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Sugar Production Soars in SSY26, But Ethanol Challenges Loom Large

India’s sugar season 2026 began strongly with output up 25 percent to 12 MMT, led by Maharashtra’s rebound and more operating mills....

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English

ISMA Seeks Fair Ethanol Allocation Mechanism

ISMA has urged the government to revise ethanol procurement prices and increase supply allocations, citing rising cost pressures. While sugarcane prices rose...

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

ISMA calls for fair ethanol allocation: 150 crore litres from SCJ and BHM in Cycle-2

ISMA warns that unchanged ethanol procurement prices despite higher sugarcane FRP have created a ₹5/litre cost-price gap, making production unviable. Reduced ethanol...

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

ISMA says GST rationalisation on flex-fuel vehicles, crucial for ethanol ecosystem

India’s sugar industry seeks GST cuts on flex-fuel and ethanol-blended vehicles in the Union Budget to boost clean mobility and ethanol demand....

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

ISMA urges clear ethanol blending roadmap beyond 20% to unlock idle capacity and safeguard investments

India’s sugar and bio-energy sector seeks clarity beyond 20% ethanol blending. Despite ₹40,000 crore invested and 900-crore-litre capacity, plants are underutilized. ISMA...

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Sugar News in English

Season 2025-26: Sugar production updates by ISMA till December 15

India’s 2025–26 sugar output rose 28% year-on-year to 78.25 lakh tonnes by mid-December, driven by better cane yields and recovery in key...

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

ISMA requested to reserve at least 50% of total ethanol procurement for sugarcane-based feedstock: Minister informs Lok Sabha

The sugar industry has urged the government to reserve more ethanol procurement for sugarcane-based feedstock, noting only 289 crore litres allocated for...