Govt allows production of ethanol from sugarcane juice syrup, molassesGovt has lifted restrictions on ethanol production from sugarcane juice, syrup, and molasses for the 2025/2026 marketing year, according to...
01 Sep, 2025, 10.18 PM IST
Food Secretary sees bright sugarcane prospects, urges sugar industry consensus on export quotasFood Secretary Sanjeev Chopra anticipates a promising sugarcane crop and urges industry consensus on export quota allocation, favoring mill...
26 Aug, 2025, 12.41 PM IST
Balrampur Chini, Renuka Sugar & other sugar stocks rise up to 13% as govt lifts ethanol diversion capSugar Stocks: Shares of sugar and ethanol production companies surged on BSE following the government's decision to allow sugar mills to us...
30 Aug, 2024, 11.45 AM IST
Government lifts cap on sugar diversion for ethanol production starting in November 2024Starting November 1, 2024, the Union government will lift the cap on sugar diversion for ethanol production, allowing the use of cane juice...
29 Aug, 2024, 08.39 PM IST
Government lifting restriction on sugarcane use raises hope of sugar millsA ban on using sugarcane to make ethanol was imposed to check rising sugar prices in the domestic market.
19 Dec, 2023, 12.19 PM IST
Govt issues revised order to allow use of sugarcane juice for making ethanol in 2023-24The Food Ministry has issued a fresh order overturning the recent ban on using sugarcane juice for ethanol production. The revised directiv...
16 Dec, 2023, 07.27 PM IST
Curbs may be eased on sugar use for ethanol productionThe government's decision came amid concerns about a fall in the production of sugarcane due to erratic weather conditions, and rising pric...
16 Dec, 2023, 12.25 AM IST
Government to allow diversion of 1.7 million tonnes of sugar for ethanol productionThe Indian government is likely to permit the diversion of 1.7 million tonnes of sugar for ethanol production, just days after instructing ...
15 Dec, 2023, 09.15 PM IST
Ethanol blending rate to fall to 10%: CRISILThe ethanol blending rate in India for the ethanol supply year 2023-24 (November 2023 to October 2024) is expected to drop to less than 10%...
11 Dec, 2023, 02.06 PM IST
India's sugar production to increase by 2.5 million tonne in 2023-24: CrisilCRISIL has expected a 2.5 million-tonne increase in India's sugar production in 2023-24 due to a ban on using sugarcane juice for ethanol. ...
11 Dec, 2023, 12.01 PM IST
Fundamental Radar: Why Balrampur Chini is well placed to ride over ethanol production restrictions?Analysts at JM Financial Institutional Securities don’t see these measures having any material impact on Balrampur Chini’s bottomline as lo...
11 Dec, 2023, 09.51 AM 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
Centre should reconsider its decision on ethanol: Co-operative sugar mills federation officialSugar factories cannot survive on sugar production alone. Of the total ethanol produced in the country, 50 to 52 per cent is produced using...
08 Dec, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
Should one buy sugar stocks on dips? Prashant Biyani answers“Even though the ethanol volumes are going to take a hit for sugar companies, the margins may not be that impacted as it would be on the to...
08 Dec, 2023, 11.50 AM IST
Cane-derived ethanol prices may be hiked to woo investorsThe Indian government is likely to raise the price of ethanol derived from sugarcane juice or syrup in order to incentivize investments in ...
16 Oct, 2023, 11.33 PM IST
Govt targets 362 crore litre ethanol in 2020-21 to help sugar mills pay cane price duesThe government has also set a mill-wise target of ethanol production for every mill that has a distillery attached to it, with an all India...
14 Aug, 2020, 02.50 PM IST
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20 Jun, 2018, 09.04 AM IST