2. Sugar crystallization

Economic data

• Economic context

  With beet containing between 16 and 19% sugar, and yields of around 10 to 11 tonnes of white sugar per hectare, metropolitan France produced 4.23 Mt (million tonnes) of white sugar in 2000-2001, with 35 factories whose average capacity in tonnes of beet per day is close to 11,769 t bett. / day. The number of sugar factories will continue to decline. Some industry...

Bibliography

In Engineering Techniques

Agri-food treaty :

• BONAZZI (C.), BIMBENET (J.-J.) -  Séchage des produits alimentaires. Principes.  -  (2003).
• BONAZZI (C.), BIMBENET (J.-J.) -  Séchage des produits alimentaires. Application et études de cas...

Manufacturers

Main manufacturers

A list of the main manufacturers can be found in :

• the July-August special issue of Industries alimentaires et agricoles ;

• once a year in the International Sugar Journal ;

• in the sugar directory [publisher AGP (antenne générale de publication)].

Organizations

Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA) http://www.inra.fr

Centre d'étude et de documentation de l'Industrie sucrière (CEDUS) http://www.lesucre.com

Syndicat national des fabricants de sucre (SNFS)

Fonds d'intervention...

Websites

Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation, de la Pêche et des Affaires rurales    http://www.agriculture.gouv.fr

Textes de lois (France et Europe), bulletins officiels des ministères http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

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