Govt okays use of B-heavy molasses stock at sugar mills for ethanol production

[ad_1] The government has allowed the use of the B-heavy molasses (BHM) lying with sugar mills to make ethanol, which may see oil marketing companies (OMCs) reallocating ethanol quota to distilleries in the next 2-3 days. The move will not...

Govt may allow sugar companies to sell ethanol produced before ban on cane juice, B-heavy molasses

[ad_1] The Indian government may soon allow the sale of ethanol already produced from sugarcane juice and B-heavy molasses (BHM) before it imposed a ban in December last year with immediate effect. As the quantity of ethanol lying with mills...

Govt may not allow ethanol production from B-heavy molasses until polls are over

[ad_1] The Indian government is unlikely to lift the ban on B-heavy molasses (BHM) for its use as a feedstock to produce ethanol as there is risk of rise in sugar prices due to sentimental value, even if the country...

India’s Oct-Feb sugar output 3.10 lt lower from year-ago period, says ISMA

[ad_1] Sugar mills in India produced 255.38 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugar until February 29 in the ongoing season (October 1, 2023- September 30, 2024), down by 1.2 per cent from 258.48 lt in the year-ago period, according to Indian...

Cooperative sugar mills urge Centre to divert surplus sugar output to ethanol 

[ad_1] The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd (NFCSF) has urged the government to allow the diversion of 18 lakh tonnes of surplus sugar towards ethanol production. Representatives of NFCSF recently met with Union Government officials to press this...

Transformative growth: India’s ethanol revolution in the sugar industry

[ad_1] The sugar industry in India has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, transitioning from its traditional role as a provider of sugar to households and bulk consumers to becoming a key player in the country’s liquid energy generation.Also...