Inside this issue:

Highlights : Seminar at Chennai 2

Highlights : Seminar at Solapur 3

Highlights: Upcoming 76th

Annual Convention

4

Highlights :Upcoming ISSCT

Workshops

5

Member’s Corner 5

76th STAI Annual Convention and International

Sugar Expo 2018 : It will be held from 20-22 August 2018 at the Brilliant Convention Centre, Indore (M.P.)

Dear Members, Greetings! It is pleasure to share with you the activities of the Association and developments that are tak-ing place in the global sugar industry through this edition of STAI e- Newsletter. In India, the current season 2017-18 will see record sugar production. The production estimates that were revised last month from 26.2 Mt to 29.5 Mt have now been updated to 31Mt as there is still plenty of sugar-cane left to be crushed by the two giant sugar producing states – Maharashtra and U.P. The above figure of 31 Mt will be the highest ever annual sugar production so far in India. With nearly 4 Mt of sugar stock carried over from the last year, another 6 Mt of surplus produc-tion this year and expectation of a bumper crop next year, the ex-mill sugar prices have gone down to Rs. 2800-2900 per quintal against the production cost of Rs.3500-3600 per quin-tal. This has resulted in huge cane price arrears.

This year the global sugar production is poised to reach 190 Mt which will be the highest ever. On one hand the anti sugar campaign on health con-cerns has slowed down the consump-tion growth and on the other side the record sugar production has brought sugar prices under pressure across the globe. For sustainability, The Sugar Tech-nologists’ Association of India has been strongly advocating the industry for use of B-heavy molasses or alter-nate feed stocks for production of ethanol in the country. The Indian Sugar Industry produces appropriate quality of sugar for different domestic and export market segments . In the past three months STAI has successfully organized three seminars on pertinent topics related to the growth and development of the sugar and allied industries. The seminars received overwhelming response from the members as large number of dele-gates participated in them despite the ongoing crushing season. I have also pleasure in sharing with you that STAI has recently published its yearly publication “Year Book and Technical Data Directory of Indian Sugar Factories” for the season 2016-17 which was formally released

during the All India seminar held at Lucknow on 6th of April 2018.

The STAI’s flagship event - 76th Annual Convention and Interna-tional Sugar Expo 2018 will be tak-ing place at the Brilliant Conven-tion Centre, Indore, Madhya Pra-desh from 20-22 August 2018. The detailed brochure of the Annual Convention is under preparation and will be sent to you shortly. I look forward to your valued support and participation in STAI’s activities as ever. With regards, SANJAY AWASTHI

STAI e News Letter

From the Desk of President

Mr Sanjay Awasthi , President, STAI

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All India One Day Seminar on “Air

and Water Pollution Control and

Monitoring in Sugar Industry and

Distilleries” was jointly organized

by The Sugar Technologists’ Associ-ation of India (STAI) and The South

Indian Sugarcane and Sugar

Technologists Association (SISSTA)

on 17th February 2018 at Chennai.

This seminar was an unique

initiative by both the associations

to explore new technological

strategies to mitigate environment

impacts.

The seminar was attended by nearly

150 delegates from across the

country.

The Chief Guest of the seminar was

Ms. Anu George, IAS, Director

Sugar, Govt. of Tamilnadu and

Managing Director, Tamilnadu

Sugar Corporation Ltd.

Following dignitaries and invited

guests also graced the occasion:

Dr. Palani G Periasamy, Chair-

man, PGP Group of Companies

Mr Sanjay Awasthi, President,

STAI

Mr. B. Chandrashekhar, Vice

President, Ponni Sugars (Erode)

Mr E. Muthuvelappan, President,

SISSTA

Mr G Venkateshwara Rao, COO

KCP Sugars

Speaking on the occasion Mr Sanjay

Awasthi, President-STAI briefed the

delegates on the technologies

available to improve economic and

environmental performance of sugar

processing units. He also thanked

the distinguished dignitaries and the

delegates for being present in large

numbers despite the ongoing crush-

ing season. Mr. Awasthi also high-

lighted on the new activities and

initiatives being undertaken at STAI.

The Technical programme was

spread over two sessions that were

chaired by Mr K Sudhakar, Senior

General Manager, Sakhti Sugars &

Mr N Chinnappan, Executive

Director, Dhanlakshmi Srinivasan

Sugars. The respective Co-Chairs

were Mr V. S. Naidu, Managing

Director, Thandava Co-op Sugars

and Mr S Pushparaj, DGM, Kothari

Sugars.

The following papers were presented

and discussed during the daylong

seminar :

A Viable System For Reduction Of

Air & Water Pollutant Of Sugar

Complex with Energy Conserva-

tion & Production Of Drinking

Water by M.Ramaligam,

V.Vijeyendran

Online Continuous Monitoring

System for Water Effluents by

D.Jothi, S.Saravanakumar

Improving Profitability of Distiller-

ies with various ZLD Options by

Sanjay Desai

Spent-Wash Incineration with

Bagasse as Support Fuel: A Proven

Technology by Arun Tewari

Air and Water Pollution Control

and Monitoring in Sugar Industry

and Distilleries by S Muthusaran

Air and Water Pollution Control

and Monitoring at Shahabad Coop

Sugar Mills by Sushil Kumar

Air Pollution Control Flue Gas

Cleaning Using Mill Bagasse by

Rajesh Verma

Generation of Biogas/Biocng from

Sugarcane Filter Cake by J V

Arulappan

In-Bulit Gasificier with incinerat-

ing Technology by A Nazeer Basha

Highlights :All India STAI-SISSTA Joint Seminar on “Air and Water Pollution Control and Monitoring in Sugar Industry and

Distilleries” held on 17th February 2018 at Chennai

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Smt. Anu George, IAS, Director of Sugar, Tamil Nadu and MD, Tamilnadu Sugar Corporation Ltd. inaugurating the All India Seminar on “Air and Water Pollution Control and Monitoring in Sugar Industry and Distilleries”

Practical Boiling House Evapo-

rator Revamping - Experience of

Indiana Sucrotech by Pramod

Kumar Belsare

Improving Profitability of Sugar

Complex with Various ZLD

Options Using Energy Efficient

Innovative “E-max 2 ” Technolo-gy by Sanjay Desai and Sandeep

Chichbankar

Modern Boiling House with

Continuous Pan Technology for

Raw Backend Refinery and Mill

White Sugar by Dilip Jain

Circulation in Vacuum Pans

And its Effect on Steam Require-

ment for Sugar Boiling by

Ganesh P Kulkarni, Aniket S

Khot

Modern Boiling House Automa-

tion Practices by Udhav Dalvi

All India One Day Seminar on

‘Modern Boiling House Technolo-gies and Impact of Steam Saving

on Process Efficiency” was success-fully organized by The Sugar Tech-

nologists' Association of India in

association with Indiana Sucrotech

on 21st March 2018 at Solapur,

Maharashtra. The seminar was

attended by nearly 140 delegates

from across the country.

This was the first ever seminar

organized by STAI in Solapur which

is the hub of Sugar Industry in

Maharshatra. Solapur has also the

distinction of having 42 sugar

factories in one district probably the

highest in India.

The following dignitaries and invited

guests graced the occasion and

addressed the delegates:

Chief Guest-Mr. B.B. Thombare,

Chairman & Managing Director,

Natural Sugars &Allied Industries

Mr Rajan B Patil, Founder Chair-

man, Loknete Baburao Patil Sugar

Industries

Mr. R.V. Shirgaokar, Chairman

Emeritus, The Ugar Sugar Works

Mr P K Belsare, Vice President,

STAI and MD, Indiana Sucrotech

Mr C N Deshpande, Council

Member, STAI

The Technical Session of the

programme was chaired by Mr D M

Raskar, Managing Director,

Shreenath Mahskoba Sakhar

Karkhana and Co-Chaired by Mr

Dilip Jain.

Following papers were presented &

discussed during the daylong

seminar :

Horizontal Continuous Pan

Technology by Indiana Sucro-

tech

Factory Operating Experiences

of Optimized Steam/Water

design by Uttam V Patil

Modern Evaporation and Pan

Automation Practices by Udhav

Dalvi

Highlights :All India Seminar on “Modern Boiling House Technologies and Impact of Steam Saving on Process Efficiency” held on 21st March 2018 at Solapur

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(Left) Mr P K Belsare presenting bouquet to Chief Guest Mr B B Thombare, Chairman and MD Natural Sugars &Allied Industries (Right) Mr A R Patil, Senior Sugar Consultant, addressing the speakers and delegates during the technical session

The 76th STAI Annual Convention and International

Sugar Expo 2018 will be held from 20-22 August 2018 at

the Brilliant Convention Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh .

Over the last few years the convention has emerged as the

most potent forum for showcasing of new technologies,

exchange of ideas and a bellwether for the Indian Sugar

Industry .

Indore is the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh. It

gleams with grandeur, history, growth, and modernity.

This largest city of Madhya Pradesh has a unique conflu-

ence of natural abundance, historical edifices, and

contemporary structures, all mixed into one. Situated at

an altitude soaring 553 m above the sea level, Indore is full

of architectural elegance and industrial progress. The city

is the nucleus of health care and education in India and

home to both IIT and IIM. The city is well connected by

road, rail and air.

Convention Highlights

Focus on Emerging technologies

Opportunity to interface with technology providers and

who’s who of the Indian sugar industry. SN Gundurao & Mangal Singh Memorial Lectures by

renowned Indian and International experts

Call for Papers

STAI invites good quality research papers in following

categories:

1 Sugarcane Agriculture

2 Factory Processing

3 Factory Engineering

4 Co-Products and Management

Only soft copies of the papers are to be submitted which

should be e-mailed to conventions@staionline.org. The last

date for receipt of papers is 10th May 2018. The guide-

lines for writing the papers have already been sent to the

members vide our circular dated 8th March 2018 and can

also be downloaded from STAI website www.staionline.org .

Awards

STAI recognizes the contribution of its members in advancing

the cause of the sugar and allied industries. The following

awards are offered annually with the aim to encourage them:

Life Time Achievement Awards

Industry Excellence Awards

Noel Deerr Gold Medal and STAI Silver Medals for the best

research papers in above four categories.

Dr Bansi Dhar Gold Medal for Energy Efficiency

ISGEC Gold Medal– Engineering for excellence

JP Mukherjee Gold Medal for Best Engineer of the Year

Exhibit at Sugar Expo 2018

In conjunction with the Convention, Sugar Expo 2018 is

being organized in which nearly 80 exhibitors from India and

abroad ranging from turn-key sugar plant manufacturers to

small and medium enterprises would participate and display

their products, processes and services. The exhibit area will

be prime networking space for nearly 800-1000 attendees

during luncheons, dinner and other convention programmes.

Advertising/Sponsorship Opportunities

This mega event attracts top sugar industry professionals

from all over India and abroad. It offers a good platform to

build a brand value, launch/propagate new products &

services, forging/renewing tie-ups, networking etc. Interested

members or organizations looking for advertising/

sponsorship opportunities can reach out to STAI Secretariat

for further details.

76th STAI Annual Convention and International Sugar Expo 2018

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Tourist Attractions in and around Indore (Top )L-R

Shree Mahalakeshwar Temple, Ujjain (56Km)

Patalpani Water Falls, Mhow (32 Km) (Bottom) (L-R)

Rajwada, Indore

Shree Omkareshwar Temple (78 KM)

Upcoming ISSCT Workshops

Published by:

The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India

Plot No. 15, 301, Aggarwal Okhla Plaza, Community Centre, Okhla

Phase 1 New Delhi-110020, Phone: 011- 45960930-32

E-mail :office@staionline.org , www.staionline.org

Hon. Editor : Mr D K Goel

Secretary General : Mr Amit Khatter

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Upcoming International

Events

XII ISO DATAGRO New York Sugar

& Ethanol Conference on Sugar

and Ethanol: Challenges & Oppor-

tunities Ahead,09 May 2018 Hotel

Hilton Midtown - New York

Advances in Sugar Crop Processing

and Conversion (ASCPC) Confer-

ence, 15-18 May 2018, Le Pavillon

Hotel, New Orleans, LA, USA

American Society of Sugar Cane

Technologists (ASSCT), Joint

Division Meeting , 25-27 June

2018, Hyatt Regency, Bonita

Springs, FL, USA

Sugar Processing Research Insti-

tute (SPRI) Conference 27-29 June

2018 Hyatt Regency, Bonita

Springs, FL, USA

Members Corner

The members whose membership subscription is due for the year 2018 or earlier are requested to clear their dues for continued services.

The new telephone numbers of the Association are : 011-45960930, 011-45960931, 011-45960932. Members are requested to make note of the above for information and communication with STAI.

Following Publications are available for sale :

‘How Sweet’ Coffee Table Book on Indian Sugar Industry: Rs. 3500

Year Book and Technical Data Directory of Indian Sugar Factories for the years 2016-17 & 2015-2016: Rs 1000

Proceedings of All India Seminar on “Energy Efficient Technologies- Decanters in Sugar Mills, Refineries and Distilleries" held on 6th Octo-ber 2017 at Hotel Sayaji, Kolhapur: Rs 300

Proceedings of All India Seminar on “Air and Water Pollution Control and Monitoring in Sugar Industry and Distilleries” held on 17th Feb 2018 at Chennai: Rs 300

Proceedings of All India Seminar on “Modern Boiling House Technolo-gies and Impact of Steam Saving on Process Efficiency” held on 21 March 2018 at Solapur: Rs 300

S.No ISSCT Work-shop

Topic , Date, Location

Delegate Fee

Details

1. XII Pathology Workshop

“Challenges and Advances in Sugarcane Pathology”, 3-7 September

2018,Coimbatore, India

300 USD per partici-pant

The Workshop will be an exciting op-portunity to discuss topics related to research and development in sugar

cane diseases, novel strategies to man-age diseases and climate change issues

2. Joint Agricul-tural Engineer-ing , Agronomy

and Extension Workshop

“Farming for the Future: Improving Productivity and Ecological Resilience in Sugarcane Production Systems”,23-28 September 2018, Saint-Gilles, Reunion Island, France

365 Euros per partici-pant

The Workshop will provide an exciting opportunity to discuss topics on sugar-cane agricultural engineering, agrono-

my and extension, and the linkages between these.

3. Joint Factory Engineering and Processing

Workshops

“Processing and Engineer-ing options towards more Competitive Factory Op-erations" 1-3 October 2018, Cali , Columbia

350 USD per partici-pant

The Workshop will include two full days of presentations and discussions; followed by a third day where there will

be a visit to the Providencia and Maya-güez Sugarcane mills.

4. Joint Breeding & Germplasm and Molecular

Biology Work-shops

“Improvement of Sugar-cane for Stress Environ-ments” 22 to 26 October 2018, Okinawa, Japan

50,000 JPY per partici-pant

The Workshops represent an oppor-tunity to discuss all related topics on sugarcane breeding and biotechnology

research.

The International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT) has finalized the programmes for following

upcoming workshops to be held in various locations during the year 2018. For more details regarding the Workshops,

members may click on blue hyperlink in the ISSCT Workshop Section listed in below table.