SUGAR/ETHANOL NEWS #bioenergy

Sugar Ethanol Bioenergy Int- Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) chairman Dr. R.P. Singh on Thursday assured representatives of the state’s 133 sugar mills that the board will extend full support to them in meeting environmental compliance and consent requirements. The assurance was given during a dialogue programme with industry stakeholders, reported The Times of India.Dr. Singh underlined the importance of the sugar sector to the state’s economy and society.

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah’s recent push for CBG has given a strong boost to this optimism. In his visit to Kopargaon in Ahilyanagar district, Shah inaugurated India’s first cooperative-based CBG plant at the Sahakar Maharshi Shankarrao Kolhe Cooperative Sugar Factory.

Crystal sugar prices remain firm at São Paulo mills