Due to the long history of the Südzucker Group in sugar production, the company owns key know‐how in processing biomass. In the last decades, the product portfolio was extended from sugar to various products such as ethanol, starch, proteins, or glucose syrups. This article presents Zeitz as the largest production site of the Südzucker Group today. The historical development is described and the synergies between the different units from which the location benefits today as a highly integrated site. Recent R&D activities are presented, and existing technologies are discussed as future perspectives to further develop Zeitz.

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Südzucker集团的生物炼油厂Zeitz –现状和未来展望

由于Südzucker集团从事制糖业的悠久历史，该公司拥有生物质加工的关键技术。在过去的几十年中，产品组合从糖扩展到了各种产品，例如乙醇，淀粉，蛋白质或葡萄糖浆。本文将Zeitz视为当今Südzucker集团最大的生产基地。描述了历史发展以及不同单位之间的协同作用，今天该地点已成为高度集成的场所，因此可从中受益。介绍了最近的研发活动，并讨论了现有技术作为进一步发展Zeitz的未来观点。