Production now runs all year instead of the traditional cane crushing season.
To enable full year production, raw sugar has to be returned by road to Plane Creek from the Bulk Sugar Terminal in Mackay for the full slack season production and as needed for production during the crush. Critical to the successful completion of the overall process was the design and construction of the raw sugar receival facility. Barclay Mowlem's multidisciplined design and construction capability and previous experience provided CSR with the confidence they required that the facility would be completed and operational on time. The hopper automatically discharges onto a conveyor belt feeding a raw sugar melter via a bucket elevator. Pipework for the steam and process fluids was also provided by Barclay Mowlem along with the control equipment and logic for the facility.