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RAW MATERIAL:

The major raw material of this industrial sector is as follows:

In Pakistan sugar is produced from sugar cane and in some areas sugar beet is also used for sugar production.

                                 

During last 5-7 years due to the shortage of sugar cane in Pakistan government allowed to import the raw sugar which is inducted in between the process and refined for the final product.

Poly propylene bags are used for refine sugar packing.

Certain chemicals are used in the production for refining the sugar juice and converting it into refined sugar crystals. Some of the chemicals are Coagulant, Teloflat, Teloflak, Sulphuric acid e

      Manufacturing Process:

1)      Sampling

2)      Cleaning

3)      Slicing

4)      Diffusion

5)      Purification

6)      Evaporation

7)      Crystallization

By-products of sugarcane:

1.     Bagasse

Bagasse, the residual woody fiber of the cane, is used for several purposes, for example fuel for the boilers, production of numerous paper and paperboard products and reconstituted panel boards and as a raw material for production of chemicals.

                                                                                                

2.     Filter cake

Dried filter cake is used as an animal feed supplement, and fertilizer.

3.     Molasses

Molasses is produced in two forms: inedible for humans (blackstrap) or as edible syrup. Blackstrap molasses is used primarily as an animal feed additive but also used to produce ethanol, citric acid, and rum. Edible molasses syrups are often blends with maple syrup, inverts sugars, or corn syrup.