by Shien Ern Tan (S&P Global) Fuel ethanol to face feedstock, inflation challenges; Brazilian sugarcane crop and fuel policies to impact Grade
sugarcane prices
Back TO HOMEEthanol Plants to Be Set up in All Cooperative Sugarmills in Haryana: Minister
(Hindustan Times/MSN) The Haryana government has decided to set up ethanol plants in all the cooperative sugarmills to improve their financial
November 17, 2022 Read Full Article
20% Ethanol-Blended Petrol May Be Available by Dec or Jan: Puri
(The Tribune) Twenty per cent ethanol-blended petrol is likely to be available in the country from December or January, ahead
October 15, 2022 Read Full Article
High Energy Prices Fuel Investor Interest in Brazil's Idle Biofuel Capacity
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) High ethanol prices boost investor interest for plants in Brazil; U.S. fund sees inexpensive, unused capacity
June 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Govt Opens 6-Month Window for Sugar Mills to Submit Ethanol Proposals
(PTI/The Economic Times) The government is implementing a scheme since 2018 to offer soft loans to sugar mills and distilleries with
April 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Thailand to Push forward E20 Plans
(Biofuels International) A plan to make E20 a leading fuel for motorists in Thailand should eventually come into effect in
February 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Less Sugar and More Ethanol, the Survival Mantra for Maharashtra Sugar Mills
by Radheshyam Jadhav (The Hindu Business Line) As Maharashtra sugar mills start crushing season on Thursday they have a target to
October 15, 2020 Read Full Article
PM Reviews Proposed Ethanol Policy to Ensure Timely Roll-out
by Timsy Jaipuria (CNBC) India is likely to roll out a comprehensive ethanol policy to ensure reduction in dependence on
October 14, 2020 Read Full Article
India Sets Ethanol Price for Five Years to Give Mills Stability but Raises Cane Price
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports that the government has agreed to set the ethanol
August 21, 2020 Read Full Article
Utt’khand Co-op Sugar Mills to Set up Ethanol Plant
by Rohit Gupta (Indian Cooperative) With an objective to improve the conditions of cooperative sugar mills in Uttarakhand, the state government is
January 30, 2020 Read Full Article
Industry Seeks Long-Term Ethanol Pricing Formula
by Preeti Bhagat (Cogensis) The sugar industry has asked the Prime Minister's Office to announce a long-term pricing formula for ethanol
January 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Indian Cabinet Green Lights Bioenergy MOU with Brazil
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In India, All India Radio reports that the cabinet has given the green light to sign
December 26, 2019 Read Full Article
(Philippines) Congress to Probe Price, Supply Bottlenecks for Biofuels
by Charmaine A. Tadalan (Business World) The Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Biofuels is set to investigate the biofuel industry over price
August 02, 2019 Read Full Article
Ethanol to Be Central Issue in India-Brazil Meeting -Industry Group
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazil and India are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding on production and trade of ethanol when
July 19, 2019 Read Full Article
Biofuels Can Help Reduce Current Account Deficit
by Syed Akhtar Ali (The Express Tribune) Pakistan’s current account deficit has created many problems for the economy. Major imports are
July 11, 2019 Read Full Article
DA Says Urgent Task Team Needed to Support KZN’s Biofuel Industry
(African News Agency/The Citizen) It accused the African National Congress-led provincial government of doing little to aid the company -- The Democratic
July 10, 2019 Read Full Article
Maharashtra: Divert 25% Cane for Ethanol Production, Sugar Commissioner Tells Industry
by Parthasarathi Biswas (The Indian Express) Millers now say they are looking for long-term commitment from the central government to keep prices
July 03, 2019 Read Full Article
Glut in Sugar Industry: State Proposes to Use 25% Sugarcane
by Makarand Gadgil (Mumbai Mirror) The state sugar commissioner has proposed that one-fourth of the state's sugarcane be used to produce ethanol
June 13, 2019 Read Full Article
Brazil to Let Mills Sell Ethanol Directly to Gas Stations
Marcela Ayres and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) The Brazilian government on Tuesday paved the way for ethanol makers to sell the fuel
June 06, 2019 Read Full Article
How Corrupt Nexus between Sugar Industry, Governments Affect Farmers
by Jitendra (Down to Earth) The sugar industry engages around 50 farmers and two million mill workers. If there is one crop that
May 21, 2019 Read Full Article
Biofuels Production and Consumption in Brazil: Status, Advances and Challenges
by Glaucia Mendes Souza, Rubens Maciel Filho, Luís Cassinelli, Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, and Renato D. Godinho (IEA Bioenergy Task 39 Newsletter) 1. Status
May 03, 2019 Read Full Article
OMCs Float Fresh Tender for Procuring 910 Million Litres of Ethanol
by Virendra Singh Rawat (Business Standard) Domestic sugarcane value chain getting lucrative with ethanol 'topping' -- In the backdrop of the Cabinet Committee
March 15, 2019 Read Full Article
Is This the Right Time to Push for Higher Ethanol Production as India Gears up for Electric Mobility?
by Manisha Gupta (CNBC) India is working its way to a record 7.5 percent ethanol blending this year, up from last
March 13, 2019 Read Full Article
Gadkari Suggests UP Farmers to Change Cropping Pattern; Pitches for Biodiesel from Sugarcane
(Times of India) Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday suggested that farmers in Uttar Pradesh should change cropping pattern to get more
February 21, 2019 Read Full Article
Maha Sugar Mill Takes Lead in Making Ethanol from Cane Juice
(India Post News Weekly) A cooperative sugar mill in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra has taken the lead in producing fuel grade
February 19, 2019 Read Full Article
Rs 8,500 Crore Investment Lined up for Ethanol; Two-Thirds by Sugar Mills
by Virendra Singh Rawat (Business Standard) Sugar mills in the top sugar producing states viz. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are projected
February 07, 2019 Read Full Article
Can Ethanol Change Business Dynamics for Sugar Industry?
by Yash Upadhyaya (Bloomberg Quint) ... The central government in May had asked oil marketers to target 10 percent blending of
November 05, 2018 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blog: Changing Face of US Ethanol Export Markets
by Todd Neeley (DTN The Progressive Farmer) Historically, India and Brazil have been two major export destinations for ethanol produced in
October 20, 2018 Read Full Article
Govt Pushes for Ethanol, Sugar Mills Say It’s Unviable
Chiranjeevi Kulkarni (Deccan Herald News Service) The Centre’s push for ethanol, touted as an effective tool to cut oil imports, may
August 16, 2018 Read Full Article
On Energy Independence Day, India, China Surge as Leaders in Clean Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Because if you want it, here it is, come and get it, biofuels that
July 11, 2018 Read Full Article
Indian Oil to Set up Rs 9 bn ethanol plant in Adityanath's pocket borough
by Virendra Singh Rawat (Business Standard) The company has sought 50 acres from a defunct sugar mill in Gorakhpur -- Public sector
June 20, 2018 Read Full Article
Government Wants to Ease Process of Purchasing Ethanol, Says Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
(Financial Express/PTI) Just like crude oil is treated as basic raw material for making petrol and diesel, Pradhan wanted ethanol to
June 14, 2018 Read Full Article
UPDATE 1-Brazil Targets 10 pct Cut in Fuel Sector Carbon Emissions
by Leonardo Goy, Marcelo Teixeira and José Roberto Gomes (Reuters) Brazil plans to cut carbon emissions from its fuels sector by
June 06, 2018 Read Full Article
Govt Set to Announce Rs8,000 Crore Plan to Bail out Sugarcane Farmers
(Live Mint) The move comes close on the heels of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s defeat in the Kairana Lok Sabha
June 05, 2018 Read Full Article
Let’s Not Return to the Failed Protectionism over Ethanol
by Bob Dinneen and Joel Velasco (Renewable Fuels Association/Estadao (translation of Op-Ed)) ... With all of this progress then, we two
July 24, 2017 Read Full Article
World Bank: Next Victim of Cheap Oil Is Renewable Fuel
by John Siciliano (Washington Times) The World Bank said Tuesday (July 26, 2016) that low oil prices have hurt demand
August 03, 2016 Read Full Article
Dealing with India's Sugar Mess
by Prerna Sharma (Nikkei Asian Review) Global commodity markets are going through one of their worst phases, thanks to sluggish
January 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Exports, Strong Ethanol Policy Required for Salvaging Sugar Companies: Narendra Murkumbi
(Economic Times) ... This whole problem with oversupply, negative margins and industry having big losses is slowly transforming on the
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Crisis in Brazilian Sugarcane Industry with Closures and Redundancies
by Marcelo Toledo from Ribeirao Preto (Folha de S.Paulo) The pessimistic predictions of the Brazilian sugarcane industry for 2015/16 appear
July 15, 2015 Read Full Article
Low Corn Prices Favor New Type of Ethanol in Brazil
by Gustavo Bonato and Caroline Stauffer (Reuters) Low corn prices in Brazil following a bumper crop are worrying farmers but providing