Tag: ethanol blending
Centre halts sugarcane-based ethanol purchases for 2026-27 supply year, citing price pressures
The government has directed oil marketing companies (OMCs) to stop procuring ethanol made from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup and B-heavy molasses in the 2026-27 supply…
Rice use for ethanol may rise as maize, sugarcane acreage falls this Kharif season
New Delhi: India may have to rely more heavily on rice for ethanol production this year as lower kharif acreage under maize and sugarcane raises…
Can ethanol save sugar sector? ET Conversation with DG ISMA – The Economic Times Video
India’s sugar industry is facing pressure from rising cane costs, stagnant sugar and ethanol prices, and excess ethanol capacity despite heavy investments, says India Sugar…
Balance sheets of sugar cooperatives changed due to ethanol blending: Amit Shah
Ethanol blending has transformed the balance sheets of sugar mills and India’s sugar cooperatives sector has benefitted immensely after Narendra Modi became the prime minister,…
Sugar industry has survived due to use of ethanol: Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the sugar industry has survived due to the advent of ethanol, and asserted there is a need for…