Quarterly News Letter Volume 3, Issue 8,18 September 2017 From the Desk of President Dear Member, Greetings! The Sugar Technologists Association of India successfully organized its flagship event - 75 th Annual Convention and International Sugar Expo 2017 at the state-of-theart Convention Centre of Hotel Le Meridien, Kochi, Kerala from 03 05 August 2017. On behalf of the Council of The Sugar Technologists Association of India, I express my most sincere gratitude to our esteemed members, sponsors, exhibitors & service providers for not only attending the Convention in large numbers but also making it a grand success and a memorable one. The three day congregation was attended by nearly 800 delegates from across the country and also included international delegates from - Australia, Germany, Kenya, Spain, Sudan, UK, USA etc. The Convention also saw glitterati of guests that comprised ministers, top government officials, bureaucrats, sugar mill entrepreneurs, CEOs, HODs, consultants, technology providers, research professionals etc. This year the Indian Sugar Industry will commence its crushing season from October 2017 to tide over the tight domestic supply. Barring the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and parts of Karnataka which are facing the worst ever drought in recent times, the monsoon had been good in the key sugar producing states i.e. U.P. and Maharashtra which are likely to contribute two-thirds of the total sugar output in 2017-18. For the first time, the sugar production in Uttar Pradesh is likely to be over 10 MT as the cane cultivation area has jumped from 2.05 million to 2.3 million hectares. The area under the early varieties of cane has also increased by 13%. Mr Sanjay Awasthi, President, STAI With stable sugar prices and an opening sugar stock of 4.2 MT as of October 2017 and anticipated sugar production of 25 MT in sugar season 2017-18 there will be enough sugar to cater to the domestic demand of the country. I wish a successful sugar crushing season 2017-18 and Dipawali greetings to all our members. Warm Regards, Sanjay Awasthi Inside this issue: Highlights : 75th Convention H.E. Justice (Retd.) Mr. P. Sathasivam, Hon ble Governor of Kerala along with other dignitaries inaugurating the 75th STAI Annual Convention and International Sugar Expo 2017 held from 3rd-5th August 2017 at Kochi Inaugural Session Plenary Session International Sugar Expo Memorial Lecture Series Technical Sessions Thank you Sponsors Other Activities Members Corner 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 7
Page 2 Highlights :Inaugural Session of 75 th STAI Annual Convention held at Kochi from 3rd-5th August 2017 Dignitaries present : Chief Guest H.E. Justice (Retd.) Mr. P. Sathasivam, Hon ble Governor of Kerala Guest of Honour - Sh. Suresh Rana, Hon`ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sugarcane Industry and Cane Development Dept., Government of Uttar Pradesh Distinguished Guests Sh. Ranjit Puri, Chairman, Saraswati Sugar Mills Limited Sh. Shivajirao Deshmukh, Director General, Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune STAI Prestigious Awards : Life Time Achievement Awards STAI Life Time Achievement awards for the year 2017 were conferred to: Mr. Dilip Dattatraya Walse Patil, Chairman, National Federation of Co-operative Sugar Factories Ltd. Mr G V Raman, Managing Director, Avant-Garde Engineers and Consultants (P) Ltd., Chennai Mr K R Patil, Head, Dept. of Sugar Engineering, Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune Mr. Nanank Chandra Dhingra, Founder Chairman, Sintech Precison Products Ltd., Ghaziabad, U.P. Dr Palani G Periasamy, Executive Chairman, Dharni Sugar and Chemicals Ltd. Mr P S Srivastava, Managing Director, Enmill Technologies Ms. Rajshree Pathy, Chairperson, Rajshree Sugars and Chemicals Ltd. Mr R C Singhal, Chief Executive, Seksaria Biswan Sugar Factory Ltd. Dr Suresh Bhosale, Promoter and Founder, Jaywant Sugars Ltd. Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Mr Jayantilal G Patel, Managing Director, Butali Sugar Mills in recognition of his services to sugar and allied industry in Kenya. Industry Excellence Awards STAI Industry Excellence Awards for the year 2017 were conferred to : Mr. Amrutlal Hirabhai Patel, MD, Shree Khedut Sahkari Khand Udyog Mandli, Pandvai, Gujarat Mr. Ashok Kumar Malik, Technical Advisor (Sugar), Haryana State Federation of Co-operative Sugar Mills Ms. Gursimran Kaur Mann, Director, Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd., U.P. Prof. Narendra Mohan, Director, National Sugar Institute, Kanpur Mr R Nandakumar, Chairman, Natems Sugar Pvt. Ltd. Mr Subash Chandra Mittal, Managing Director, Instruments and Systems Mr Sangamesh R Nirani, Executive Director, MRN Group of Industries Ms T Sarita Reddy, Executive Director, Gayatri Sugars Ltd. J P Mukerjee Gold Medal Best Engineer of the Year Mr Anil Kumar Tyagi, General Manager-Engineering, Triveni Engineering and Industries Limited Isgec Gold Medal-Engineering for Excellence Dr Rajeev Vasant Dani, Head- Process Technology, Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune Mr. J.P. Srivastava, Chief Design Engineer, National Sugar Institute, Kanpur Dr. Bansidhar Gold Medal for Innovation in the Area of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Mr G Venkateshwara Rao, Mr P Sitarama Rao, Mr B Ravindra Reddy for their paper on Energy Conservation cum Innovative Projects in Sugar Industry. Medals for Best Research Papers The authors of best papers published in the 74th Annual Convention 2016 were conferred Noel Deerr Gold Medals and STAI Silver Medals during the Convention. Mr Jayantilal G Patel receiving Pravasi Bhartiya Samman from Chief Guest H.E. Justice (Retd.) Mr. P. Sathasivam Ms. Gursimran Kaur Mann receiving Industry Excellence Award from Guest of Honour Shri Suresh Rana
Page 3 75 th STAI Annual Convention: Recipients of various Medals Highlights :Plenary Session on 29th ISSCT Congress A Plenary Session on Highlights of the 29th ISSCT Congress held at Chiang Mai, Thailand was organized during 75th Convention in order to appraise our members on the research and other development activities taking place around the global sugar industry. The Session was chaired by Prof. Narendra Mohan, Director, NSI and co chaired by Mr Sanjay Awasthi, President, STAI. The following eminent speakers made presentations on synopsis of the technical papers of 29th ISSCT Biology Commission papers Dr. G.P. Rao, Principal Scientist, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Agriculture Commission papers Mr. S.K. Sachdeva, Chief Operation Officer, Saraswati Sugar Mills Factory Processing papers Mr. Narendra Mohan, Director, NSI Factory Engineering papers Dr. Geoffery Kent, Principal Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Co-products papers Dr. V.P. Srivastava, Asst. Prof., Organic Chemistry Division, NSI Top (L-R) :Dr G P Rao, Mr Narendra Mohan,Mr S K Sachdeva. Bottom (L-R) :Dr Geoffery Kent, Dr V.P Srivastava, Mr J J. Bhagat presenting mementos to Chair and Co-Chair of the session
Page 4 International Sugar Expo 2017 In conjunction with the 75th STAI Convention, International Sugar Expo 2017 was also organized wherein 70 technology providers including turn-key plant suppliers, SMEs, consultants etc. from India and abroad showcased their latest innovations/products for the sugar and allied industry. The Sugar Expo witnessed a large number of visitors from the senior management of Sugar Industry, scientific fraternity and R&D institutes.over the years it has emerged as an ideal platform for varied business opportunities to technology providers as well as providing practical learning to users. Shri Suresh Rana, Hon ble. Minister of Sugarcane Industries and Cane Development Dept., Government of Uttar Pradesh inaugurating the International Sugar Expo 2017 Memorial Lectures Technology Providers Session S.N. Gundurao Memorial Lecture The coveted lecture was delivered by Dr Geoffery Kent, Principal Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology, Australia on Bagasse Moisture Content and the Factors that influence it The session was chaired by Mr Pankaj Rastogi, Chief Operating Officer, Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries and Co-chaired by Mr Ashok Malik, Technical Advisor, Haryana State Federation of Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited. (L-R) Mr Ashok Kumar Malik, and Mr Pankaj Rastogi (L-R) Dr Geoffery Kent, Mr D.K Goel, Hon. Editor STAI,Session Chair & Mr K.P. Singh, Group Operations Head (T), Balrampur Chini Mills, Session Co Chair Mangal Singh Memorial Lecture The lecture was delivered by Mr M S Sundaram, Managing Director, JPMA on Integrated Project Model with Advanced Technological Options Cultural Evening Organizing Cultural Evening has become synonymous with the Convention. Mr Amar Oke, Flute Maestro, presented a musical treat ' Amar Bansi '. Mr Oke enthralled the delegates with his two hours long performance and played a variety of songs on flute from Hindi movies with fusion of classical songs. Mr M S Sundaram felicitated by Mr Ranjit Puri, Chairman, Saraswati Sugar Mills (L-R) Mr R V Vatnal, Technical Advisor, Nirani Sugars, Mr Ranjit Puri, Mr M S Sundaram, Mr P S Srivastava, MD, Enmill Technologies Mr Amar Oke, performing at 75th Annual Convention, Kochi
Page 5 Technical Sessions :75 th STAI Annual Convention 74 research papers were published in the proceedings of the 75th Annual Convention, out of which total of 67 papers were presented in the following sessions: Agriculture Session In all, 31 papers were presented by researchers / factory engineers/sugar technologists on milling, equipment maintenance, energy conservation, water management refined sugar manufacture, process optimization, juice and syrup clarification, evaporators etc. The session was chaired by Dr J.P. Singh, Chief Cane Adviser, NFCSF & co-chaired by Dr G P Rao, Principal Scientist, IARI, Delhi. In all, 26 papers were presented by scientists/sugarcane professionals on varietal improvement, crop protection, extension mechanization etc., during the session. (L-R )Dr S Rajeswari receiving Certificate of Presentation from Dr J P Singh and Dr G P Rao during the Agriculture Session. Factory Session This year as a new initiative, Factory Engineering and Factory Processing sections were merged into a common Factory Session in which alternate papers from engineering and processing section were taken for presentation. Top (L-R) Mr Jasbir Singh and Mr N Prabhakar presenting certificate of appreciation to Mr G Venkateshwara Rao during Factory Session 2 Bottom (L-R) Mr Rajesh Verma presenting paper during Factory Session 3 and seated on dais Mr HPS Bhatia, Mr N Chinnapan and Mr S M Sharma Co Products and Management Session The Co-products and Management session was chaired by Mr Sanjay Desai, MD, Excel Engineers and Cochaired by Mr D M Raskar, CEO, Shreenath Mhaskoba SK and Mr Ajay Awasthi, VP, Turbotech Engrs.In all 10 papers were presented by researchers/ professionals on ZLD (zero liquid discharge), optimizing ethanol production, general management etc., during the session. Dr R V Dani, Head, Sugar Technology, VSI presenting certificate of presentation to Mr Harjeet Singh Bola, MD, IPRO during Factory Session 1 (L-R) Dr Dani, Mr R V Vatnal, Mr Bola,Mr P S Srivastava The Session 1 was chaired by Mr R V Vatnal, Advisor, Nirani Sugars and co chaired by Mr P S Srivastava, MD, Enmill Technologies ;Session 2 was chaired by Mr N Prabhakar, Vice President, Navbharat Ventures and co chaired by Mr Jasbir Singh, Technical Advisor, NFCSF; Session 3 was chaired by Mr N Chinnapan, ED, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Sugars and Co chaired by Mr HPS Bhatia, Director, Chadha Sugars, Mr S M Sharma, President, Kesar Enterprises. (L-R )Mr D M Raskar, Mr Sanjay Desai and Mr Ajay Awasthi conducting the Co Products and Management Session
Page 6 Thank you Sponsors of the 75th Annual Convention
Page 7 Thank you Exhibitors :75th Annual Convention Other Activities STAI Activities CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre in partnership with The Sugar Technologists Association of India organized the 4th edition of Green Sugar Summit 2017 on 30-31 August 2017 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad coinciding with its Energy Efficiency Summit 2017. (L_R) Mr Sanjay Awasthi addressing delegates in Inaugural Session; and seated on dais from (second to left )Mr Anup Kesarwani The programme was attended by nearly 80 delegates from across the country. The following STAI council members made presentations during the Green Sugar Summit: Mr Sanjay Awasthi, President, STAI made presentation on Efficient and Sustainable Sugar Industry Global Prospective Mr Anup Kesarwani, Vice President,STAI made presentation on Novel Process - for producing refined sugar with least energy STAI in association with Alfa Laval India Ltd are organizing All India One Day Seminar on Energy Efficient Technologies - Decanters in Sugar Mills, Refineries and Distilleries on 6th October 2017, Hotel Sayaji, Kolhapur. Members Corner The proceedings of 75th Annual Convention are being dispatched to the valid members. Proceedings to members in arrears -Associate/Fellow/ Companion/SME for the year 2017 have not been sent. They are requested to clear their dues to enable us to send copy of proceedings & Factory list. During the 79th Annual General Body Meeting of the Association held on 4.9.2017 at Kochi it has been decided to reduce the sale price of Coffee Table Book from Rs. 7000 to Rs 3500 to enable STAI members to possess a copy of this coveted publication. A comprehensive Indirect tax Reform-Goods and Service Tax (GST) has been introduced in India w.e.f 1/07/2017. After GST implementation now for all the transactions GSTIN of members/vendors/service providers is required to be printed in the Invoice or in any other prescribed document. The details of GSTIN of the The Sugar Technologists Association of India is: 07AAATT1402FIZ0 Hon. Editor : Mr D K Goel Secretary : Mr Amit Khatter Published by: The Sugar Technologists Assciation Association of of India India Plot No. 15, 301, Aggarwal Okhla Plaza, Community Centre, Okhla Phase 1 New Delhi-110020, Phone: 011-64645069-72, E-mail :office@staionline.org, www.staionline.org