Sugarcane Archives

Sugarcane harvest for the second half of December 2020

by Sugarcane.org | Jan 19, 2021 | Harvest, News

Sugarcane harvest update in South-Central Brazil for the second half of December 2020 Harvest update – Bi-weekly...

UNICA’s member mills will donate 1 million liters of alcohol

by Sugarcane.org | Jan 15, 2021 | News

The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA), through its members, will donate one million liters of alcohol for the production of alcohol gel and alcohol 70% for use in the containment of the coronavirus pandemic. The objective of the effort is to contribute...

One hundred million elephants

by Eduardo Leão | Aug 10, 2020 | air quality, ethanol

Written by Eduardo Leão de Sousa, Executive-Director at UNICA The elephant is the heaviest terrestrial animal on our planet. On average, it weighs 5 tonnes. Now, imagine 100 million of them placed on a giant scale, whose balance pan is the size of a large city, such...

Ethanol will help countries meet GHG goals now

by Leticia Phillips | Jul 15, 2020 | ethanol, sustainability

Policymakers around the world are working on plans which promise to phase out fossil fuels and introduce a carbon neutral environment for future generations. The European Union’s Green Deal seeks to make the Continent climate neutral by 2050, a target to be enshrined...

Stepping up on biodiversity – learnings from Brazilian sugarcane

by Emily Rees | Jun 3, 2020 | environmental protection, sugarcane

Brazilian sugarcane producers play a vital role in preserving biodiversity while providing sustainable food, innovative green packaging and solutions for green transport. Delivering on the Paris Agreement climate goals requires an international effort and...

Putting Ethanol to good use in fighting COVID-19

by Sugarcane.org | Apr 14, 2020 | covid-19, sugarcane sector

The devastating impact of Coronavirus looks set to reach Brazil and other countries in the region with numbers of local cases rising. We have seen how across the world, as individuals and healthcare services seek to limit the risk of the infection spreading, essential...