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February 17, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/a5gKd7

India has exported 0.95 million tonnes of sugar so far in the ongoing 2015/16 marketing year, industry body ISMA today said expressing concerns over slow pace of shipments due to fall in global prices, according to India's Business Standard newspaper. 

Sugar production in the world's second biggest producing…

February 17, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/9QWoud

Versalis, the petrochemicals subsidiary of Italian energy group Eni, and US-based biotechnology company Genomatica said Tuesday they had carried out a pilot-scale production of bio-butadiene (bio-BDE) using various types of sugar as feedstock, according to Platts.

The two companies used bio-BDE to make bio-rubber…

February 17, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/gbOiYL

First Pacific Company Ltd. has divested its entire stake worth PHP1.83 billion (US$38.4 million) in Lucio C. Tan-led Victorias Milling Company, Inc., according to the Philippines’ Business World newspaper. 

VMC told the stock exchange it was acquiring 365 million shares, equivalent to 12.53% of the company's…

February 17, 2016 James Konstantin Galvez (The Manila Times) | http://goo.gl/d2gxvF

The Philippines may import more sugar to avert a possible increase in retail prices, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said on Wednesday, citing supply issues arising from a prevailing dry spell.

In an interview, SRA Administrator Ma. Regina Bautista-Martin said the agency…

February 17, 2016PH needs to beef up sugar imports to control prices Madelaine B. Miraflor (Manila Bulletin) | http://goo.gl/0wn0Xl

The Philippine government had seen the need to beef up sugar imports in order to prevent a possible hike in retail prices as the prevailing dry spell limits the supply for this particular commodity.

SRA Administrator Ma. Regina…