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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Agriculture / sugarcane production
Spanish term or phrase:central azucarero
El central azucarero "El Palmar" de la familia Vollmer, comenzó a funcionar en 1956 y ha marcado siempre un hito fundamental en cuanto a organización, administración y calidad de los productos finales se refiere.
IS THIS SIMPLY AN ESTATE, OR SOME SORT OF COOPERATIVE, OR WHAT?
Explanation: could process either sugar cane or sugar beets...
lots of instances on the web of El Palmar being called a sugar company, but I believe mill is more precise.
Interestingly, I'm doing a ton of stuff on sugar mills, but in Mexico they're called ingenios....
2002 SPRI CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS OF PRESENTATIONS MARCH 10-13, 2002 ...In the cane raw sugar mill, it is expected that ultrafiltration of the clarified ... Update on the Use of Hydrogen Peroxide at Central El Palmar Refinery, ... www.spriinc.org/buton7abs2002.html - 80k - Cached - Similar pages
[DOC] sugar annualFile Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML
... are Central Azucarero Portuguesa, Central El Palmar, and Central La Pastora. ... of the creation of a state-owned sugar mill in the state of Barinas, ... www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200405/146106323.doc - Similar pages
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Central Azucarero Portuguesa, Central El Palmar, and Central La Pastora. ... in 2002 of the creation of a state-owned sugar mill in the state of ... www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200405/146106323.pdf - Similar pages
..::Tablopan - An Opportunity::..It is adjacent to a large sugar mill, Central El Palmar, from which it obtained its bagasse in the past. Central El Palmar is now burning all its bagasse to ... www.elpalmar.com.ve/tablopan/pages/opportunity.html - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF] Literature Review on Use of Nonwood Plant Fibers for Building ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
Summary: The energy balance in an integrated sugar mill- ... plant of central El Palmar. The Sugar Journal. 3: 12-16. (no abstract available) ... www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr80.pdf - Similar pages
Thanks Marian! Could I contact you again if I have any doubts? I am translating a book on rum production in Venezuela. My e-mail is wendy@e-verba.com 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
I agree with Marian about "sugar mill." "Sugar cane mill" sounds like an awkward translation. I've had a lot of experience with agricultural texts, and I've never heard "sugar cane mill."
if you really need to distinguish between the old and the new, you could always say "modern sugar mill" for the "central". I really don't think you want to use "sugar cane mill", as "sugar mill" is exponentially more common...
From reading your comments to Yaotl´s response, I think that you might want to change your term for "ingenio". I understand that "ingenio" refers to the machine, whereas the "central" is the whole facility or even the company
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sugar plantation/manufacturing/plant
Explanation: It sounds to me like this is a family-owned business.
Laurel Clausen United States Local time: 18:44 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
Yaotl Altan Mexico Local time: 20:44 Native speaker of: Spanish, Italian PRO pts in category: 16
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Asker: The thing is, I need to find some way to distinguish between the earlier "ingenio" of the 19th century and the "central" of the 20th century. And they're both "sugar cane mills" as far as I can tell!
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