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Weak Crude Oil Prices Spark Long Liquidation in Sugar Futures

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Wednesday closed -0.65 (-2.37%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed -13.50 (-1.82%). Sugar prices on Wednesday closed sharply lower after a -1% fall in crude oil prices sparked long liquidation pressures in sugar futures. Weaker crude prices undercut ethanol...

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India, Brazil begin talks to resolve sugar-related trade dispute at WTO

India and Brazil have started talks to resolve a sugar-related trade dispute at the WTO. Brazil may share ethanol production tech with India, which could help reduce its reliance on oil imports and cut carbon emissions. India is offering something in return, and the US has already ended six trade…

The Hindu

Audi RS6 And RS7 Get 986-HP Tune From Abt, Costs $219K

Abt calls them the Legacy Edition. An indirect water/ethanol injection system is among the upgrades.

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The complex path to biofuel sustainability

‘Biofuel’ is a blanket term that includes both sustainable and unsustainable fuels, and an understanding of their difference will be essential to drive effective decarbonisation action

The Hindu

Are Higher Highs on the Horizon for Sugar Futures?

Sugar is a staple and a critical ingredient in many foods. Brazil is the leading worldwide free-market sugar producer. Sugar is the primary biofuel ingredient in Brazil, as Brazil refines sugar into ethanol. Sugar #11 futures prices on ICE have been in a bullish trend since April 2020.

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Vehicle fires bring ambrosia beetles under scrutiny

KFRI launches study on beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus suspected of causing vehicle fires. Beetle is feared to become a pest to natural rubber trees. Research to focus on managing ecological threats & potential maintenance of beetle & its responses to fuel pipes. Ethanol blended petrol seen as underlying cause. Abrupt climatic…

The Hindu

Sugar Prices Close Higher as Crude Oil Rallies

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Wednesday closed +0.26 (+1.11%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed +7.60 (+1.12%). Sugar prices Wednesday closed moderately higher as strength in crude oil supported prices. WTI crude (CLU23 ) rallied to an 8-3/4 month high Wednesday, which benefits ethanol...

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Recurring fire accidents in vehicles raise concerns

MVD to convene stakeholder meeting to address recurring accidental fires in Kerala; causes attributed to poor/lack of maintenance, illegal modifications, electric short-circuit, fuel line leak; illegal alterations & fuel line leaks major factors; beetle boring into fuel tubes attracted by ethanol in petrol; meeting to frame guidelines to regulate illegal…

The Hindu

NIIST sets up dedicated facility for sustainable energy technologies

NITI Aayog Member emphasise the role of innovative biofuel technologies in achieving the target of 20% ethanol-mixed fuels for transportation The focus should be on scaling up the production of second generation (2G) ethanol while bringing down costs

The Hindu

Lawsuit says US environmental agency ignores harm of biofuel production

New suit charges that the EPA disregards ethanol production’s impact on endangered species as it is directed to study under law

The Guardian - US

Methanol-Tainted Liquor and Xylazine-Tainted Fentanyl Illustrate the Same Prohibitionist Peril

While the lethal effects of Iran’s booze ban are widely recognized, politicians ignore similar consequences from U.S. drug laws.

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Sugar Settles Mixed as Crude Prices Jump

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Tuesday closed +0.06 (+0.25%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed -3.30 (-0.49%). Sugar prices Tuesday settled mixed. A +2% rally in WTI crude oil (CLQ23 ) Tuesday supported sugar prices. Higher crude prices benefit ethanol prices and may prompt...

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Sugar Prices Fall Back on Crude Oil Weakness and Brazil Harvest Pressures

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Monday closed -0.52 (-2.14%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed -16.30 (-2.38%). Sugar prices Monday closed lower after WTI crude oil fell more than -1% on Monday. Weaker crude prices undercut ethanol prices and may prompt global sugar mills...

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Trump vows to keep ‘communists and markers’ out of the US in latest gaffe

Former president is known for stumbling over prepared remarks while hurling insults at rivals

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4 Reasons to Expect Higher Energy Prices in the Second Half of 2023

The energy sector includes the traditional commodities that power the world. Oil, natural gas, and coal are hydrocarbons, while ethanol is an alternative fuel. The energy sector edged marginally lower in Q2 2023 but remained the worst-performing commodity market sector over the first half of 2023.

The Hindu

E20 fuel outlets will have pan-India presence by 2025: Hardeep Singh Puri

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said by 2025, the entire country will have special fuel stations retailing E20 petrol, a blend of 20% ethanol with petrol

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Rotting museum specimens equal setbacks

Experts say the loss of such specimens — even uncharismatic ones such as centipedes — is a setback for science

The Independent UK

At Iowa event, Trump plans to go after DeSantis over ethanol

Former President Donald Trump plans to headline his largest Iowa campaign event in nearly four months with a speech to thousands at an arena in the western part of the state

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IOCL introduces petrol blended with 20% ethanol in T.N.

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) State head and Executive Director V. C. Asokan on Thursday announced that the company recently launched E20, petrol blended with 20% ethanol in 26 fuel outlets in the State. By March 2024, 66 more outlets will have this fuel

The Hindu

Data | Why Centre’s denial of rice through OMSS hits Karnataka the most

The Congress-led Karnataka government has been facing challenges in fulfilling its promise of providing five kg of rice to Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Antyodaya card holders. The Centre’s discontinuation of the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS), which provided surplus grains, has put Karnataka in a difficult position. This move…

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Battery operated passenger vehicles to get permits without any fee, says Tamil Nadu government

The Tamil Nadu government has issued an order stating that all passenger vehicles which are battery-operated (as defined under clause (u) of rule 2 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, such as e-autorickshaws, e-taxis and private EV buses) or passenger vehicles that are driven on methanol or ethanol fuel,…

The Hindu

Will bring new vehicles that run on ethanol: Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari is set to launch Toyota Camry car in August which will run 100% on ethanol and also generate 40% electricity. Read more on The Hindu

The Independent UK

EPA boosts use of biofuels but holds steady for corn-based ethanol production

The Biden administration on Wednesday increased the amount of biofuels that must be blended into the nation’s fuel supplies over the next three years, but held production totals steady for corn-based ethanol, disappointing the biofuel industry and farm advocates

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Why Now Could Be a Sweet Time to Buy Sugar

Sugar is food, but in Brazil, the sweet commodity is the primary ingredient in biofuel. While U.S. ethanol production requires corn, sugarcane is the ingredient in Brazil. Sugar is a soft commodity that has been in a bullish trend since the early 2020 low below 10 cents per pound.

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