Sugar beet; source of innovation
Together with around 9,000 beet growers and 850 employees, we work on producing plant-based solutions for a sustainable future. This includes food products, animal feed, protein from beet foliage, biobased products, and green energy: Bright Beet Solutions. We work with passion to get the best out of the beets and to contribute together to a circular economy. There is no waste; we make optimal use of all parts of sugar beets.
135 Applications
Sugar beets as a replacement for petroleum? It could very well be possible. The potential of the beet as a source for innovative and sustainable solutions in the food and non-food sectors is tremendously vast. We can already name 135 possible applications. That's precisely what we do in the Bright Beet Book, the world's first book made from beet paper. Browse through it and let yourself be amazed by the incredible potential of the beet.
Discover the world of thick juice: an insight into our sugar production
One of our fundamental processes is thick juice refining. This annual event is invaluable for our sugar production. During this period, we process stored thick juice from the beet campaign into crystal...
Sugar Beet Campaign: Efficient Processing After a Challenging Growing Season
The sugar beet campaign has gone well in terms of processing at the factories after a challenging growing season with heavy rainfall at the beginning and drought at the end. The last sugar beets have now...
Sugar Beet Campaign starts after challenging growing season
Following a challenging growing season, the sugar beet campaign started today, with the first sugar beets being processed in our factories in Dinteloord and Hoogkerk. At our German facility in Anklam the...
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