Wilmar Sugar

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Level 1, 5-21 Denham Street

Townsville QLD 4810

www.wilmar-international.com

4 January 2017

NEWS RELEASE

The last of Wilmar Sugar's eight mills finished crushing yesterday morning (Tuesday 3 January).

Inkerman Mill at Home Hill crushed the last stick of cane about 10.30am Tuesday, finalising the season for both the Burdekin region and the whole Wilmar Sugar group.

Cane Supply and Grower Relations General Manager Paul Giordani said Wilmar's four Burdekin mills had crushed a total of 8.71 million tonnes this season - the fourth largest crop ever processed in the Burdekin region.

"We lost a lot of time to wet weather in 2016, but that in-season rain also produced one of the region's biggest crops on record," he said.

"We ended up with about 410,000 tonnes more cane than originally forecast. It's a tribute to all sectors of the industry that we've been able to get the whole crop off the ground."

Mr Giordani extended his thanks to Inkerman Mill employees, growers and harvesting contractors for persevering through to the end of a long and challenging season.

On a group-wide level, Wilmar Sugar crushed a total of 16.86 million tonnes at its eight mills - about a million tonnes more than the pre-season forecast.

Mr Giordani said Wilmar Sugar was committed to an extensive capital and maintenance program at all of its mills over the coming months, despite the shorter maintenance season.

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FINISH DATES

The crush-out dates for all mills were:

  • Invicta Mill (Burdekin) - Sunday 18 December

  • Kalamia and Pioneer mills (Burdekin) - Friday 23 December

  • Macknade Mill (Ingham) - Saturday 24 December

  • Proserpine Mill - Sunday 25 December

  • Plane Creek Mill (Sarina ) - Tuesday 27 December

  • Victoria Mill (Ingham) - Wednesday 28 December

  • Inkerman Mill (Home Hill) - Tuesday 3 January.

ISSUED BY : Wilmar Sugar Australia Limited

CONTACT : Leanne Oliveri (Community Relations Manager) DURING OFFICE HOURS : 0409 272 794

EMAIL : leanne.oliveri@wilmar.com.au

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