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 ABOUT K.K. BIRLA GROUP |
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The K.K. Birla Group of sugar companies is one of the largest player in the Indian private sector with a crushing capacity of around 40,000 tonnes daily. The group produces plantation white crystal sugar through its network of highly efficient seven plants located in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in northern India.
The group first entered into the sugar business in 1932 and is rich in experience and today is one of the leading sugar manufacturers. One of the most innovative sugar producers in India, the K K Birla Group of sugar companies are amongst the fastest growing. The group has doubled its crushing capacity in the last 10 years with the latest technology.Sugarcane, that determines the fate of the sugar industry, has been given due attention with tremendous research in developing newer and more productive varieties of sugarcane. Apart from sugar, the K K Birla Group of sugar companies also is a leading producer of ethanol and industrial alcohol.
Through its network of three distilleries, the group process around 1,30,000 litres of industrial alcohol daily. This has increased the demand for ethanol within the country and the group is in the process of expanding its capacity by 1,00,000 litres per day.
The sugar industry is a critical part of the rural economy in India as over 50 million farmers are regular suppliers to this industry. The K K Birla Group of sugar companies purchases its sugarcane from over 321,000 farmers and directly employs about 6,000 workers in its seven plants. The group plays an important and constructive role in the social development and the general upliftment of the people in its command areas. Demonstration camps for better farming methodologies, technical seminars, subsidies for better quality seeds, research into high yielding and high sucrose varieties of sugarcane, loans to farmers are some of the ways in which the group tries to play its role in helping society. This apart, the group has also built schools with concessional fees, hospitals, temples, etc. near its plants to help the society at large. |
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