K.K. BIRLA GROUP OF SUGAR COMPANIES

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Our Investment :

At the KK Birla Group, we are investing around Rs 10 bn in India’s sugar business over 36 months starting from 2005 the single largest sectoral investment in our history – to capitalise on this inflection industry opportunity.

	At the KK Birla Group, we are investing around Rs 10 bn in India’s sugar business over 36 months starting from 2005 the single largest sectoral investment in our history – to capitalise on this inflection industry opportunity.
	Co-generation: Installing a co-generation capacity of 72 MW by 2007.
	Distillery: Enhancing our distillery capacity from 130 KLPD to 275 KLPD.

The Impact :

The investment will not just evolve the KK Birla Group into the third largest sugar manufacturers in India; it will also enable the Group's sugar business model to reconcile the following:

	Counter-cyclicality: Extending our business from a significant dependence on one product to a broader reliance on three.
	Value-addition: Enhancing the proportion of revenues, substantially from value-added refined sugar.
	De-risking: Creating a de-risked business model, moving from a single income business to a multiple revenue stream; namely co generation and ethanol.

The Fine Print :

The KK Birla Group expects to invest 70 per cent of its proposed outlay in Uttar Pradesh, the most preferred of all cane growing regions in India, and 30 per cent in Bihar, where it enjoys a seven decade presence.