Work has begun at the Wissington site, aiming to cut annual carbon emissions by 50,000 tonnes - with the new equipment expected to be commissioned in autumn 2026.

The largest of British Sugar’s four factories, which celebrates its centenary in 2025, processes more than three million tonnes of East Anglian-grown sugar beet every year into about 400,000 tonnes of sugar, as well as many co-products.

The process requires large amounts of heat and electricity, and the company says although it has halved the amount of steam needed in recent years, the site remains a........

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