A stalk of the sugar cane plant contains 12-14% sucrose. The process of separating sugar from the sugar cane plant is accomplished in two steps: at sugar mills and at sugar refineries. The Sugar Mills are located near the sugar cane fields. It is here that the raw sugar is sep- arated from the plant and shipped to a refin- ery. read more
A sugar cane mill can refer to a factory that processes sugar cane to produce raw or white sugar. It can also mean the piece of equipment that crushes the sticks of sugar cane to extract the juice. read more
The Cane Sugar Refinery transforms raw sugar into granulated sugar, brown sugar, and other consumer and food industry products. •Bulk raw sugar arrives at the refinery on ships or in railroad boxcars. It is mixed with warm affination syrup (a solution of water and sugar) to loosen the molasses surrounding the raw sugar crystals. read more