Govt allows sugar mills to use 6.7 lakh tons of B-heavy molasses for ethanol productionThe government has allowed sugar mills to use 6.7 lakh tonnes of B-heavy molasses as feedstock for ethanol production in the current year. ...
24 Apr, 2024, 07.25 PM IST
Govt mulls allowing excess stock of B-heavy molasses for ethanol makingThe government is contemplating allowing sugar mills to produce ethanol using their surplus B-heavy molasses amid stable sugar prices and a...
12 Apr, 2024, 01.38 PM IST
ISMA demands increase in price of ethanol made from B & C heavy molassesThe Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) urges government action following the ban on using sugarcane juice for ethanol production. To off...
09 Dec, 2023, 03.43 PM IST
Country liquor flows as countryside casts its voteThere are several businesses that flourish during the election season; one such business that no insider wants to talk about in the open is...
01 May, 2014, 05.37 PM IST
States must lift curbs on molasses trade: C RangarajanPMEAC Chairman C Rangarajan today said in order to decontrol sugar, state governments should take decision to lift curbs on trade in molass...
24 May, 2013, 09.18 PM IST
Decontrol sugar and set free the farmersForcing sugar companies to subsidise liquor only serves to depress the price factories pay farmers.
23 Nov, 2012, 08.35 AM IST
- Domestic liquor companies perform better than benchmark indices
Shares of domestic brewers have performed better than the benchmark indices in the past three months on hopes of higher profits, led by a f...
30 Jun, 2010, 12.16 AM IST
- Maharashtra allows molasses ‘export’
Export refers to selling outside the state, something state has not allowed in the past.
09 Jun, 2010, 12.21 AM IST
State sugar mills look for bailoutMills have stocked up molasses in the hope of selling high.
18 May, 2010, 12.30 AM IST
Sugar stock to be verified at all mills in UPThe UP govt has decided to verify stocks of cane, sugar and molasses or raw sugar at all mills.
26 Jan, 2010, 07.42 PM IST
- UB planning to raise USD 300-350 mn to reduce debt burden
United Spirits, the world's third largest spirits maker by volume, today said it plans to raise around USD 300-350 million to reduce its de...
30 Sep, 2009, 11.31 PM IST
- United Spirits stock plummets as Q3 net slides 66% to Rs 30 cr
United Spirits, the world’s third-largest liquor marketer, has reported a massive drop in the third-quarter net profit to Rs 30 crore, than...
23 Jan, 2009, 01.12 AM IST
- Oil surge may not set ethanol on fire
Though oil is nudging $150/barrel, punters betting on Indian sugar as an energy crop may be in for a reality check. Cars of the future | Ri...
28 May, 2008, 04.00 AM IST
- 'State can't force sugar mills to supply molasses'
UP told to constitute advisory committee to regulate supply, price.
26 Sep, 2007, 01.55 AM IST
- Apex co-op body to export raw sugar to cut inventory
The Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Sakhar Sangh, the apex body governing the 187 co-operative sugar mills in the state, is ready to flex its mu...
16 Jun, 2007, 12.17 AM IST
- Dollex Industries to double ethanol production
Dollex Industries Ltd on Wednesday said it will double the production of ethanol.
30 Aug, 2006, 11.20 AM IST
- Sugar cos fail to cash in on ethanol rush
The country is heading for a record production of ethanol this year. But that may be bad news for sugar companies.
25 Aug, 2006, 03.18 AM IST