Brazilian Sugar Mills

Posted under sugar - May 25th, 08

Brazilian Sugar Mills
As the world demand for sugar and ethanol increases, so do Brazil’s sugar mills. Over the past few years, sugar mill numbers have been growing in Brazil, and they are forecast to continue doing so until at least 2015. In 2005, Brazil had 320 sugar mills, in 2006, this number had risen to […]

Sugar Cane In Brazil

Posted under sugar - May 22nd, 08

Brazil is the world’s largest grower of sugar cane. It is estimated that in 2008 alone, Brazil will grow over 300 million tons of sugar cane. Brazil takes sugar cane very seriously indeed, and has poured many millions of dollars into research and development for better and higher sucrose strains of sugar cane. In 1999, […]

Icumsa 100 - Cane Sugar

Posted under sugar - May 15th, 08

ICUMSA100 Sugar
ICUMSA 100 sugar is refined sugar of a lower grade and lower cost than ICUMSA 45. A light white color, it does not posses the visual appeal of sparkling white ICUMSA 45, however ICUMSA 100 is nevertheless food grade sugar and safe for human consumption.
ICUMSA Ratings
The ICUMSA ratings system is one set out by […]