(AP) — In this Sept. 8, 2012 photo, Guillermo Castillo, 60, works on a valve that regulates the passage of sugar cane juice at the sugar processing plant "Brasil" in Jaronu, Cuba.

The Brasil sugar plant, launched in 1921, is getting a makeover and is expected to be ready in time for the upcoming annual harvest and start milling cane by February. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)