In India, the Economic Times of India newspaper reports the volume of sugar that is diverted to ethanol will fall by 11% this season to with sugar production after diversion falling to 32.8 million metric tons from 34 million tons last season due to the 3.5% reduction in sugarcane production. Sugar production over all will […]
In Panama, the US Grains Council and the Industrial Association of Sugar Cane of Panama (AZUCALPA) signed – and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor witnessed – an ethanol memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU recognizes the importance of assessing the role and benefits of biofuels and […]
In China, with the help of genetic manipulation and advanced biophysical tools, an international research team has gained unexpected insight into how a bacterium uptakes sugars derived from plant feedstock. Their findings were published on Sept. 7 in mBio. The bacterium, Clostridium thermocellum, has long been a lead contender in the sustainable industrial production of […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports UNICA data shows ethanol production rose 2% during H1 September compared to the last half of August at 2.12 billion liters. Sugar production rose significantly by more than 12% to 2.86 million metric tons as mills continued to shift their production away from ethanol in response to pre-election gas price cuts […]
In California, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler, has announced a collaboration, through its innovation investment platform CCEP Ventures, with the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) to develop scalable methods of converting captured CO2 into sugar. CCEP Ventures’ initial investment with UCB will support the Peidong Yang Research Group on foundational research […]
In South Africa, the Independent newspaper reports the more difficult but promising prospect of the Sugar Cane Value Chain Masterplan that is half way through implementation lies in alternative cane products, especially the production of sustainable aviation fuels. A study commissioned by SA Canegrowers, in partnership with the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), found that […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports as much as 400,000 metric tons worth of sugar export contracts have thought to have been cancelled in recent weeks in response to higher ethanol prices in light of rising petroleum prices. A trader told Reuters that nearly every company trading sugar with Brazil has suffered from these cancellations leading to […]
In Brazil, Platts reports demand for ethanol in light of rising crude oil prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has pushed ethanol prices 208 points above the price for sugar as of April 1 as the sugarcane crush officially kicks off. Hydrous ethanol prices rose nearly 8% in the Center-South region between March […]
In South Korea, Platts reports that it expects industrial ethanol prices to rise in Asia due to higher ethanol prices in Brazil, the region’s traditional supplier. With Brazilian sugarcane mills focused on producing more sugar thanks to high prices for the commodity, ethanol supplies are reduced and therefore prices are higher than they typically would […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that high sugar prices are likely to keep mills focused on sugar production rather than ethanol in 2022, leading to continued high ethanol prices. As usual, the first part of the crush that officially kicks off in April will likely see more ethanol than sugar production, but Platts estimates 46.2% of […]
