In India, the Times of India newspaper reports that India is expected to prohibit sugar mills from diverting sugarcane juice, syrup and B-heavy molasses into ethanol during the 2026-27 ethanol supply year, beginning November 1. The move is intended to protect domestic sugar supplies after 2025-26 production fell well below initial expectations because of weather […]
In India, the Financial Express newspaper reports that the cabinet has agreed to increase prices for C heavy molasses-based ethanol by 3%. The prices for B heavy molasses- and sugarcane juice-based ethanol remained unchanged. As oil marketing companies buy ethanol predominantly from B heavy molasses and sugarcane juice, the purchasing price for them shouldn’t change […]
In Kenya, Kenyans wrote the president has ordered the Agriculture, Energy, and Treasury to draft rules that would see molasses converted into ethanol in an effort to reduce fossil fuel imports. The ministries have 90 days to submit to the president their suggestions for next steps. To promote domestic production, the president aims to ban […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports that Oil Marketing Companies have opened their first procurement tender since the government halted most ethanol production from sugarcane juice and B-heavy molasses. The tender doesn’t permit the inclusion of those types of ethanol for its 2.67 billion liter tender. The tender is to supply ethanol between […]
