(Hindustan Times/MSN) The Haryana government has decided to set up ethanol plants in all the cooperative sugarmills to improve their financial condition and help clear payments of farmers on time, cooperative
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by Roberto Samora and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s move to sharply cut taxes on fuels, particularly gasoline, to boost his reelection chances has squeezed ethanol’s profit margins and
by Gabriel Araujo, Leticia Fucuchima and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) The governments of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, the two most-populous Brazilian states, on Monday cut local taxes on ethanol, a
by Rafaella Barros and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) New legislation approved by the Brazilian Congress late on Wednesday reinstates a tax advantage to biofuels compared with fossil fuels, which should benefit companies
Marcelo Teixeira and Maytaal Angel (NASDAQ/Reuters) …Raw sugar futures on ICE fell to the lowest since early March on Monday as Brazil’s richest state cut taxes on gasoline, possibly leading mills
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) High ethanol prices boost investor interest for plants in Brazil; U.S. fund sees inexpensive, unused capacity available; Around 40 plants are being offered as positive moment
(Press Trust of India/India Standard) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday stressed on the need to switch to alternative fuel like ethanol and said efforts are on to introduce ethanol in construction and agriculture equipment. The Union
(The Statesman) … For the past two decades, India has been making progress towards putting in place an ecosystem to increase the quantities of fuel-grade ethanol blended into petrol under
by Marcelo Teixeira (St. Kits and Nevis Observer/Reuters) Brazilian sugar cane mills are cancelling some sugar export contracts and diverting production to ethanol to cash in on high energy prices,
(The Hindu Business Line) ln the sugar season 2020-21, 22 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugar has been diverted to ethanol. Sugar mills in the country earned a revenue of around
by Donavan Lim (S&P Global Platts) Far East buyers to pay more for ethanol in 2022; Higher ethanol blending mandate in Philippines in 2022 — Asian industrial and beverage grade ethanol import
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA Foreign Agricultural Services on Nov. 12 announced Brazil took action on Nov. 5 to enact a unilateral 10 percent reduction of import tariffs
(MSN/BusinessToday.IN) The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas said on Thursday that India’s ambitious Ethanol blending plan will not affect the country’s food security as meeting food grain demand is
(News 24) SA’s sugar industry is in talks with the government over a potential subsidy that could see it convert more than a third of its annual output into biofuel.
by Andrew Russell (Daily Maverick) … All these moves show that the transition to sustainable aviation fuels is accelerating quickly. As the sector takes off, the only question is whether South
(Argus Media) Brazil’s sugar industry stands to benefit from India’s decision to expand its ethanol market, converting more of the subcontinent’s otherwise exportable sugar into biofuel and shifting more global demand
(GrainNet/Reuters) The United States and Brazil, the world’s top two ethanol producers, are expected to hold down production in coming months because of the surging cost of corn and sugar. Tight
(Reuters) India’s government will bring forward to 2023 from 2025 the possibility of fuel companies selling gasoline containing up to 20% of ethanol (E20), according to brokers and a publication in
by Kim Chipman (Bloomberg) Oil refiners’ attempt to clean up their act is bumping into growing concerns over food prices and supplies as nations seek to get back on their
(Business Recorder/Reuters) India’s government plan to increase ethanol blending in gasoline will erase the country’s exportable sugar surplus in two to three years, according to the chairman of a large Indian
by Emmanuel Desplechin (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The recent U.S. presidential election has spurred a lot of talk about what the new administration will mean for the transatlantic trade relationship after
by Isabela Rodrigues* (Advanced Biofuels USA) In October, The 20th Datagro Conference on Sugar and Ethanol 2020 took place over a virtual platform with more than 4000 attendees. This year, Brazilian
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Ethanol production and consumption in India, the world’s third largest fuel market, is expected to increase quickly in coming years as the government seems keen to push the
(IHS Markit/FO Licht) There is also early evidence that as restrictions have been lifted in China, more people there are preferring to travel by private cars or taxis rather than
by Phillip Herring (S&P Global Platts) Ethanol distributors and producers in Brazil have been adapting to the plunge in domestic demand caused by coronavirus pandemic. Special crisis management teams at each
by Isis Almeida, Michael Hirtzer, and Jen Skerritt (Bloomberg) Oil’s nosedive is sending farmers a stark reminder: they also need to be energy traders. — Growers have become more vulnerable to
by Yoga Rusmana and Eko Listiyorini (Bloomberg) Just as the world’s top sugar traders forecast a global shortage of the commodity, No. 1 raw-sugar importer Indonesia says it wants a
by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service’s annual biofuels report for the Philippines says the country is poised to produce more ethanol in 2019 and 2020 than
by Preeti Bhagat (Cogensis) The sugar industry has asked the Prime Minister’s Office to announce a long-term pricing formula for ethanol to attract more investment. It has also asked the government to
by Chandrakant Mahapatra (Bloomberg Quint) The government’s ethanol push will bring about predictability for sugar suppliers as a glut has forced them to keep prices low, according to Vivek Saraogi,
(Financial Express) Maharashtra has not be able to take advantage of the Rs 15,000-crore loan scheme of the government given for sugar mills since the balance sheets of mills are not
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Ah sugar, sugar, you are my candy girl. Fluid Quip Technologies is talking about industrial sugar of course, and its many challenges and opportunities. Check
by Jacques Moss (knect365) Paulo Corte-Real Neves is Ethanol & Oil Products Trading Director at Raizen, a leading Brazilian sugarcane producer jointly owned by Cosan and Royal Dutch Shell. We
by Cácia Pimentel* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Brazilian Biofuels Market players have been busy in the past days, with various seminars and forums organized to discuss the economic and technological development
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Large companies operating in the sugar and ethanol sector in Brazil are investing to expand capacity to produce the biofuel, due to the continuing strong local demand
(Economic Times) The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The government on Tuesday raised the price of sugarcane-extracted ethanol used for blending
by Sarita Reed and Vinicius Fontana (China Dialogue) Adding ethanol to Chinese petrol will decrease emissions but could worsen Brazil’s deforestation — There are 332 million cars on the road
by Charmaine A. Tadalan (Business World) The Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Biofuels is set to investigate the biofuel industry over price increases in molasses when the 18th Congress opens its first regular
by Tom Philpott (Mother Jones) In a mesmerizing recent article, Mother Jones’ Tim Murphy recounts the surprising backstory of one of corporate marketing’s greatest flops: Coca-Cola’s quickly aborted 1985 effort to tweak its formula
by Navtan Kumar (Sunday Guardian Live) Indian sugar mills are gradually shifting towards ethanol production in the wake of surplus sugar production in the last few years. Ethanol is increasingly becoming popular
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazil and India are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding on production and trade of ethanol when leaders of the two countries meet in Brasilia later this
by Fabiana Batista, Isis Almeida and Vinícius Andrade (Bloomberg/Yahoo!Finance) U.S. agribusiness giant Bunge Ltd. is in talks with British oil major BP Plc to form a sugar and ethanol joint venture in
(PTI/Money Control) The company has obtained in-principle approval from the Department of Food and Public distribution, for its expansion under the central government scheme, extending financial assistance to mills for enhancement
by Ed Lotterman (Bismarck Tribune) Unless National Security Adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo manage to gin up a war with Iran, the terrible crop conditions across
by Penny Fourie (North Coast Courier) The production of biofuel as an economically viable industry in South Africa is no longer viewed as a pipe dream but an attainable goal aimed
(Reuters) The Brazilian government will allow companies in the sugar and ethanol sector to raise capital for investments through the issuance of notes that are exempt from income tax, Energy Minister
by Makarand Gadgil (Mumbai Mirror) The state sugar commissioner has proposed that one-fourth of the state’s sugarcane be used to produce ethanol in a bid to reduce the glut in the sugar industry
by Rahul Wadke (The Hindu Business Line) The Sugar Commissioner of Maharashtra has recommended to the State government that ₹500 crore be made available to cooperative sugar mills in the State for developing
by Yash Upadhyaya (Bloomberg Quint) High-margin ethanol business aided India’s sugar makers’ earnings even as a record output in the domestic market pushed prices lower in the first half of the year.
by Nanda Kasabe (Financial Express) Sugar millers in Maharashtra have sought the intervention of the Niti Aayog to ensure long term purchase agreements with Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) on the lines of
(MENAFN) The ethanol market is splitting in two, which is having a big impact on the crops used to make the biofuel: corn in the US, and sugar in Brazil. There’s a
(Business Times/Bloomberg) Brazil’s sugar mills can make the switch to ethanol easier than ever before, making it harder to predict how much sweetener will come from the world’s biggest producer and
by Virendra Singh Rawat (Business Standard) Domestic sugarcane value chain getting lucrative with ethanol ‘topping’ — In the backdrop of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approving Rs 2,790-crore interest subvention for
(University of Queensland/Phys.Org) Gene-editing sugarcane for use in renewable energy and bio-plastics could help secure the industry’s future. The University of Queensland’s Professor Robert Henry said sugarcane’s reinvention as an
by Preeti Bhagat and Stuti Chawla (Cogencis) Banks have disbursed only 4 bln rupees of the 61.4-bln-rupee soft loan approved by the government to help sugar mills boost ethanol production, a senior government
(India Post News Weekly) A cooperative sugar mill in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra has taken the lead in producing fuel grade ethanol directly from sugarcane juice in the state, a senior
Maha El Dahan and Dahlia Nehme (Reuters) Commodities trading firm Louis Dreyfus expects faster switching between sugar and ethanol production in Brazil, with more flexible mills leading to “dramatic” price-driven
by Virendra Singh Rawat (Business Standard) Sugar mills in the top sugar producing states viz. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are projected to account for 40% and 30% of the fresh ethanol
by Nicolle Monteiro and Castro Beatriz Pupo (S&P Global) Brazilian ethanol prices, production and consumption patterns are more than ever driven by oil and gasoline prices. — Ethanol’s share of the 2018-19
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For some time, as the advanced bioeconomy has continued its pivot to deployment-scale diesel and jet

The outlook for 2019/20 remains uncertain as the EU and world sugar prices attempt to recover from multi-year lows seen
Ajay Modi (Business Standard) OMCs had entered into contracts with sugar mills to procure 1.6 billion litres of ethanol during the
(Bloomberg) … Millers could make more sugar as oil drop damps ethanol view … The one thing that kept the rout
by Ratnajyoti Dutta (S&P Global Platts) India is set to double its blending in the 2018-19 (October-September) season and achieve an 8%
by Paige Müller (Creamer’s Engineering News) Despite the local sugar industry championing a bioethanol fuel subsidy as a potential method
By Ashna Mishra (Cogencis) After facilitating a soft loan of 61.39 bln rupees, the food ministry will soon seek Cabinet approval
by Ana Ionova and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazilian sugar companies are increasing their capacity to produce ethanol in the face of depressed
by Virendra Singh Rawat (Business Standard) Blames previous governments for shutting, selling off state sugar mills — Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on
by Yash Upadhyaya (Bloomberg Quint) … The central government in May had asked oil marketers to target 10 percent blending of
(Bloomberg/Hellenic Shipping News) The processing plants peppering the agricultural heartland of Brazil attest to the country’s position as the world’s biggest
by Dilip Kumar Jha (Business Standard) To add 250 mn litres of new capacity to the existing 2,750 million litres — …
by Isis Almeida and Fabiana Batista (Bloomberg Quint) … (Luis) Matos is one of millions of Brazilians who have cut back on
by Virendra Singh Rawat (Business Standard) The company has sought 50 acres from a defunct sugar mill in Gorakhpur — Public sector
(Live Mint) The move comes close on the heels of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s defeat in the Kairana Lok Sabha
by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha Tanakasempipat (Reuters) Thailand has allocated an additional 300,000 tonnes of raw sugar for ethanol production this year,
by Mike Verdin (AgriMoney) Ethanol parity “has lost relevance” as a floor for world sugar prices, in a sign of Brazil’s
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazilian mills are doing everything they can to keep raw sugar off the global market as Brazil’s cane
by Agnieszka De Sousa (Bloomberg) Any oil price move could have knock-on effect in sugar market; That’s because biofuel made from cane
by Kunal Bose (Business Standard) Interview with Abinash Verma — Sugar prices at mill gate and retail outlets will remain at the levels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, the Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade has approved a recommendation to impose a
by Sophie Byron (Platts) … As the 13th largest producer of sugar in the world, Colombia is sitting on a substantial natural
by Marcelo Teixeira and José Roberto Gomes (Reuters) An overhaul of Brazil’s biofuels policy in coming days, aimed at cutting the
by Audreyanna Thomas (Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc./Stabroek News) The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) would like to provide some information which
by Mario Parker and Fabiana Batista (Bloomberg) Brazil weighing tariffs on imports made from U.S. grain; Hedge funds cut corn holdings,
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In January 2014, REG acquired LS9 for a purchase price of up to $61.5 million. Most
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Terpenes may be the most unloved class of energy molecule of all time, if you compare
(AgriMoney.com) Sugar futures recovered from a one-year low amid ideas that their tumble has taken them to the “floor” of
by Sarantis Michalopoulos (EurActiv) EU farmers are “very concerned” about the impact of the European Commission’s change of heart on
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Digest had a well-received webinar on C5 and C6 sugars, featuring in-demand industry consultant David Dodds
(Hoosier Ag Today/NAFB News Service) U.S. Fuel Ethanol exports are up sharply in the current marketing year, thanks in part
by Anthony Boadle and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi has asked Brazil’s foreign trade council to impose tariffs on
by Fabiana Batista (Bloomberg) Buying of cheaper U.S. fuel made from corn surged in February; Price of local supply made from
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) When USDA forecasts of corn ethanol exports to China dropped below 80 million gallons from
(MoneyControl) Amid demand from the industry to allow retail sugar prices to rise up to Rs 45/kg, Union Minister Nitin
by Paul Bryan (Biofuels Digest) Without a significant cost of CO2 emissions, biofuels will never gain enough market share to meaningfully
by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui (Business Recorder) State-controlled Brazilian oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA is considering lowering wholesale gasoline and diesel
by Lais Thomaz* and Dan Quadros** (Advanced Biofuels USA) With diverse and dynamic programming involving agribusiness, food safety, nutrition, sustainability and
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Leaf Resources Limited (ASX:LER) is focused on making sustainable products from plant biomass, offering an advanced
by Lorenz Bauer (Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc./Biofuels Digest) What’s up with C5 and C6 sugars? Given that a significant portion
by David MacNeal (Ars Technica) The facility smell? “That’s money,” Todd French says. “That’s what it smells like.” — “By
by Prerna Sharma (Nikkei Asian Review) Global commodity markets are going through one of their worst phases, thanks to sluggish
by Sriram Lakshman (The Hindu Business Line) The move will decrease pollution and encourage a diversion in the sugar industry’s output
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Byogy has developed a catalytic platform that converts any source of ethanol, butanol, mixed alcohols,
by Luis Ferreira Alvarez (Council on Foreign Relations) As Brazil’s Petrobras corruption investigation continues to roil its economy and politics,
by Shreya Jai & Deepak Patel (Business Standard) CCI investigation finds proof of collusion in selling ethanol to oil marketing
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the terrestrial world, oxygen is colorless, odorless, and try to get through an hour
by Laís F. Thomaz* (Advanced Biofuels USA) The effect of increased consumption of ethanol due to the reduction of state
(CCTV-America) Sugar prices are near record lows causing Brazilian companies to reduce their output in favor of a more profitable
(Economic Times) … This whole problem with oversupply, negative margins and industry having big losses is slowly transforming on the
by Chris Prentice and Niu Shuping (Reuters) Recent news from China makes depressing reading for commoditiesproducers, with a slowing economy, tumbling
by Olatomiwa Bifarin* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Around 770,000 BC, it was fire, at some point – wood, dung and coal,
(Platts) Argentinian ethanol producers are pressing the government to boost the blend in gasoline to 12% from 10%, an effort
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Though challenges remain, particularly in affordable feedstock, the US National Research Council says “Despite impressive
(The Star) Mumias Sugar will start buying bagasse and molasses from rivals to feed its ethanol production plant, it said after
by Pamela Rockwell* (Advanced Biofuels USA) It was fitting that the VIII annual ISO DATAGRO New York Sugar and Ethanol
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Corn producers, ethanol producers and crude oil refiners: locked in a rollercoaster of commodity prices,
(Moneycontrol.com) Praj Industries has been on focus post reports suggesting that ethanol blending with petrol could become a reality soon. Praj,
(US Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is offering to
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New York, in the wake of a $37 million Q1 loss in its sugar
(US Department of Agriculture/4-Traders) September 30, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the
by Vivek Waghmode (Times of India) Farmer leaders on Tuesday stepped up their demand for permission to tillers to produce ethanol from sugarcane they
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …The financing of biofuels is founded, to put it as simply as possible, upon the
(Business Recorder) The US government is close to buying surplus sugar to sell to ethanol producers at a loss, in
by Charles Abbott (Reuters) The White House will decide in coming weeks whether to attempt to blunt low prices in
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …Today, we could use a good five-cent renewable sugar, suitable for microorganisms that, from sucrose,
by Bernadette Tansey (Xconomy) The South San Francisco company LS9 recently produced five tons of industrial chemicals from plant sugars
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Guido Ghisolfi is a confident man. A chemical engineer by trade, at 55, he’s
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …In California, Virdia, formerly HCL CleanTech, a leading developer of cellulosic sugars, today announced major
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) …Between 2006 and 2011, the price of sugar, while having numerous peaks and valleys,
Codexis, Mascoma Show that Low-Cost Sugar is the Key, as Biofuels Moves from R&D into Industrial Era
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …“The government rushed into investments, with no diligence,” says Codexis chief Alan Shaw. “They are
by Jayashree Bhosale & Madhvi Sally (Economic Times) Sugar mills aren’t keen on selling ethanol to petroleum marketing companies this