Summary : Discusses demand assessment, technology status & gap for production of Gluconic Acid from molasses. The report focusses on quantifying the demand for these products in India & abroad sector wise, highlighting the status of the available technologies for the manufacture of these products in India and status of technologies abroad, identify the technological gap & suggest implementable plan with cost estimate and to identify the Institutes/Industries for developmental and implementation work. Presently Gluconic Acid is not being produced in India.. Also, discusses market , global production, application, process technologies for Itaconic Acid. Recommends that the technology for gluconic acid production by electrolysis process from glucose is available in the country. In this process, gluconic acid is produced as intermediate product. However, the process technology efforts for the production of gluconic acid from cane molasses by fermentation process in the country appear to be inadequate. At present, the country is dependent on external source of technology for setting up gluconic acid project immediately by fermentation process from cane molasses.