Sugar Industry Technologists, Inc is the world's leading organization in cane sugar refining, founded in the United States in 1941 by several North American sugar refineries. It has since grown to an international association with a membership of about fifty corporate sugar refining companies, and about fifty corporate allied companies with over five hundred individual members from around the world. Our members enhance their professional careers and network with fellow cane sugar refiners from around the globe! Our purpose is to improve the operations of the sugar refining industry by presenting, discussing, and sharing scientific information about the management and technical aspects of sugar refining and encouraging original research in this field.