Sugar mills in Maharashtra diverting biz towards ethanol production
1 year, 7 months ago

Sugar mills in Maharashtra diverting biz towards ethanol production

Hindustan Times  

Many sugar mills in Maharashtra are shifting their business towards the production of ethanol due to high demand from the oil industry and more returns. Shekhar Gaikwad, sugar commissioner of state, said, “There is more demand from oil industries for ethanol blending but existing mills are not able to provide the required supply. We are following the Brazil model, as per market demand they are diverting their production between sugar and ethanol.” Gaikwad said, “If we compare the last three years’ data, we can say that demand is more than supply. The demand for ethanol was met by the sugar mills in 2020-21 to the tune of 89.81 per cent, in 2021-22 to the tune of 85 per cent and this year in 2022-23 it was 36.27 per cent.” “This year there is ₹12,000 crore turnover in the ethanol sector in Maharashtra,” said Gaikwad.

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Government lifts restrictions on ethanol production from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Government lifts restrictions on ethanol production from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup

The Hindu  

The government has lifted restrictions on production of ethanol from sugarcane juice, b-heavy and c-heavy molasses for the next ethanol supply year that begins in November. In a communication on Thursday, the Department of Food and Public Distribution said sugar mills and distilleries can produce ethanol, as agreed with oil marketing companies, from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, b-heavy or c-heavy …

India’s ethanol blending goals: Balancing fuel production and food security
4 months ago

India’s ethanol blending goals: Balancing fuel production and food security

The Hindu  

India is on its way to achieve its target of blending 20% of petrol with ethanol by 2025-26, going by the milestones on blending percentages crossed so far and the increase in ethanol production capacity. Status of ethanol production capacity Twenty per cent by 2025-26 would mean producing some 1,000 crore litres of ethanol for blending with petrol. The roadmap …

Shah urges sugar mills to diversify ethanol production, eyes 2025 blending target
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Shah urges sugar mills to diversify ethanol production, eyes 2025 blending target

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday called on sugar mills to explore alternatives to sugarcane for ethanol production, pushing for a multi-dimensional approach to biofuel manufacturing. Speaking at an event organized by the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories, Shah said India would achieve its 20 per cent ethanol blending target by 2025-26, ahead of the original 2030 …

India's ethanol production gradually shifts from sugar to maize and rice
5 months, 3 weeks ago

India's ethanol production gradually shifts from sugar to maize and rice

Hindustan Times  

India achieved higher production of ethanol from grains like maize, compared to sugar, after the government’s push away from sugar for producing ethanol, Mint wrote, adding that the share of ethanol produced from grain is currently at 51% for November 2023-October 2024, citing two officials who had access to the information. Till June 9, India produced 357.12 crore litres of …

Maha produces 41.25 lakh quintal more sugar this year
8 months ago

Maha produces 41.25 lakh quintal more sugar this year

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: This year, sugar production has increased by a whopping 41.25 lakh quintal as compared to last year with a total 207 sugar factories, both cooperative and private, contributing to this achievement by producing a massive 1,093.55 lakh quintal of sugar. Despite fewer sugar factories initiating the sugarcane crushing process this year, there has been a significant increase in all …

Industry welcomes levy of export duty on molasses
11 months, 1 week ago

Industry welcomes levy of export duty on molasses

The Hindu  

The government’s order to levy 50% export duty on “molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar” will make available more molasses for ethanol production, according to the India Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association M. Prabhakar Rao, president of the Association, said in a press release that almost 15 lakh tonnes of molasses, which is nearly 10% of molasses …

Sugar stocks surge as government reverses ban on sugarcane juice for ethanol production
1 year ago

Sugar stocks surge as government reverses ban on sugarcane juice for ethanol production

Live Mint  

Sugar stocks experienced a notable surge, with gains of up to 7.7% in today's trading session, following a new order from the food ministry. The order reversed the earlier ban on using sugarcane juice for ethanol production, allowing both sugarcane juice and B-heavy molasses for green fuel production in the 2023–24 supply year. This reversal followed the government's December 07 …

ISMA demands higher price for ethanol from B heavy molasses
1 year ago

ISMA demands higher price for ethanol from B heavy molasses

The Hindu  

The Indian Sugar Mills Association on Friday suggested compensatory increase in pricing for ethanol produced from B and C heavy molasses in the wake of the direction of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution restricting the use of sugarcane juice and syrup for ethanol production. “While acknowledging the government’s intent to balance the needs of consumers, ISMA …

Government directs sugar mills to not use sugarcane juice for ethanol production to keep prices in check
1 year ago

Government directs sugar mills to not use sugarcane juice for ethanol production to keep prices in check

The Hindu  

The Centre on December 7 banned the use of ‘sugacane juice and sugar syrup’ for ethanol production in the 2023-24 supply year that started this month, in order to maintain adequate sugar availability for domestic consumption and to keep prices under check. In a letter issued to all sugar mills and distillers, the Food Ministry directed them “not to use …

The complex path to biofuel sustainability
1 year, 3 months ago

The complex path to biofuel sustainability

The Hindu  

Until a few years ago, working on biofuels called for constant justification in the face of electric vehicles taking over the world. The policy target in India of achieving 20% ethanol blending with petrol by 2025-26 is expected to be met almost entirely by 1G ethanol made from sugar cane and foodgrains. The groundwater depletion implications of growing sugar cane …

Sugar production estimated to decline in Maha, retail prices could rise
1 year, 3 months ago

Sugar production estimated to decline in Maha, retail prices could rise

Hindustan Times  

After recording a 17 percent drop in 2022-23, sugar production in Maharashtra is expected to drop by over 11 percent this year. “The area under sugarcane cultivation is expected to remain at 14.37 lakh hectares this year as against 14.83 lakh hectares last year,” said an official from the sugar commissionerate. The recovery rate is expected to remain 10 percent …

India’s excess sugar production is guzzling groundwater
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s excess sugar production is guzzling groundwater

The Hindu  

In 2021-2022, India surpassed Brazil to become the largest sugar producer in the world, producing 359 lakh tonnes – an all-time high. If we don’t address the chronic overuse of groundwater in the sugar industry soon and effectively, India’s agricultural sector will be at risk of collapse. In the same year, of the 394 lakh tonnes of total sugar produced, …

Sugar production expected to see a slight dip amid rising ethanol demand
1 year, 4 months ago

Sugar production expected to see a slight dip amid rising ethanol demand

The Hindu  

Sugar production in the 2023-24 sugar season, which starts in October, is expected to be 317 lakh tonnes as against 328 lakh tonnes during the current season. Preliminary estimates by the Indian Sugar Mills’ Association show that total production will be 362 lakh tonnes compared with 369 lakh tonnes in the ongoing season, which will end on September 30. Sugar …

Govt unlikely to allow sugar exports next season
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt unlikely to allow sugar exports next season

Live Mint  

The department of food and public distribution is unlikely to allocate quota to sugar mills for export or allow Indian mills to export sugar in 2023-24 to ensure domestic supply and keep prices in check. This comes in the backdrop of India’s sugar production in the ongoing season dipping to 32.4 million tonnes from the initial estimates of 36.5 mt, …

Sugar production in Maharashtra drops by 320 lakh quintals
1 year, 7 months ago

Sugar production in Maharashtra drops by 320 lakh quintals

Hindustan Times  

Given that the season for crushing sugarcane ended in April, Maharashtra’s sugar production has decreased by 320 lakh quintals compared to last year. At least 210 sugar mills produced 1,053.17 lakh quintals of sugar in 2022-23 as opposed to 1,373 lakh quintals in the previous year. This year in 2022-23, Maharashtra produced 1,053 lakh quintals of sugar by crushing 1,052 …

Sugarcane route is not sufficient to achieve E20 target: official
1 year, 7 months ago

Sugarcane route is not sufficient to achieve E20 target: official

Live Mint  

Sugarcane alone is not sufficient to achieve the 20% blending target, said Union Food and Public Distribution Secretary Sanjeev Chopra on Tuesday. “However, only sugarcane route is not sufficient to achieve the 20% blending target, therefore, ethanol from food-grains such as maize, damaged food grains and rice available with Food Corp of India has also been allowed,” Chopra said while …

Extra 1 million tons sugar exports possible if domestic output meets estimate, says govt. official
1 year, 9 months ago

Extra 1 million tons sugar exports possible if domestic output meets estimate, says govt. official

The Hindu  

India, the world's second-largest sugar-producing nation after Brazil, can export an additional one million tonnes of the sweetener if the domestic output reaches an estimated 33.6 million tonnes this year, a senior Food Ministry official said on March 6. "More exports are possible and we have a cushion for exports of additional one million tonnes, suppose the overall production reaches …

India Becomes World's Largest Producer of Sugar With 394 Lakh Tonnes Output; Check Details
2 years, 2 months ago

India Becomes World's Largest Producer of Sugar With 394 Lakh Tonnes Output; Check Details

News 18  

India has emerged as the world’s largest producer of sugar with a record production of about 394 lakh metric tonnes of sweetener being produced during the sugar season 2021-22. Out of this, 35 LMT sugar was diverted to ethanol production and 359 LMT sugar was produced by sugar mills, according to an official statement. It is also noteworthy that for …

For sugar stocks, ethanol prices must hit sweet spot
2 years, 3 months ago

For sugar stocks, ethanol prices must hit sweet spot

Live Mint  

Shares of sugar companies such as Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd and Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd are down 28-33% from their 52-week highs seen in April. In SS2021-22, 3.4 million tonnes of sugar production were estimated to be diverted for ethanol, according to Indian Sugar Mills Association. Initially, it capped the export volumes at 10 million tonnes, but following the …

Understanding India’s ethanol blending policy
2 years, 7 months ago

Understanding India’s ethanol blending policy

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, to advance the date by which fuel companies have to increase the percentage of ethanol in petrol to 20%, from 2030 to 2025. Since two decades, India has been moving towards putting in place an ecosystem to have more ethanol blended into …

Ethanol blend in petrol to be raised to 20% in 3 years
2 years, 7 months ago

Ethanol blend in petrol to be raised to 20% in 3 years

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, to advance the date by which fuel companies have to increase the percentage of ethanol in petrol to 20%, from 2030 to 2025. A 2021 report by the NITI Aayog said that “immense benefits” could accrue to the country by 20% ethanol blending by 2025, such …

Ethanol helps sugar mills clear arrears to farmers
2 years, 10 months ago

Ethanol helps sugar mills clear arrears to farmers

The Hindu  

Sugar mills’ sale of ethanol to oil marketing companies helped them earn additional revenue and clear cane price arrears to farmers, the Department of Economic Affairs said in the annual Economic Survey placed in the Parliament on Monday. The department said that in the past four sugar seasons ending 2020-2021, sugar mills/distilleries generated revenue of about ₹35,000 crore from the …

Centre approves ethanol price hike by up to Rs 1.47 per litre for mixing in petrol
3 years, 1 month ago

Centre approves ethanol price hike by up to Rs 1.47 per litre for mixing in petrol

Firstpost  

Higher mixing of ethanol in petrol will help cut India’s oil import bill and also benefit sugar cane farmers as well as sugar mills The Union Cabinet on Wednesday hiked the price of ethanol extracted from sugarcane for blending in petrol by up to Rs 1.47 per litre for 2021-22 marketing year starting December, as part of its target to …

Urgent need to stop licences for new sugar factories: Nitin Gadkari
3 years, 2 months ago

Urgent need to stop licences for new sugar factories: Nitin Gadkari

The Hindu  

Urging farmers in Maharashtra and other parts of the country to focus on producing ethanol from sugarcane juice instead of sugar, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said there was a pressing need to stop issuing fresh licenses to set up sugar factories in the State and elsewhere. Loss-making enterprise Expressing …

‘Ethanol production absorbed 2 MT of sugar’
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Ethanol production absorbed 2 MT of sugar’

The Hindu  

Almost two million tonnes of sugar were diverted for ethanol production during the last sugar season, Sudhanshu Pandey, Food Secretary, said at a webinar on sugar output on Friday. During the current season, which started on Friday, about 3.5 MT of sugar are expected to be used for ethanol production in the country. Abinash Verma, Director General of the Indian …

Nearly 17 million tonnes of surplus foodgrains to be used for ethanol making: Food Secretary
3 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 17 million tonnes of surplus foodgrains to be used for ethanol making: Food Secretary

The Hindu  

The government on Friday said around 17 million tonnes of surplus foodgrains will be utilised, apart from sugarcane molasses, for manufacturing ethanol to achieve the target of 20% blending with petrol by 2025. In the 2020-21 marketing year that ended last month, Mr. Pandey said the sugar mills were able to divert roughly about 2 million tonnes of sugar towards …

Indian Govt to Advance Implementation of 20 Percent Ethanol Blended Gasoline by 2 Years
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian Govt to Advance Implementation of 20 Percent Ethanol Blended Gasoline by 2 Years

News 18  

India's government will bring forward to 2023 from 2025 the possibility of fuel companies selling gasoline containing up to 20% of ethanol, according to brokers and a publication in the country's official gazette on Wednesday. "The central government hereby directs that the oil companies shall sell ethanol blended petrol with percentage of ethanol up to 20% as per the Bureau …

Rising global prices, ethanol production aiding market sentiment on sugar stocks
3 years, 9 months ago

Rising global prices, ethanol production aiding market sentiment on sugar stocks

Live Mint  

MUMBAI: Domestic sugar companies have struggled on the profitably front over past few years, given surplus production and depressed prices in the country. An export quota at 6 million tonne is helpful but the projected surplus will keep sugar prices in check this year as well. However, offering some respite are the rising global prices, which will help Indian sugar …

Maha Mills on Rush as Govt's Ethanol Push Prompts Sugar Mills to Raise Production
4 years ago

Maha Mills on Rush as Govt's Ethanol Push Prompts Sugar Mills to Raise Production

News 18  

The Centre's push for ethanol seems to have encouraged the sugar factories to increase cane crushing, as 149 mills in Maharashtra have produced 109 lakh quintal sugar within a fortnight of the beginning of the crushing season this year, an official said. "It shows the enthusiasm of operators of sugar mills towards ethanol production," B B Thombare, chairman of West …

Govt. may extend soft loans to grain-based distilleries to boost ethanol production
4 years, 1 month ago

Govt. may extend soft loans to grain-based distilleries to boost ethanol production

The Hindu  

To boost ethanol production in the country, the government is considering extending subsidised loans to grain-based distilleries also under the ongoing scheme, according to government sources. The sources also mentioned that the grains-based distilleries association says that they have at present 75 crore litres capacity for ethanol making. When the scheme was launched in 2018, the sources said the government …

OMCs, Sugar Mills And Banks to Set up Escrow Account to Pay For Ethanol Procurement
4 years, 4 months ago

OMCs, Sugar Mills And Banks to Set up Escrow Account to Pay For Ethanol Procurement

News 18  

Sugar mills, oil marketing companies and banks are willing to enter into an agreement to create an escrow account for payment of ethanol procurement, a move that will enable sugar factories to avail soft loans for setting up distilleries, the food ministry said on Saturday. Banks could now consider giving loans to even those sugar mills that have weak balance …

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