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Corporate Social Responsibility3An OverviewI. Production ProcessAfter ripening of the sugarcane crop in October-November, the crushing ofsugarcane continues till March and April. This period is termed as the crushingseason. It can stretch up to a maximum of 150 days.Sugar is a major carbohydrate and derived largely from sugarcane and to asmaller extent from sugar beet. There are three main simple sugars sucrose,fructose and glucose. The natural sugar stored in the cane stalk or beet root isseparated from rest of the plant material through a process known as refining.The sugarcane crop occupies the land for at least two years, blocking the land toall other crops.The sugar manufacturing process involves the following steps:• Pressing of sugarcane to extract the juice.• Boiling the juice until it begins to thicken and sugar begins to crystallize.• Spinning the crystals in a centrifuge to remove the syrup, producingraw sugar.• The raw sugar is then washed and filtered to remove remaining nonsugaringredients and color.• Crystallizing, drying and packaging the refined sugar 1212One-man Commission Report, Competition Commission of Pakistan. 2009 (REPORT OF THE COMMISSION APPOINTEDBY THE HONOURABLE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN, THROUGH ORDER DATED 2.10.2009 IN THE TITLEDPETITIONS, TO DETERMINE THE COST OF PRODUCTION AND PROFIT MARGy 20