Mackay alternative sugarcane processing pilot project: equipment and product test sampling phase

This project tested a pilot alternative sugarcane processing facility in Mackay. The demonstration plant was used to separate components of the sugarcane plant and produce research samples for the development a various high-value products, supported by necessary ancillary systems and equipment. The CRCNA’s investment funded operational activities such as equipment and laboratory hire, freight and transport for sugarcane, and general research activities. It did not fund the construction of the semi-commercial facility, which will proceed if the pilot phase proves successful.

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