Amit Negi1, Kuldeep Kumar1, Pankaj Rastogi1 and Narendra Mohan2
1M/s Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd., Nigohi, Shahjahanpur, India; nmagrawal@rediffmail.com
2Greentech Consultants, Swaroop, Nagar, Kanpur, India
The Indian Sugar Industry has struggled for a long time but has realized that only diversification can lead to a sustainable sugar industry. It is important to create a sugar supply-demand balance, enrich the product portfolio through production of sugars of qualities required by different sectors, and utilize the by-products for production of green and renewable energy. Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries has sensed this some time back and took the lead transforming the plantation white sugar unit into an energy-efficient backend sugar refinery that produces superior quality white and speciality sugars while diverting intermediate process liquors such as thick juice or syrup and B Heavy molasses for ethanol production. The paper describes this journey which encompassed enhancement of crushing capacity, technical efficiency enhancement and value addition in an economical manner.