Volume 2, Issue 5,31 December 2016

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1 Volume 2, Issue 5,31 December 2016 From the Desk of President Dear Member, It is pleasure to share with you the activities of the Association and other developments taking place in the global sugar industry through the 5th Edition of STAI e-newsletter. The crushing for the sugar season has commenced on full stream. The domestic and international sugar prices have remained firm throughout the year 2016 due to tightening of the global supply and balanced sugar demand. The same is anticipated in the year 2017 as well. As per the Govt. of India estimates, the production for the sugar season is expected to decline by 10.27% to million tonnes due to drought in major sugarcane growing states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. However, with a carry- over stock of 7.7 million tonnes and estimated consumption of 25.5 million tonnes, the total availability of sugar would be sufficient to meet the domestic consumption. After two years of back to back drought in Maharashtra and Karnataka, this year the region has received adequate rainfall and the reservoirs have filled up. With expectation of increase in sugarcane area in these states, we look forward to good sugar production in the season STAI has completed the year 2016 on a satisfactory note. In the preceding year, the Association organized varied activities at national and international levels and initiated new initiatives like : Introducing Payment Gateway for online payment of membership subscription Revamping its publication Year Book and Technical Data Directory of Indian Sugar Factories and publishing working results of 424 sugar factories for the 2 consecutive years and Organized 4 all India seminars, out of which seminars at locations of Noida, Mudhol and Amritsar were organized for the first time. The 74 th Annual Convention of the Association held at Delhi, was attended by over 900 participants which included international delegates from 8 countries. Mr Sanjay Awasthi, President, STAI For the year 2017, your Council has drawn up an exciting activity plan for the advantage of all the stake holders. We look forward to your active participation and support as ever. Wishing you a very happy and prosperous New Year 2017 and profitable Sugar Crushing Season SANJAY AWASTHI Inside this issue: Highlights XXIX ISSCT Congress 2-5 Amritsar Seminar 6 Member s Corner 7 Upcoming National & International Events 7 Plenary Session at ISSCT XXIX Congress held from 5-8 Dec2016

2 Page 2 Report on XXIX ISSCT Congress, 5-8 December 2016, Chiang Mai The 29th ISSCT Congress was held from 5-8 Dec 2016 at Chiang Mai, Thailand. Around 950 delegates from 40 countries participated in the Congress, out of which around 100 delegates were from India. Technical Presentations A total of 267 oral and poster presentations were made during the Congress in 6 ISSCT Commissions, 8 plenary sessions and 6 workshop reports. India contributed 23 oral presentations and over 12 poster papers spread over 5 ISSCT commissions. See details on page nos. 3 and 4. Nomination of STAI Council Members to ISSCT Committees : 1. Mr. Sanjay Awasthi, got elected as member of the ISSCT Executive Committee. He is the third Indian after Mr. D.M. Sawhney and Mr. Vinay Kumar to be elected as member of ISSCT Executive Committee. 2. Mr. D.K. Goel and Mr. Anurag Goyal were nominated as members of the Factory Committee. Chairing of Technical Sessions: Mr Sanjay Awasthi and Mr DK Goel chaired technical sessions in the Factory Commission. Mr Chandra Mouli chaired technical session in the Co Products Commission XXX Congress, 2019 During the XXIX Congress, India and Argentina had made bids to host the next ISSCT Congress. Mr Sanjay Awasthi with other members of newly elected ISSCT Executive Committee A comprehensive bid document and an elaborate power point presentation was made during the congress by the President, STAI highlighting the Indian sugar industry, convention facilities, pre and post congress tours, sightsee-ing attractions etc. The presentation was appreciated by the ISSCT Executive & Coun-cil. Argentina was finally selected to host the 30th ISSCT Congress in June 2019 at Tu-cuman, as they have never hosted any ISSCT Congress in the past.

3 Page 3 List of oral presentations from India at XXIX ISSCT Congress, 5-8 Dec,2016 Commission Title Authors Ejector sulphitation of juice and syrup at a cane sugar factory M. Narendranath, Andhra Sugars Recycling of pan and last-effect vapours by compressing with a mechanical vapour recompressor and use in the first effect of the evaporator set Improved design of a falling-film tubular evaporator with a maintenance-friendly novel juice distributor Narendra Mohan and Mahendra Pratap Singh Yadav,NSI DK Goel, Sanjay Awasthi and Rajesh Srivastava, ISGEC FACTORY COMMISSION An innovative process for producing plantation-white sugar of ultra-low SO2 content Sugarcane juice clarification by distillery fermenter gases Two-stage decanter operation for treatment of muddy juice Six-roll sugarcane mill: mathematical model, finite element analysis and its validation by strain-gauge measurement The role of the JPMA mill coupling in energy conservation Guidelines for water conservation and wastewater discharges from sugar mills in India Technologies for exporting electricity of 100 KWh/t of clean cane while producing white sugar: a success story A cost-effective and more efficient continuous ion-exchange system for raw sugar melt decolorisation Sanjay Awasthi, Yogesh Marwaha and Rajesh Srivastava, ISGEC Narendra Mohan, Ashutosh Bajpai and MPS Yadav, NSI SV Joshi, A Bhave and A Giramkar, Suviron JK Kharbanda, DK Goel and Narendra Kalsi, ISGEC MS Sundaram, Nikam and Ghadge, JPMA RV Dani and DB Sapkal, VSI MP Joshi, H Mushrif, MP Chavan and Anurag Goyal Anup Kesarwani, Moharana, Chemical System Mr Sanjay Awasthi, President - STAI Mr M Narendranath, Jt MD Andhra Sugars Mr Narendra Mohan, Director, NSI Mr DK Goel, Hon. Editor STAI Mr MS Sundaram, MD, JPMA Mr Anurag Goyal, Council Member, STAI

4 Page 4 List of oral presentations from India at XXIX ISSCT Congress Contd.. Commission Title Authors AGRICULTURE COMMISSION BIOLOGY COMMISSION CO-PRODUCTS COMMISION MANAGEMENT COMISSION MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP Climate-smart agriculture: catalyzing behavior change in sugarcane farmers for water-use efficiency Transcriptome analysis of host-pathogen interaction between sugarcane and Colletotrichum falcatum by suppression subtractive hybridization and illumina sequencing Use of Big Mill tests in evaluating and promoting new varieties: case example of a Parry India variety Farmer Acceptance Selection a participatory approach to selection and technology transfer for new sugarcane varieties Feasibility of ethanol production in India through alternative feedstocks Diversion of different sugarcane-based feedstocks for ethanol production Graphene oxide from baagasse: synthesis and utilization in carbocatalysis Development of an efficient slop-fired boiler Intensification of power generation in sugar mills through modernization Farm process outsourcing: promoting mechanization among sugarcane farmers through custom-hire services by agri-technology service providers Improved performance in sugarcane production and factories of the Co-operative Sector through better management strategies: appraisal of sugar factories located in Uttar Pradesh, India Overview and experiences of different canemanagement models in different countries RP Singh, Harsh Vivek, Suparna Jain, Prashant Pastore Viswanathan, Sathyabhama, Malathi, Sundar Rajeswari, Bharathi, Rao Rao, Rajeswari, Varatharaj, Lourdusamy Seema Paroha, Narendra Mohan, Kumar, NSI MS Sundaram, VR Kulkarni, Mohd. Rizwan,JPMA Narendra Mohan, VK Srivastava, NSI AK Subramanian, Rajesh Singla, ISGEC RA Chandgude, KR Patil, VSI Harsh Vivek, RP Singh, Suparna Jain, Prashant Pastore BK Yadav, Sunil Ohri, UP Sugar Federation Ltd GSC Rao, G Bongane, NV Nair, Global Cane Sugar Services Mr Sunil Ohri, GM, UP Sugar Federation Dr RP Singh Sugarcane Advisor, IFC Mr Rajesh Singla, ISGEC

5 Page 5 Trade Exhibition 78 companies participated in the trade exhibitions held in conjunction with the ISSCT Congress. Out of the above, following 13 Indian companies/ firms participated in the exhibition : 1. Enviropol Engineers Pvt. Ltd 2. Excel Engineers & Consultants 3. Isgec Heavy Engineering Ltd 4. Meru Industries LLP 5. Shrijee Process Engineering Works Ltd 6. Sintech Precision Products Ltd 7. Spray Engineering Devices Ltd 8. Thermax Ltd 9. Triveni Turbine Ltd 10.Thyssenkrupp Industries India Pvt Ltd 11.Ulka Industries Pvt. Ltd 12.Uttam Sucrotech International Pvt. Ltd. 13.VRL Automation Engineering and Projects Pvt Ltd. Panoramic View of Trade Exhibition

6 Page 6 All India Seminar on Energy Efficiency in Sugar Mills 14th October 2016, Hotel Hyatt, Amritsar Sugar industry is known to have self sufficiency in fuel and power, hence traditionally primary importance has been given to the operational conveniences. Due to the rise in production cost and cyclical nature of the industry, the focus has shifted to energy conservation to earn extra income through co-generation and export of surplus power to the national grid or through sale of saved bagasse. While energy efficiency levels vary significantly across sugar industry, estimated energy saving potential is about 20% in this sector. The forward looking sugar factories have successfully turned around their systems to benefit from the cutting edge technologies; however there is ample scope of further improvement in the field of energy Conservation. With the above backdrop and to draw conclusive opinions of the experts and stakeholders on the subject, The Sugar Technologists Asociation of India in association with The Haryana State Federation of Co operative Sugar Mills Ltd organized an All India one day seminar on Energy Efficiency in Sugar Mills on 14th October 2016 at Hotel Hyatt, Amritsar Punjab. This was the first time that STAI organized any of its in Punjab. Mr Sanjay Awasthi, President, STAI welcomed the delegates in his address in Inaugural Session and thanked them for attending the first ever STAI seminar in the holy city of Amritsar The seminar was inaugurated by Mr Sukhbir Singh Wahla, Chairman, The Punjab State Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd. The other dignitaries present during the occasion were Dr Subhita Dhaka, Managing Director, The Sonipat Co Operative Sugar Mills Ltd, Mr Kunal Yadav, Managing Director, Yadu Corporation, Mr Rana Veer Pratap Singh, Director, Rana Sugars Ltd., Mr Anup Kesarwani, Vice President, STAI List of paper presented during the seminar Title Author Energy Efficiency in Sugar Mills Narendra Mohan, J P Srivastava Systematic Approach For Energy Efficient Sugar Mill Mohammad Rizwan, Parag M Gaikwad, M S Sundaram Cogeneration Enhancement using Low Pressure Vapour for Crystallisation Vivek Verma, Dinesh Saini Power export an important source of additional revenues in cane sugar factories Waste Heat Recovery Bagasse Drying Using Exhaust Flue Gas Press Mud (Clarifier Under Flow) as Source of Energy Modern Sugar Plant Incorporating PHE,FFE and VCP to Reduce Process Steam Consumption Reducing Steam Consumption in Boiling House An Overview Design Philosophy for Optimal Energy Efficient Sugar Complex Harjeet Singh Bola Rajesh Verma HPS Bhatia Anurag Goyal, Rajesh Srivastava, K.P Vasanthan Narendra Mohan, Ashutosh Bajpai & M.P.Singh N. K. Shukla

7 Page 7 Other Activities The International Sugar Journal has recently reconstituted its panel of Referees. The new panel includes following persons from India: 1. Mr. Sanjay Awasthi, President, STAI 2. Mr. Narendra Mohan, Director, NSI 3. Mr. D.K. Goel Hon. Editor, STAI Upcoming events The following seminars/workshops have been decided to be organized in the year 2017 : 1. Bagasse Drier, A Success Story. January, Meerut 2. Emerging Technologies to Combat Corrosion/Erosion in Sugar Industry. February, Pune 3. Efficient Design & Mill Maintenance Practices. March, Bhopal 4. April,Karnataka, title yet to be decided 75th Annual Convention This year the Association will hold its Platinum Annual Convention 75th Annual Convention from 3rd 5th of August 2017 at Hotel Le Meridian, Kochi. Upcoming International Events January 29-31, 2017 American Sugarbeet growers Associations Annual meeting Hilton Miami Dowtown, Miami, FL, USA February 6-8, 2017 ASSCT Louisiana Division Meeting Double Tree by Hilton Lafayette, LA, USA Members Corner The following publications are available for sale : Energy Efficiency in Sugar Mills at Amritsar, Rs.250 Water Management & Meeting CPCB Guidelines, at NSI, 2016 Rs.250 Sustainable Technologies for Optimizing Ethanol Production at Mudhol, 2016 Rs. 250 Energy Efficient Options for Treatment of Clarifier Underflow at Delhi, Rs. 250 How Sweet The First Ever Coffee Table Book on Indian Sugar Industry (2015) - Rs Payment Gateway STAI has started payment of online membership subscription w.e.f from For payment, members may log in to and remit their membership dues online. For faster communication, members may communicate change in their address to - office@staionline.org February 27 March 2, 2017ASSBT 39 Biennial Meeting Greenville, SC USA June 14-16, 2017 ASSCT Joint Division meeting, Crowne Plaza June International congress on Sugar and Derivatives Diversification, Havana, Cuba. STAI wishes its members a Happy and Prosperous New Year th Council Meeting held at STAI office on Hon. Editor : Mr D K Goel Secretary : Mr Amit Khatter Published by: The Sugar Technologists Association of India Plot No. 15, 301, Aggarwal Okhla Plaza, Community Centre, Okhla Phase 1 New Delhi , Phone: , office@staionline.org,