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Fig. 5: Price Trend. • POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE MONOBASIC
Source: AGMARKNET, Chini mandi, Ind-Ra
rise further to 15-17-bnl by ESY26-27. requirement. Furthermore, notwithstanding the restrictions imposed on cane juice and
However, challenges in the form of ade- some decline, the gross sugar production B-heavy molasses in ESY24, ethanol pro- • POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC
quate feedstock availability and vehicle is estimated to come in at 33-33.5-mt for duction from C-heavy molasses (CHM)
compatibility beyond 15% blending, SS25, which is higher than the domestic was given an incentive of Rs. 6.87 per litre, • SODIUM CARBONATE ANHYDROUS /MONO
given the reduction in fuel effi ciency, consumption of 28-29-mt. As a result, Ind- highest increase in the past fi ve years
need to be addressed. The Biofuel Policy Ra believes that the restrictions on the to incentivise supply. Consequently, the • MANGANESE SULPHATE
2018 also mandates 5% ethanol blend- diversion of sugar to ethanol could be eased in supply from CHM increased substantially
ing in diesel by 2030, which if success- ESY25. Sugar diversion hit a high of 3.8-mt to 390-mnl (million litres) in 8MESY24 • MANGANESE CHLORIDE
ful could aid ethanol demand growth. in SS23 and given the continued growth of (ESY23: 65-mnl). Similarly, the price of
However, according to the “Ind-Ra believes that grains will drive the ethanol production growth over maize-based etha- • MAGNESIUM SULPHATE ANHYDROUS
government, it is at an ex- nol was also given
perimental stage with ini- the medium term” an incentive where • POTASSIUM NITRATE
tial tests showing formation of deposits around 2% in sugar consumption and the it was increased by Rs. 5.8 per litre to
in fuel tanks, among other implications. government’s prioritisation of food secu- Rs. 71.9 per litre for ESY24, to improve pro- • POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
rity, the potential for a sustainable increase fi tability and incentivise production. Ethanol
Restrictions on use of sugarcane likely to in diversion is limited. Therefore, Ind-Ra price movements have largely moved in • POTASSIUM BROMIDE
be eased in ESY25, but grain-based dis- believes that grains will drive the ethanol tandem with the fair and remunerative
tilleries to lead near-to-medium growth production growth over the medium term. prices of cane, which is also fi xed by the
Given the benefi t of integration and While initially relatively slow to take off, IN BULK LR / AR GRADE CHEMICALS
ready availability of feedstock, sugar- grain-based ethanol production capacities government, leading to inherent stability
cane-based ethanol has driven the supply grew 30% yoy in ESY23 and could rise in the profi tability. However, while the
growth witnessed in the past three to four further to 6.5-7.5-bnl by ESY26-27, poten- prices of grain-based ethanol are deter- POTASSIUM DICHROMATE STARCH (POTATO) SOLUBLE
years. However, the restrictions on the tially contributing 60% of the total ethanol mined by the oil manufacturing compa- POTASSIUM CHROMATE BARIUM BROMIDE
use of cane juice and B-heavy molasses demand for fuel. However, for that to hap- nies, the input cost is based on the market SODIUM NITRATE ZINC BROMIDE
resulted in grain-based ethanol supply sur- pen, the availability of maize has to increase demand-supply dynamics, making them
passing sugarcane-based ethanol supply in by way of an increase in the domestic out- inherently volatile. With the stoppage of BISMUTH NITRATE /SUBNITRATE STRONTIUM BROMIDE
7MESY24. Maize was the key contri- put and imports, for which the industry has supply of rice by Food Corporation of CADMIUM NITRATE /SULPHATE CADMIUM BROMIDE /OXIDE
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