# Sweet sorghum could strengthen India’s bio-based chemical industry amid e100 ethanol push, ETChemicals

> An article describes sweet sorghum as a possible feedstock for India's bio-based chemical industry amid the e100 ethanol push. It notes the crop needs fewer agrochemicals and could reduce reliance on imported fertilizers.

- Date: 2026-10-30 · published 2026-10-30T10:05:19.993Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2024-sweet-sorghum-could-strengthen-india-s-bio-based-chemical-industry-amid-e100
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded sorghum use for ethanol could divert some sorghum from feed use, but the effect on feed prices is currently speculative and small.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: neutral

## Sources

- chemicals.economictimes.indiatimes.com: https://chemicals.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/policy-and-regulation/sweet-sorghum-could-strengthen-indias-bio-based-chemical-industry-amid-e100-ethanol-push/135348305

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