Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra led India in sugarcane utilisation for combined sugar and ethanol production in 2025-26, at 878 LMT and 1,045...
Sugar markets strengthened sharply on August 11, with NYBOT Raw Sugar #11 rising 1.58% to 16.73 cents/lb and London White Sugar #5...
India’s ethanol programme has improved sugar mills’ financial viability, supporting timely FRP payments to sugarcane farmers. Surplus sugar diverted to ethanol rose...
IFGE says ethanol and EVs should complement each other in India’s energy transition. E20 has reduced crude imports by 30.2 MMT and...
India’s ethanol-diesel blends failed required diesel flash-point safety standards as ethanol sharply lowers the flash point, the government told Parliament. While ethanol...
India may increase rice use for ethanol by 15–20% as maize and sugarcane acreage declines. Rice currently accounts for 26.79% of ethanol...
On August 10, sugar futures closed higher, with London White Sugar #5 rising 2.70 to 506.10 and NYBOT Raw Sugar #11 gaining...
India is considering restricting sugarcane diversion to ethanol in the 2026-27 season to increase domestic sugar supplies and curb record prices. The...
Former Maharashtra minister Jayant Patil has urged the sugar industry to shift from conventional sugar production to a multiproduct biomass sector, expanding...