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India’s maize shortage raises concerns over ethanol production and feed supplies

Drought-related supply constraints and rising ethanol demand are tightening India’s maize availability, intensifying competition among ethanol, poultry, starch and food-processing industries. GEMA...

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ESY 2026-27: OMCs invite bids for around 1100 crore litres of ethanol; Sugarcane Juice and B-Heavy Molasses excluded

Oil marketing companies have invited bids for 1,100 crore litres of ethanol for ESY 2026-27, excluding sugarcane juice, syrup and B-heavy molasses...

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ESY 2025-26: OMCs receive 84.5 crore litres of ethanol in August; ethanol blending remains at 20%

India's ethanol blending programme continues to strengthen, with oil marketing companies achieving the 20% blending target in August 2026. Higher ethanol procurement,...

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ESY 2025-26: OMCs receive 93.5 crore litres of ethanol in July; ethanol blending remains at 20%

India’s OMCs received 93.5 crore litres of ethanol in July 2026 and blended 100.4 crore litres, maintaining the 20% ethanol blending target....

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Modi Biotech wins ₹140 crore ethanol order; total book ~₹540 crore

Modi Biotech, a Modi Naturals subsidiary, secured a ₹140 crore ethanol supply order from OMCs, taking total disclosed orders to about ₹540...

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BCL Industries’ ethanol order book hits 15.11 crore litres after fresh OMC allocation

BCL Industries and Svaksha Distillery received additional OMC ethanol allocations totaling 4.37 crore litres for Q4 ESY 2025-26. Their combined ethanol order...

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Ethanol-diesel blending may not be viable, tests flag sharp drop in flash point

Tests by state-owned oil companies found ethanol-diesel blends fail required flash-point specifications because ethanol sharply lowers the fuel’s flash point, limiting their...

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Ethanol-blended diesel fails safety test, says govt; wider use ruled out for now

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...