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Domestic oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Wednesday floated a tender for procuring 124 crore litres of ethanol during the current ethanol supply year (ESY), which concludes in October this year.

Sugar Ethanol Bioenergy Int- India is allocating record rice volumes for ethanol production as it struggles with unprecedented inventories that are likely to swell further with the arrival of the new season crop, a reversal from earlier shortages that led to export curbs. Turning more rice to ethanol is helping to reduce rice stocks in the world's biggest producer and exporter of the grain and keeping India's ambitious ethanol blending programme on track despite a drop in supplies of traditional feedstock sugar cane.

Sugar Ethanol Bioenergy Int- RIO DE JANEIRO, is leaning toward corn as the raw material for a renewed foray into ethanol, potentially sidelining sugarcane and beleaguered sugar producer Raizen, three Petrobras sources familiar with the matter said, citing preliminary evaluations

Sugar Ethanol Bioenergy Int- The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has made an initial purchase of 30,000 tonnes of white sugar through an international tender seeking around 200,000 tonnes, according to European traders on Tuesday

Sugar Ethanol Bioenergy Int- Vietnam is planning to switch completely to ethanol-blended gasoline from next year, opening up the possibility for the Southeast Asian country to import more ethanol and corn from the United States.The Ministry of Industry and Trade has submitted a proposal to the government to switch to E10 - a blend that mixes gasoline with up to 10% of bioethanol, according to ministry documents reviewed by Reuters. It currently uses the RON95 and RON92 unleaded gasoline standards.

Sugar Ethanol Bioenergy Int- India's drive to produce more ethanol is leading its farmers to switch away from growing oilseeds, undermining government efforts in the world's largest buyer of cooking oils to reduce costly imports.Helped by record corn and rice harvests, New Delhi is using more of the grains to make ethanol and meet its target of blending 20% of the biofuel additive with gasoline. The process, however, produces Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS), a protein-rich byproduct that is flooding the animal feed market.

Sugar Ethanol Bioenergy Int- India and Japan have agreed to broaden their cooperation in areas such as carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), green chemicals, biofuels, and advanced technologies in the energy sector. This understanding was reached during a ministerial-level India-Japan Energy Dialogue held on Monday via video conferencing. The dialogue was co-chaired by India’s Minister of Power, Manohar Lal, and Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Muto Yoji.

Sugar Ethanol Bioenergy Int- SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, US — Looking to expand its presence in southeast US markets, POET, a leading global biofuels producer, has agreed to acquire the Green Plains Inc.'s Obion, Tennessee, US, ethanol plant for $190 million in cash, including an estimated $20 million in working capital.The Green Plains Obion facility was commissioned in 2008.

Sugar Ethanol Bioenergy Int- Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said that India has successfully achieved 20 per cent ethanol blending in petrol in 2025, five years ahead of its original target set for 2030. Highlighting the country’s clean energy progress, the minister noted that ethanol blending in petrol has risen from just 1.5% in 2014 to 20% in 2025, a nearly 13-fold increase over 11 years. Mr Puri emphasised that the shift towards ethanol-blended fuel has not only bolstered energy security but also led to significant economic and environmental benefits. Ethanol production has surged from 38 crore litres in 2014 to 661.1 crore litres by June 2025.

Sugar Ethanol Bioenergy Int- The Indian government has permitted sugar mills and distilleries to produce ethanol from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, B-heavy molasses (BHM), and C-heavy molasses (CHM) during the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26 without any restrictions.

Sugar Ethanol Bioenergy Int- India has allowed production of ethanol from sugarcane juice, syrup and all types of molasses without any restrictions on volumes in 2025/2026, the government said in a notification on Monday.The world's second-biggest sugar producer had restricted production in the current marketing year because of a drop in sugarcane supplies.

Sugar Ethanol Bioenergy Int- In a significant policy shift, the Indian government has removed the longstanding cap on the amount of sugar that can be diverted for ethanol production in the 2025–26 Ethanol Supply Year (ESY). The Food Ministry issued this move on September 1, citing unprecedented monsoon-driven sugarcane surplus and a need to support the ethanol blending targets. Industry leaders have welcomed the change, calling it a “jackpot for farmers,” as it promises quicker cane payments, improved cash flow for mills, and more stable sugar prices.