John Distilleries, which makes Paul John single malts, recently announced a capacity expansion at its Goa facility. John Distilleries, set up in 1996, makes several popular whiskies, including Original Choice, but it was Paul John single malt that put the company on the global map. Sazerac’s backing has helped Paul John whisky make deep inroads internationally. Clearly, a lot of …
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 …
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 …
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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