Industry
Ensuring Safety through Continuous Improvement
By definition, safety is a never-ending commitment. It’s a mindset that is reflected in the actions of every worker, as well as by leaders who invest in ongoing programs to make safety an integral part of operations.
Sheptor Addresses Students at Business Today Conference
John Sheptor, president and CEO of Imperial Sugar Company, issued a challenge to a group of university students attending the recent Business Today Conference in Austin, Tx.
Visual Factory Techniques Keep Plant Humming
There are four sugar packaging production lines at Imperial Sugar’s cane sugar refinery at Gramercy, La., being run over three eight-hour shifts by 12 different operators – each with a quota to fill. Every minute used to make a changeover or reset costs hundreds of bags of sugar in lost production.
LSR Sugar Refinery Gets National Media Attention
Associated Press reporter Alan Sayre, based in New Orleans, reports on the new LSR cane sugar refinery currently under construction at Gramercy, Louisiana. The Washington Post and ABC Business News are among the national media to carry the story.
Sugarbeet Growers Tour Imperial’s Rebuilt Refinery
A group of 22 members of the American Sugarbeet Growers got a close look at Imperial Sugar Company’s rebuilt state-of-the-art sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Georgia.
New Refinery Strengthens Louisiana Sugar Industry
“This is a great day for our sugar industry and for Louisiana,” said Governor Bobby Jindal, who keynoted the recent groundbreaking of the new Gramercy plant. “Sugar is an important part of our history and it’s an important part of our future.
The Vision for the New Louisiana Sugar Refinery
The three leaders of the joint venture to build the new Louisiana Sugar Refinery at Gramercy, La., took time from ground breaking events on Wednesday, February 3, to talk about their vision for the new million-ton-per-year cane sugar refinery.
Louisiana Sugar Refining: A New Era of Competitive Strength
Alan Willits, President, Business Unit Leader, Cargill Corn Milling North America, Lonnie Champagne, General Manager, Louisiana Sugar Cane Products and John Sheptor, President and CEO of Imperial Sugar at groundbreaking of new Louisiana Sugar Refining plant.
Groundbreaking Set for Large, New Sugar Refinery
Even as heavy machinery and workers are doing preliminary work, construction officially gets underway Wednesday, February 3, in Gramercy, Louisiana, on what will become one of the largest capacity sugar refineries in the United States.
New Web Site Delivers News of LSR Refinery
A news and information Web site has gone online to provide a steady flow of updates on construction and other developments for the new million-ton-per-year sugar refinery at Gramercy, Louisiana.
Sugar Consumption – Looking Forward into 2010
Looking forward in 2010, there are several driving factors that can and will influence sugar consumption here in the U.S. and globally — the economy, the continued movement away from high fructose corn syrup back to all natural sugar, strong end users’ demand, the trend to natural foods, and the consumer demand for simpler ingredients.
WASDE: No Change in Sugar Supply
The December USDA WASDE report – World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate – shows no change from the previous month in projected 2009/2010 sugar supply and use. Reporting December 10, the USDA estimated domestic sugar supply at 11.6 million tons, down 5.2 percent compared with a year earlier.
American Crystal Sugar Tours Gramercy Refinery
Continuing its commitment to sharing industry-wide safety practices in the sugar refining process, Imperial Sugar recently welcomed visiting executives from Minnesota-based American Crystal Sugar Company to Imperial’s Gramercy cane sugar refinery, 35 miles northwest of New Orleans.
Focus on Safety at Landmark Sugar Symposium
The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry – top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
Fair Trade Means Fair Price
Next time you swirl a spoonful of sugar into your morning coffee, you might also be helping provide fresh water for a family in Paraguay. That’s the idea behind “Fair Trade,” an organized social movement and market-based approach that advocates the payment of a higher price to farmers and producers in developing countries.
Sugar Beet Harvest Underway
Idaho’s sugar beet yields appear good in the early going of the Magic Valley harvest, which started Sept. 8, according to Vic Jaro, president and CEO of the Amalgamated Sugar Co. in Boise.
USDA: 2010 Sugar Marketing Allocations
The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced the initial fiscal year (FY) 2010 allocation of the overall sugar marketing allotment (OAQ) among domestic sugar beet and sugarcane processors.
USDA Sets 2010 Sugar Tariff-Rate Quotas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the establishment of the raw and refined and specialty sugar import tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) and the domestic sugar overall allotment quantity (OAQ) for fiscal year 2010.
Rise in World Sugar Prices Does Not Equal Shortage
Due mainly to declines in Indian and Brazilian sugar cane production (the world’s two largest producers), global sugar prices have risen 88 percent this year to a 28-year high of around 26 cents a pound — competitive with American prices, also for the first time in 28 years.
