believe that the favourable climatic conditions of the season, we will be able to produce about 140,000 tons of sugar this year against 126,000 the year past , "said Lindsay Fayolle, Factory Manager 's Omnicane .

Au Nord, Terra Milling s’attend lui aussi à une meilleurerécolte pour la coupedont le coup d’envoi estprévu pour le 18 juin.100 000 tonnes of sugar against this year 000tonnes about 85 last year.

Text by lexpress.mu

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