In India, the Economic Times newspaper reports the Indian Sugar Mills Association wants the government to restore the 50/50 split of ethanol supplies to Oil Marketing Companies to ensure sugarcane-based ethanol has the same market access as grain-based ethanol. With low sugar prices plaguing mills, ISMA wants to ensure stability for mills that will in […]
In India, Rural Voice reports that Oil Marketing Companies have kicked off the year by issuing their tenders for ethanol to source 880 million liters for the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 season that ends in November 2025. The terms of the tender favor cooperative sugar mills as ethanol suppliers, however, putting private sugar mills […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports the Indian Sugar Mills Association is seeking government support to help it achieve the country’s 20% ethanol blending target by 2030, rather than 2025 as planned, due to lower than expected sugarcane production. The government has limited the amount of cane that can be used for ethanol […]
In India, The Economic Times reported that the Indian government has allowed sugar mills to use 670,000 tons of B-heavy molasses as feedstock for making ethanol in the current year. Sugar mills in India were holding excess stock of B-heavy molasses — a byproduct of the sweetener — produced before the ban on its use […]
In India, Reuters reported that the government of India directed sugar mills not to use cane juice or syrup to produce ethanol, as local authorities try to increase sugar supplies by curtailing ethanol production. According to the Reuters report, the government was planning to discourage the diversion of sugar for ethanol production as part of […]
