AbstractSugar production requires both thermal and electrical energy. These activities also generate emissions from bagasse combustion, grid electricity, and process inputs. This study assesses the potential environmental impacts of gate-to-gate sugar production, identifies process hotspots, and evaluates two boiler improvement scenarios at PG X in East Java, Indonesia. The assessment employs a process-based Life Cycle Assessment using operational data from the 192-day 2025 milling season, a functional unit of 1 kg of ready-to-sell Superior High-Grade Sugar (SHS), and a reference flow of 29,768,100 kg of SHS. Modeling was conducted using SimaPro 10.1.0.2, Ecoinvent 3.8, and the CML-IA Baseline midpoint method to evaluate global warming, acidification, eutrophication, photochemical oxidation, and human toxicity. The baseline results per kg of SHS were 5.845 kg CO₂-eq, 0.00857 kg SO₂-eq, 0.00578 kg PO₄³⁻-eq, 0.000380 kg C₂H₄-eq, and 0.615 kg 1,4-DCB-eq. The boiler emerged as the primary modeled hotspot, linking bagasse combustion, steam generation, internal electricity production, combustion emissions, and ash generation. Scenario 1 showed a modeled Global Warming Potential (GWP) reduction of 8.05%, although human toxicity increased by 0.55%. Scenario 2 yielded greater modeled reduction potentials for photochemical oxidation (13.10%) and acidification (9.02%), while GWP remained unchanged. These differing responses indicate that to avoid overlooking burden shifting, boiler improvements must be evaluated across multiple impact categories. The scenario results represent the modeled improvement potentials rather than the field-validated retrofit performance.Keywords: bagasse combustion, boiler emissions, gate-to-gate, Life Cycle Assessment, sugar production Abstrak Produksi gula membutuhkan energi termal dan listrik. Kegiatan tersebut juga menghasilkan emisi dari pembakaran bagasse, listrik jaringan, dan input proses. Penelitian ini menilai potensi dampak lingkungan produksi gula gate-to-gate, mengidentifikasi hotspot proses, dan mengevaluasi dua skenario perbaikan boiler di PG X Jawa Timur, Indonesia. Penilaian menggunakan process-based Life Cycle Assessment dengan data operasi masa giling 2025 selama 192 hari, functional unit 1 kg SHS siap jual, dan reference flow 29.768.100 kg SHS. Pemodelan memakai SimaPro 10.1.0.2, Ecoinvent 3.8, dan CML-IA Baseline midpoint untuk global warming, acidification, eutrophication, photochemical oxidation, dan human toxicity. Hasil baseline per kg SHS adalah 5,845 kg CO₂-eq, 0,00857 kg SO₂-eq, 0,00578 kg PO₄³⁻-eq, 0,000380 kg C₂H₄-eq, dan 0,615 kg 1,4-DCB-eq. Boiler menjadi main modeled hotspot karena menghubungkan pembakaran bagasse, steam, listrik internal, emisi pembakaran, dan abu. Skenario 1 menunjukkan modeled Global Warming Potential (GWP) reduction sebesar 8,05%, tetapi human toxicity meningkat 0,55%. Skenario 2 menghasilkan modeled reduction potential lebih besar pada photochemical oxidation dan acidification, masing-masing 13,10% dan 9,02%, sedangkan GWP tidak berubah. Perbedaan respons menunjukkan bahwa perbaikan boiler perlu dinilai secara multikategori agar burden shifting tidak terabaikan Hasil skenario merupakan modeled improvement potentials, bukan field-validated retrofit performance.Kata kunci: emisi boiler, gate-to-gate, Life Cycle Assessment, pembakaran bagasse, produksi gula