Organisation: Greencore sugar

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Sugar jobs could still be saved
SUGAR factory workers want the industry to continue in Ireland, sugar beet may still be the most profitable tillage crop for many farmers, and Greencore Sugar intends to continue the business for as long as it is commercially viable.

Thu, 09 Mar, 2006

AGM to discuss bio-fuel option
THE possibility of sugar beet being used to produce bio-fuel is expected to be raised by shareholders at Greencore’s annual general meeting in Dublin today.

Thu, 09 Feb, 2006

Greencore talks on viability
GREENCORE SUGAR has started talks with beet growers and staff, with the aim of establishing whether sugar beet processing is viable in Ireland this year.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2006

Workers unsure of future for sugar plant

BEET deliveries to Mallow Sugar Factory for this season’s processing campaign will end today with the future of the industry hanging in the balance.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2006

Greencore points to risks in processing beet crop
GREENCORE Sugar warned yesterday that there are substantial risks for the company in processing a 2006 beet crop.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2006

Decision time on beet farms
THE Midland Beet Growers Association has called on IFA to conduct a secret ballot to determine how many farmers are interested in growing sugar beet in 2006.

Thu, 26 Jan, 2006

British Sugar targets Irish market as future of domestic industry in doubt
BRITISH Sugar made it clear yesterday that it hopes to sell sugar to Ireland and southern European countries that are expected to slash domestic output after European Union reforms.

Fri, 02 Dec, 2005

Sugar future not looking so sweet in EC plans

The plan to radically reform the sugar regime across Europe puts Irish production at stake, reports Agribusiness Correspondent Ray Ryan.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2005

Sugar reforms warning
GREENCORE SUGAR warned yesterday that it is vitally important to Ireland’s national interest that significant improvements are achieved in the terms of the European Union’s current reform proposals for the sector.

Thu, 10 Nov, 2005

Greencore honoured by Japanese
IRELAND’S sole beet processor, Greencore Sugar, was one of 15 European Union companies chosen from 67 applicants to participate in a world class mission to Japan.

Tue, 08 Nov, 2005

Beet wastage costs farmers €1.25m

THE average amount of soil, stones and other foreign matter delivered by sugar beet growers to factories is about 10% of gross tonnage and costs farmers an average of €1.25 million each year.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2005

Battle lines drawn on sugar industry talks
BATTLE lines will be drawn in Luxembourg tonight as the negotiations on the radical reform proposals for Europe’s sugar industry enter a crucial stage.

Tue, 25 Oct, 2005

Greencore begins beet processing
PROCESSING of this year’s sugar beet crop, worth €75 million to the country’s 3,800 growers, started at Mallow Sugar Factory yesterday.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2005

EU sugar proposals ‘threaten industry’
THE recently published European Union sugar reform proposals are more severe than anyone involved in the Irish industry had expected, Irish Sugar managing director Dr Sean Brady admitted yesterday.

Fri, 26 Aug, 2005

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