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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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2 0 Apr i l 2 0 1 8
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 [email protected]. 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 :[email protected] , 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.