Ground Broken for Cane Refinery C onstruction is now officially underway on the new state-of-the-art, 3,100-ton-per-day Louisiana Sugar Refining (LSR) refinery at Gramercy, La., following an early February groundbreaking ceremony. The refinery is a joint venture of Louisiana sugarcane growers and millers, Cargill and Imperial Sugar Company. For the roughly 700 Louisiana sugarcane growers, the sugar refinery means economic stability and teaming with reliable production, marketing and distribution partners, according to grower-owned cane mill group leaders. For Imperial Sugar Company, the new refinery will result in the retirement of Imperial Sugar’s existing refinery, built originally in 1898. Following the startup of the Louisiana Sugar Refining refinery in 2011, Imperial will own or participate in two of the most modern sugar refineries in North America. Imperial Sugar’s other major sugar refining plant is located at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga. Imperial Sugar CEO John Sheptor said construction adjacent to the existing refinery would allow LSR to take advantage of current infrastructure and operational support, and promote an orderly transition from the existing refinery to the new, state-of-the-art refinery while at the same time keeping the option of running the existing refinery longer if needed.” Alan Willits, president and business unit leader for Cargill Corn Milling UNDISPUTED TRACK STAR !"#$ %#"&'()*+$, !"#$ %"-$#.'/, !"#$ #$/*01/$, WHY SETTLE FOR ANYTHING LESS? !"#$%#&'"#($)&#*++,"-.*&"/#%"*&0,")# $%# &'"# 123445# 6",.")# 1$7.89&,*-:# );)&"(# .)# &'"# -$(%$,&# 9# &'"# 123445# 6",.")# &,*-&$,)# -$("# <.&'# &'"# +&.9 =./":# )0)+"!).$!># <'.-'# -0)'.$!)# "?",;# ,./@"># 70(+# *!/# ,0&# &'"# &,*-&$,# "!-$0!&",)A# 2'"# 1$7.8"9&,*-# 0!/",-*,,.*@"#*8)$#+,$?./")#-$!)&*!&# -$!&*-&#<.&'#&'"#@,$0!/>#<'.-'#@.?")# ;$0# # 0+# &$# B4C# 8"))# )8.++*@"A#2'.!D# $%#.&#*)#/$.!@#B4#'$0,)#$%#<$,D#.!#*#E# '$0,#/*;A## 123445#6K=LK6 F'"!# +*.,"/# <.&'# *# G3G9'+# 5H2I# "!@.!"#*!/#BJ9)+""/#5H2I#+$<",)'.%&# &,*!)(.)).$!># ;$0# @"&# &'"# ($)&# +,$/0-&.?"># +$<",%08># *!/# ,"8.*78"# &,*-&$,#.!#&'"#(*,D"&A# YOU CAN COUNT ON US FOR EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS AND THE BEST IN DEALER SUPPORT. 1"&'2&&. 9-:)*'+; A-+;-.:0. B*'C0 D'*.28B0';: E*.;-.:0. 345!665!36748 <4=!66>!4?@48 <4=!753!=7448 <4=!6?4!>=448 <4=!<<5!76>?8 <4=!676!<7<7 F*)&:$0 . G-.0$ H-&''& I*J-28K-$/ L-0#M8B*%%: <4=!65=!=744 <4=!?56!>54? 345!667!5744 345!>76!7?54 345!>>3!>4=4 2v !"#$%&'()*+,-.&'/!+0) THE SUGARBEET GROWER (Upper Midwest) March 2010

The Sugarbeet Grower Magazine ~ Vol 49 Number 3 March 2010