In Maharashtra, 183 sugar mills were operating as on 15th February 2021 and had produced 75.46 lakh tonnes of sugar, compared with 43.38 l lakh tonnes produced last year in the same period. In the current year, 2 sugar mills have closed their operations. Last year 140 mills had operated, out of which 5 mills had stopped their crushing on the corresponding date.
Europe, CIS and Middle East & North Africa Sorbitol Market Report 2020: Market Size is Expected to Reach $568.4 Million by 2027
February 16, 2021 07:03 ET | Source: Research and Markets Research and Markets Dublin, IRELAND
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The Europe, CIS and Middle East and North Africa Sorbitol market size is expected to reach USD 568.4 million by 2027. It is expected to expand at a CAGR of 3.4% from 2020 to 2027.
Ascending product utilization in the production of a variety of food and beverage products, such as chocolates, candies, and fruit juice, is projected to boost the growth of the market.
Sorbitol is gaining high demand as a useful constituent in dietary foods and beverages, wherein it acts as an effective sugar substitute on account of its low-calorie content. Significant benefits such as reduced calorie value, protection against tooth decay, and usefulness as an alternative to sugar for diabetic
AISTA has estimated that the sugar production of Maharashtra will increase to 10.2 MMT from 6.20 MMT in the previous year (up by 64.5%), while sugar production of Uttar Pradesh is expected to decline to 10.5 MMT from 12.60 MMT (down by 16.6%) in the previous year. Sugar production of Karnataka is expected to increase by 25.6%.
February 09, 2021
I am still trying to understand why Blue Waters needed to import 39 non-nationals to work on its bottling plant when there is such high unemployment among our youths and specialized workers from Petrotrin and other related enterprises.
When Kamla Persad-Bissessar questioned Stuart Young about this matter, the latter mansplained: “This was a request by a manufacturer to bring in specialized workers to upgrade their plant. This is not unusual or unique. The persons entering would have presented their negative PCR test, they will be paying for their quarantine at a State-supervised quarantine facility” (
Express, January 30, 2021).
Young’s explanation was unnecessarily censorious. It is unbelievable that after twenty years in business Blue Waters has not trained local people to undertake such a simple function. The process of producing bottled water is well established. De-ionization and reverse osmosis are two of the better-known methods. It entails
EID Parry (India) Limited, one of the largest manufacturers of sugar in India and part of Murugappa Group, has reported a standalone Profit of Rs 339 Crore during the quarter ended December 31, 2020 as against a loss of Rs 20 Crore during the same period last year. Revenue from operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was Rs 439 crore in comparison to the corresponding quarter of previous year of Rs 437 Crore, a year ago. Consolidated revenue from operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was up 15 per cent at Rs 4,701 crore, from Rs 4,082 crore a year ago. Earning before depreciation, interest and taxes (EBITDA) and before exceptional item for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was Rs 559 Crore, up 10 per cent over the corresponding quarter of previous year of Rs 509 Crore. Consolidated profit after tax and non-controlling interest was Rs 107 Crore compared to Rs 157 Crore in corresponding quarter of previous year.