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Events & Exhibitions

Event: Alcotech 2022 Concluded Successfully | Uttar Pradesh will be leading industrial revolution | Lucknow 18th Nov 2022
ByAabkari Times Editorial November 22, 2022

One-day Uttar Pradesh Conference on Emerging Opportunities in AlcoBev Manufacturing Industry ‘Alcotech Expo 2022’ recently concluded successfully. Alcotech 2022 was organized under the joint aegis of Aabkari Times and Growide Exposition on 18th November at The Regnant Hotel, Nirala Nagar, Lucknow. All the speakers present in this event accepted that Uttar Pradesh will now lead…

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State Excise Policy

Yogi Govt to check alcohol abuse through new sugarcane molasses policy
ByAabkari Times Editorial November 21, 2022

Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh will check alcohol abuse through new sugarcane molasses policy in the state. To check alcohol abuse, under the new sugarcane molasses policy, every sugar mill will have to reserve at least 20 percent of the total molasses production in terms of C- heavy molasses, an official statement said…

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Alco-Bev Industry News

India raises ethanol purchase prices for state-run fuel retailers
ByAabkari Times Editorial November 3, 2022

NEW DELHI, Nov 2 (Reuters) – India on Wednesday increased the rates at which state-run fuel retailers must buy sugarcane-based ethanol for blending by 3% to 6% effective from Dec. 1, as it tries to promote biofuel and cut imports of costly crude oil. The government said the higher prices would boost supplies of ethanol…

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Government & Regulation

Karnataka aims to up ethanol blend in petrol from 10 per cent to 85 per cent
ByAabkari Times Editorial November 2, 2022

BENGALURU: Officials from Karnataka State Bioenergy Development Board (KSBDB) are working with Oil Manufacturing Companies (OMCs) to increase the percentage of ethanol in petrol to ensure that large quantities of ethanol generated in the state is fully utilised, while aiming to address vehicular pollution and phase out dependence on fossil fuels. At present 10 per…

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Ethanol & Biofuel

UP set to be top ethanol producer in India
ByAabkari Times Editorial November 2, 2022

Uttar Pradesh is set to be the top ethanol producer in the country as the size of the industry in the state has crossed Rs 12,000 crore mark. UP’s ethanol capacity is pegged at 2 billion litres per annum, up nearly eight times from 240 million litres per annum five years ago. “The state’s ethanol…

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Alcohol Market Analysis

Uttar Pradesh crosses Rs 12,000 crore mark in the ethanol economy
ByAabkari Times Editorial November 2, 2022

Uttar Pradesh, one of India’s leading sugarcane and ethanol producers, crossed the Rs 12,000 crore mark in the ethanol economy. Besides, the state’s ethanol capacity is pegged at 2 billion litres per annum, up nearly eight times from 240 million litres per annum five years ago. “The state’s ethanol capacity is expected to touch 2.25…

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Ethanol & Biofuel

Why grain-based distilleries might be the answer to India’s rising ethanol demand | Vasu Naren. MD&CEO Sona Machinery
ByAabkari Times Editorial October 27, 2022

If numbers are any indicator, India loves crude oil. It is the third-largest importer of crude oil in the world, spending around $119.2 billion to import 212.2 million tonnes in 2021-22. But its dependence on crude oil comes at a cost – both financial and environmental. Oil imports are estimated to be the biggest contributors…

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Alcohol Market Analysis

Govt’s ethanol blending programme faces supply and pricing problem
ByAabkari Times Editorial October 25, 2022

Source: The post is based on an article “Govt’s ethanol blending programme faces supply and pricing problem” published in Business Standard on 14th October 2022. News: India has achieved ethanol blending of over 10 per cent till September 2022 and it has set a target to achieve 20 per cent ethanol blending by 2025. There are two sources required…

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Wine & Spirits

Nod for small-scale wineries to make fruit wine
ByAabkari Times Editorial October 25, 2022

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government has granted operational approval to the manufacturing units of Hortiwine, a light alcoholic wine produced from fruits and other farm products. The new legislation Kerala Small Scale Winery Rules, 2022, that incorporates amendments recommended by the Assembly Subject Committee, has come into effect. According to the new law, cereals cannot be…

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Company News

Piccadily Distilleries launches first cane juice rum
ByAabkari Times Editorial October 25, 2022

Piccadily Distilleries has launched a cane juice rum, Camikara. This, the company said, is the first pure cane juice rum from India that has been matured for 12 years in American oak casks. Bottled at a strength of 50% ABV, it is a naturally aged rum. It said the term ‘ The company said it…

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