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Hi-Fibre Canes have the potential to produce higher levels of fibre than the widely used sugarcane varieties grown for sucrose. New ‘energy’ canes combine the best of some of Australia’s current commercial sugarcane varieties with the untapped potential of wild relatives of sugarcane.

Hi-Fibre canes have been developed using plant breeding techniques that have evolved over more than 100 years and sophisticated new DNA analysis.

The technology behind Hi-Fibre Canes offers two key benefits:

• The possibility to grow a viable source of fibre to produce precursors for liquid fuels.
• Ability to use a high biomass crop to produce bio-based chemicals.

Research conducted by the CRC SIIB highlighted the economic and environmental benefits of sugarcane fibre in the production of biomass and bioenergy. For more information: www.crcsugar.com

CRC SIIB research showed that high biomass sugarcane is a sustainable and economically viable alternative to crops being assessed in the USA and other tropical sugarcane growing countries.
 

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GI Wise™ is a newly discovered, naturally occurring group of compounds that have been found to significantly reduce and control blood sugar levels. Future products based on GI Wise™ could provide effective treatment to aid the management of Type II diabetes.

GI Wise™ overcomes one of the major health obstacles of our time: elevated and sustained blood sugar levels that potentially lead to diabetes mellitus in the long term.

GI Wise™ has the potential to be used in three product areas:

• Pharmaceutical
• Nutraceutical
• Complementary medicine or dietary supplement

Compounds used to make GI Wise™ are natural and are extracted from sugarcane plants.

Recent research conducted by the CRC SIIB identified the compounds during a seven year research effort to add value to the Australian sugarcane industry. For more information: www.crcsugar.com

When tested during trials among a generic group of consumers, GI Wise™ displayed a sustained effect on lowering blood sugar post-consumption of high starch, high GI food.
 

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Barrecote™ is a fully biodegradable waterproofing technology for paper. The technology uses a plant-based coating which when applied to paper renders it waterproof while maintaining recyclability.

Barrecote™ overcomes one of the major obstacles (recyclable waterproof paper) in modern paper manufacturing and provides the opportunity to significantly reduce landfill globally.

The technology can be used in three major manufacturing industries:

• Businesses using paper coatings.
• Paper manufacturers using either online or offline processes.
• Producers of paper packaging.

The compounds used to make Barrecote™ are extracted from sugarcane after the commercial extraction of sugar has been completed.

Recent research conducted by the CRC SIIB identified the technology during a sever year research effort to add value to the Australian sugarcane industry. For more information: www.crcsugar.com

When tested during recent trials, Barrecote™ caused negligible weight gain to industry standard Kraft paper.