Wilmar staff provided the Burdekin Women in Sugar group with a firsthand look at the sugar manufacturing process when the group attended a private tour of Wilmar’s Invicta Mill recently.
The visit was hosted by three women from the Wilmar Sugar and Renewables business: Group Manager Asset Management Systems Sharon La Spina and Invicta Mill process improvement engineers Claire Dowling and Jessica Wilson.
Mrs La Spina said the eight participants enjoyed seeing how sugarcane was transformed into raw sugar.
“Most of them had never been inside a mill, or hadn’t been since they were in primary school, so they really appreciated the opportunity,” she said.
“As well as getting insight into the milling process, they got to sample some of the products along the process – from massecuite to molasses and raw sugar.”
The November 17 tour wrapped up with afternoon tea at the Giru CWA Hall.
While Wilmar doesn’t offer public tours of its factories, Grower Marketing consultants Meghan Wilson and Fiona Villis team can facilitate private tours for grower suppliers to give them a firsthand look at where the sugarcane they supply is manufactured into raw sugar for the world market.
Growers who wish to express interest in attending a factory tour in 2024 are asked to contact Meghan on 0437 669 118 or Fiona on 0437 297 978.
Pictured at the Invicta Mill tour are, from left, Kylie Sibson, Sharon Stockham, Lisa Pozzebon, Sharon La Spina, Claire Dowling, Jessica Wilson, Barbara Cole, Fiona Villis and Judy McDermott
Wilmar’s Claire Dowling (left) and Jessica Wilson (second from left) led the private mill tour for Women in Sugar Burdekin
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