A
SEMINAR REPORT
ON
Session 2009-10
Faculty of Management
CERTIFICATE
This report is the record of authentic work carried out by the student during the
academic year 2009-10.
DECLARATION
I, Miss. NUPUR AGRAWAL hereby declare that the Seminar Report entitled
“SUGAR INDUSTRY IN INDIA” is a genuine work done by me and all the
information collected is the record of authentic work carried out by me during the
acedmic year 2009-2010.
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Ms. NUPUR AGRAWAL
MBA I SEM Section A
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my sincere thanks to Prof. Shhipra sarkar , for guidance
and support in making this report effective. Also I would like to express my
deepest gratitude towards Mr. Ayush Agrawal, Ms. Shrutika Sangodkar, Mr.
A.S.Samarth for helping me in making this report more conclusive. I hope you will
find this report as a valuable asset while studying Agriculture and youth interests
and youth opportunity towards it. Needless to add that I shall look forward to your
valuable feedback including the grey areas so as to incorporate them.
CONTENTS
1. CHAPTER 1-
INTRODUCTION- HISTORY OF SUGAR
RAW MATERIALS PROCESSED
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
2. CHAPTER 2-
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS- INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION
SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS
BY- PRODUCTS
3. CHAPTER 3-
INDIAN SCENARIO- HISTORY OF SUGAR IN INDIA
CURRENT INDIAN SCENARIO
CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL ECONOMY
EXPORT & IMPORT
INDIA’S DEMAND-SUPPLY
SUGAR PRODUCTION
SUGAR CONSUMPTION
4. CHAPTER 4-
BUSINESS ANALYSIS- INTRODUCTION
5. CHAPTER 5-
MARKET LEADERS- INTRODUCTION
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6. CHAPTER 6-
FUTURE OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
GROWTH POTENTIAL
Chapter – 1
INTRODUCTION
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History of “SUGAR”
India has been known as the original home of sugar and sugar cane. Indian
mythology supports the above fact as it contains some legends showing the
origin of sugar cane. The growth the sugar industry is full of tales of adventure
and conquest. It received attention of the builders of different Empires from time
to time.
About 800 B.C. sugar cane was perhaps taken eastward, i.e. China, where it
found suitable soil for development. About 327 B.C. when Alexander the great,
invaded India he and his soldiers were the First Europeans to see sugar cane in
India. On their return westward they took sugar cane to Europe, but it was about
700 A.D. that it is was actually cultivated there. It was between the fourth and
sixth centuries that the art of making sugar was discovered in India. The cane
was cut into pieces and crushed by a heavy weight and the juice thus obtained
was boiled and stirred until solids formed. These solids being of uneven shapes
and sizes were called “Sarkara”, the Sanskrit term for gravel. The modern word
“Sugar” is a derivative of the word “Sarkara”. The larger solids were called Khand
from which the word Candy has been derived.
The Chinese Emperor, Tsai-Hang sent a mission to Bihar in about 600 A.D. to
ascertain and study the art of sugar manufacture. From India the knowledge of
sugar making went over to Persia. It would thus be seen that India has been the
original home of sugar cane as also sugar manufacture.
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1. Carbohydrates present in many plants having more or less sweet taste are
called as Sugar. The primary sugar, glucose, is a product of
photosynthesis and occurs in all green plants. In most plants, the sugars
occur as a mixture that cannot readily be separated into the components.
In the sap of some plants, the sugar mixtures are condensed into syrup.
Juices of sugar cane and sugar beet are rich in pure sucrose, although
beet sugar is generally much less sweet than cane sugar. These two
sugar crops are the main sources of the commercial sucrose.
2. Sugar cane: Sugar cane is a thick, tall, perennial grass that flourishes in
the tropical or subtropical regions. Sugar synthesized in the leaves is used
as a source of energy for growth or is sent to the stalks for storage. It is
the sweet sap in the stalks that is the source of sugar. The reed
accumulates sugar to about 15 percent of its weight. Sugar cane yields
about 2,600,000 tons of sugar per year. Sugar cane takes about seven
months to mature in a tropical area and about 12-22 months in a
subtropical area. At this time, fields of sugar cane are tested for sucrose,
and the most mature fields are harvested first.
3. Sugar Beet: Sugar beet is a beetroot variety with the highest sugar
content, for which it is specially cultivated. While typically white both inside
and out, some beet varieties have black or yellow skins. About 3,700,000
tons of sugar is extracted from sugar beet.
4. Other sugar crops include sweet sorghum, sugar maple, honey, and corn
sugar. The types of sugar used today are white sugar (fully refined sugar),
composed of clear, colorless or crystal fragments; or brown sugar; which
is less fully refined and contains a greater amount of treacle residue, from
which it obtains its colour.
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arranged in series so that each succeeding cell has a higher vacuum. The
vapors from one body can thus boil the juice in the next one, a method
called multiple-effect evaporation. Next, the syrup solution is vacuum-
crystallized to form sugar crystals. The remaining liquid is removed using
centrifugal and drying, and the sugar is packaged.
• Two or three heavily grooved crusher rollers break the cane and extract a
large part of the juice, or swing-hammer type shredders (1,200 RPM)
shred the cane without extracting the juice. Revolving knives cutting the
stalks into chips are supplementary to the crushers. (In most countries, the
shredder precedes the crusher.) A combination of two, or even all three,
methods may be used. The pressing process involves crushing the stalks
between the heavy and grooved metal rollers to separate the fiber
(bagasse) from the juice that contains the sugar.
• As the cane is crushed, hot water (or a combination of hot water and
recovered impure juice) is sprayed onto the crushed cane counter
currently as it leaves each mill for diluting. The extracted juice, called
vesou, contains 95 percent or more of the sucrose present. The mass is
then diffused, a process that involves finely cutting or shredding the stalks.
Next, the sugar is separated from the cut stalks by dissolving it in hot
water or hot juice.
• The juice from the mills, a dark green color, is acid and turbid. The
clarification (or defecation) process is designed to remove both soluble
and insoluble impurities (such as sand, soil, and ground rock) that have
not been removed by preliminary screening. The process employs lime
and heat as the clarifying agents. Milk of lime (about one pound per ton of
cane) neutralizes the natural acidity of the juice, forming insoluble lime
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salts. Heating the lime juice to boiling coagulates the albumin and some of
the fats, waxes, and gums, and the precipitate formed entraps suspended
solids as well as the minute particles.
• The mud’s separate from the clear juice through sedimentation. The non-
sugar impurities are removed by continuous filtration. The final clarified
juice contains about 85 percent water and has the same composition as
the raw extracted juice except for the removed impurities.
• To concentrate this clarified juice, about two-thirds of the water is removed
through vacuum evaporation. Generally, four vacuum-boiling cells or
bodies are arranged in series so that each succeeding body has a higher
vacuum (and therefore boils at a lower temperature). The vapors from one
body can thus boil the juice in the next one—the steam introduced into the
first cell does what is called multiple-effect evaporation. The vapor from
the last cell goes to a condenser. The syrup leaves the last body
continuously with about 65 percent solids and 35 percent water.
5) Crystallization
The growth of the crystals continues until the pan is full. When sucrose
concentration reaches the desired level, the dense mixture of syrup and
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• Massecuite from the mixers is allowed to flow into centrifugals, where the
thick syrup, or molasses, is separated from the raw sugar by centrifugal
force.
6) Centrifugaling
Once the sugar is centrifuged, it is "cut down" and sent to a granulator for
drying. In some countries, sugar cane is processed in small factories
without the use of centrifuges, and a dark-brown product (non-centrifugal
sugar) is produced. Centrifugal sugar is produced in more than 60
countries while non-centrifugal sugar in about twenty countries.
• Damp sugar crystals are dried by being tumbled through heated air in a
granulator. The dry sugar crystals are then sorted by size through
vibrating screens and placed into storage bins. Sugar is then sent to be
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Quality Control
Because cane spoils relatively quickly, great steps have been taken to automate
the methods of transportation and get the cane to the mills as quickly as
possible. Maintaining the high quality of the end-product means storing brown
and yellow refined sugars (which contain two percent to five percent moisture) in
a cool and relatively moist atmosphere, so that they continue to retain their
moisture and do not become hard.
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Chapter – 2
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
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Sugar has two significant roles to play, firstly, sugar as a food crop may be
considered an inexpensive and abundant source of calories and thus important in
the fulfillment of basic human energy requirements. Secondly, sugar plays an
important economic role in generating income, employment and export earnings.
percent of global sugar production enters the world market. Therefore, the
economic significance of the commodity is far greater, encompassing all activities
from the cultivation of the sugar cane or beet to the processing into sugar. In
developing countries, the contribution of the crop to the national GDP can be
very significant. About two-third of global sugar output is consumed within the
country of production. Of the 120 million tones produced globally each year, only
40 million tones are traded Brazil, India, the EU, Australia and Mexico are the
largest producers of sugar.
Brown: Light to dark brown sugar – with color and properties depending on
inherent molasses content, its natural moistness and deep, rich aroma makes it
ideal for full flavored recipes.
Damerara Sugar: Golden brown sugar crystals rolling with the rich aroma of
tropical sugar cane molasses. Its distinctive flavor and crunchy texture makes it
ideal for hot and cold beverages, sprinkling on cereals, or as a topping on cakes
and cookies.
Substitute Products
In the international market corn derivatives, known as corn syrups, dextrose and
high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) are used as sugar substitutes. In India, alternate
sweeteners to sugar are Gur and Khandsari, which are less refined forms of
sugar. Indian sugar mills and the Gur and Khandsari manufacturers compete for
the same cane so it also very important to understand the business dynamics of
the Gur and Khandsari manufacturers. The past few years have been good for
the Gur and Khandsari manufacturers, as the cane cultivator’s prefers selling
their produce to these manufacturers then to selling to the sugar mills because of
prompt payment made by the Gur and Khandsari manufacturers, unlike the sugar
mills which delay the payment. The industry is sustained by high margins which
are earned by the Gur and Khandsari manufacturers due to willingness of the
farmers to sell and advantage of low price procurement of cane.
However in the recent years the industry has seen changes where the mills have
started paying the cane growers within 15 days, or by cash payment and in
addition to this the mills are also paying Rs.13-20 extra per ton of cane as an
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incentive to attract the cane growers, such initiatives have helped the sugar mills
safeguard themselves from the Gur and Khandsari manufacturers.
Gur “Jaggery”
Khandsari
Khand is close substitute of sugar. It is like sugar in all respect other than the crystals are
little smaller. The process of manufacturing khand is labour intensive. All the processes
are carried out manually like adding of chemicals to the juice, cooking the juice and then
packing them. As the process is manual, khand is not as hygienic as sugar and also the
sulphur content some times is much higher than the mills sugar. Khand is sold at a
discount to sugar; it sells at Rs.1-2 less per kg. The primary reason for the slow growth of
Khandsari manufacturers is the low sugar yield; the recovery level for a khand
manufacturer is only 6 percent.
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Press Mud – Press mud accounts for around 3%-5% per ton of the sugar
cane crushed. Sulphination press mud is mainly used as manure.
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Chapter – 3
INDIAN SCENARIO
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The first sugar mill in the county was setup in 1903 in the United Provinces,
however the start of the modern sugar industry in India dates back to mid 1930’s
when a few vaccum pan units were established in the sub-tropical belts of Uttar
Pradesh and Bihar.
Until the mid 50’s, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were the state which confined the
sugar industry and only after late fifties or early sixties the industry dispersed into
Southern India. Western India and other parts of Northern India. India is the
largest consumer and second largest producer of the sugar in the world. The
sufficient and well distributed monsoons, rapid population growth and substantial
increase in sugar production capacity have combined to make India the largest
consumer and second largest producer of sugar in the world.
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The growth of the industry is evident from the number of sugar mills in the
country, which increased from 29 in sugar year (SY) 1930-31 to over 453 in the
(SY) 2002-03 (Sugar Year = Oct 1st to Sept 30th). The addition in number of mills
was at its peak during seventies when nearly 100 mills were added between
1970 and 1980 to increase the number of operating units to 300.
The average capacity of the sugar mills in the industry has considerably moved
up from just 644 ton per day in SY 1930-31 to 2656 ton per day in the year 1996-
97. The growth in the industry was horizontal (increase in number of units)
compared to the vertical growth seen by other countries (increase in average
capacity).
The sugar industry is the second largest agro-based industry, next to textile
industry in the country. There are 553 installed sugar mills, of which 453 were in
operations in the year 2002-03 and utilized 194.4 million ton of sugar cane (69%
of total cane production) to produce nearly 20.14 million tons of sugar. There are
many industries, which utilize the byproducts of sugar industry as their raw
material.
The Indian sugar industry has not only achieved the singular distinction of being
one of the largest producer of white plantation crystal sugar in the world but has
also turned out to be a massive enterprise of gigantic dimensions. With nearly
550 sugar mills located through out the country, the sugar industry is amongst
the largest agro processing industries, with an annual turnover of 150 billion. It
plays a major role in the rural development and its importance for India stretches
far beyond the role of a sweetener supplier.
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The sugar factories located in various parts of the country work as nuclei for
development of rural areas by utilizing rural resources and generating
employment, transport and communication facilities. More then 45 million
farmers, their families and a large population of agricultural labor are involved in
sugar cane cultivation, harvesting and ancillary activities constituting 7.5% of the
rural population. The sugar industry employs over 0.5 million skilled and unskilled
workmen, mostly from the rural areas. India has 20 percent of the total sugar
mills in the world and accounts for about 15 percent of the global production.
Sugar industry operated under a policy of partial control in 1950-51 and 1951-52,
followed by continuous period of six years of decontrol between 1952-53 to 1957-
58. After this era the government adopted the policy of partial decontrol in 1967-
68, which has been the mainstay of government policy except for two short
periods of decontrol in the 1970’s. Under this policy the government procures 40
percent of the production at controlled prices based on the Statutory Minimum
Price for sugar cane, for supply through the Public Distribution System and
balance 60 percent is allowed to be sold by the mills in free markets subject to
monthly release mechanism. The levy quota for sugar mills was brought down
from the peak level of 70 percent in 1968-69 to the levels of 40 percent as a
gradual process of deregulation of sugar industry. In pursuance to the decision to
decontrol sugar industry, the Central government reduced compulsory levy
obligation of the sugar industry from 40 percent to 30 percent with effect from
01/01/2000, 15 percent effect from 01/02/2001 and 10 percent with effect from
01/03/2002.
In November 2001, the Central Government announced that the sugar factories
will be given quarterly releases for non-levy free sale sugar from January, 2002
in place of the monthly releases. In February 2002, the Central Government
decided to dispense with the release mechanism with effect from 1st April 2003.
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Sugar is amongst the larger agro processing industries in India with 2.76 weight
in annual industrial production. 45 million farmers and their families besides
larger mass of agricultural labour are involved in sugar cane cultivation and its
harvesting operation. Over 5 lakh workmen are directly employed. Employment is
also generated in various ancillary activities. The industry thus caters to over 7.5
percent of our rural population.
The sugar industry contributes about Rs. 2100 crores to the Central Exchequer
as exercise duty and other taxes annually. In addition, about Rs.600 crores is
realized by the state Government annually through purchase tax and cess on
cane. Through sugar exports it has the potential to earn the nation Rs. 2500
crores in foreign exchange every year. The industry does not depend on fossil
fuels but generates its own renewable source of energy. Not only has that it
generated surplus power through cogeneration for use of consumers in interior
rural areas. The sugar industry has the potential to generate 5000 M.W. surplus
power. The sugar industry has made a very important place for itself in the Indian
Economy.
The Government of India licensed new units with an initial capacity of 1250 TCD
up to the 1980’s and with the revision in minimum economic size to 2500 TCD,
the Government issued licenses for setting up of 2500 TCD plants thereafter.
The Government de-licensed sugar sector w.e.f. 11/09/1998. The entrepreneurs
have been allowed to set up sugar factories or expand the existing sugar
factories as per the techno-economics feasibility of the project. After de-licensing,
a number of new sugar plants of varying capacities have been setup and the
existing plants have substantially increased their capacity.
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The Sugar Export Promotion Act, 1958 under which export of sugar was
canalized through agencies by the Central Government has been repealed with
effect from 15/01/1997. The Central Government has removed the quantitative
ceiling on export of sugar. It has also dispensed the registration requirement for
export of sugar with the Agricultural & Processed Food Export Development
Authority (APEDA) with effect from 01/04/2001.
Sugar Imports
In a situation of low production of sugar, the domestic demand has been met
through augmentation of supply by import of sugar. Import of sugar in fact, began
from the SY 2003-04 in exchange of white sugar exported out of the country.
Sugar factories in Southern India, Northern India as well as Western India
imported significant quantities of raw sugar for domestic consumption during the
SY 2004-05. Thus, availability of additional sugar supply was fairly wide spread,
although in Southern India with higher imports, larger additional supplies of white
sugar became available. Raw sugar imports now is an all India phenomenon
India is among the largest producer of sugar in the worlds and ranks the largest
growing global market for sugar. India has 20 percent of the total sugar mills in
the world and accounts for about 10-15 percent of the global production. India
has maintained its position as the 2nd largest sugar producing country in the
world, having a share of over 15 percent of the world’s sugar production
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The average per capita consumption of sugar is estimated at 18.3 kg/year 2002-
03. Apart from white sugar India also consumes alternate sweeteners jaggery
and Khandsari, which are produced in large quantities, representing about 35
percent of the total sweeteners production in the country. Considering all the
three sweetener i.e. white sugar, jaggery and Khandsari, on a per capita basis,
India’s consumption stands at a reasonably high figure. Based on this existing
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Chapter – 4
Business Analysis
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6.1 Introduction
The Indian Sugar industry is the second largest agro-processing industry in the
country. The sweetener industry is highly organized with nearly 5694 units of Gur
and Khandsari producing units and a mere 564 sugar producing units through out
the country. The Indian sugar industry co-exists with different ownership and
management structures. Sugar mills in India are divided into three sectors i.e.
the public sector, private sector and the Cooperative sector. The state of U.P
has the highest number of privately owned sugar mills, this sugar mills procure
sugar from thousands of neighboring cane growers for their manufacturing
process. On the other hand the state of Maharashtra has the highest number of
cooperative sugar mills; these mills are owned and managed jointly by the
farmers. In between are the state owned factories.
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11%
56% 33%
Public
Private
Cooperative
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The three basic factors that influence the performance of the sugar
industry are
1. Technology,
2. Marketing,
3. Ownership and Management structure.
The domestic sugar industry follows a 5 to 7 years cycle. Higher sugar cane and
sugar production results in a fall in sugar prices and non-payment of dues to
farmers. This compels the farmers to switch to other crops thereby causing a
shortage of sugar cane, consequently an increase in sugar cane prices and
extraordinary profits.
Pricing Policy
The Government has been following a dual pricing policy for sugar, under which,
a fixed percentage of the total production is to be necessarily sold by the sugar
mills to the Government or its nominees at a pre-determined price referred to as
"levy sugar". The sugar so collected is distributed to consumers through Fair
Price Shops under the Public Distribution System.
The balance sugar referred to as "free sale sugar" can be sold in the open
market. Free sale sugar is also regulated to some extent, by way of a release
mechanism, whereby the Government determines the quantum of sugar that can
be sold every month. This helps the Government maintain stability in sugar
prices, by regulating the supply of sugar based on the underlying demand. Thus,
the Government statutorily determines the price of levy sugar, while the price for
the free market sugar is market determined, affected to some extent by the
release mechanism. As per Tuteja Committee, the Central Government decided,
in February 2002, to dispense with the release mechanism with effect from April
1, 2003. However, in March 2003, it was decided to continue with the release
mechanism up to September 2005 and to review the position in February 2005.
The Tuteja Committee has also recommended that the Central Government may
dispense with the release mechanism for free sale sugar with effect from October
1, 2005.
The levy imposed has reduced from 40% in the 1990s to 10% effective from March 2002.
The Tuteja Committee has also recommended continuing with the 10% levy obligation
level. The Committee has also recommended that beyond the initial time limit, a
maximum of 3 months may be permitted for lifting of levy sugar by the Government,
where after, the levy sugar quota would automatically be converted into free sale sugar,
without any recurring levy obligation on this portion of levy sugar.
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Strengths: Weakness:
Opportunities: Threats:
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: The objective of the EC Act is to control the
production, supply, distribution and trade & commerce in the essential
commodity. Under the sub-section 3(3C), levy sugar price is required to be fixed
by the Central Government having regard to:
a) The minimum price fixed for sugar cane by the Central Government;
b) The manufacturing cost of sugar;
c) The duty or tax payable thereon; and
d) The securing of a reasonable return on the capital employed in the
business of manufacturing sugar.
It is also provided that different prices may be determined from time to time for
different areas or factories or for different kinds of sugar.
Sugar Export Promotion Act: Export can be made voluntarily, But, resorting to
export of sugar, would not exempt any sugar mill either from its obligation to
supply levy sugar which is requisitioned by the Government in terms of Section
3(2) (f) of the EC Act, 1955, or to effect sale of sugar in open market in
compliance of the month-to-month release orders issued by the Government.
Sugar Cess Act, 1982: Provides for the imposition of a cess on sugar for the
development of sugar industry and for matters connected therewith.
Levy Sugar Price Equalization Fund Act (LSPEF Act), 1976: Provides for the
establishment, in the public interest, of a fund to ensure that the price of levy
sugar may be uniform throughout India and for matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto.
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MARKET LEADERS
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The sugar in Industry is highly fragmented with none of the market players
having more than 3 percent of the market share. Although cooperatives account
for around 43 percent of the total production in the sugar industry, their share has
gradually declined.
Sugar mills in India have capacity ranging from below 1,250 tonnes crushed per
day (TCD) of sugar cane to 10,000 TCD. The Government has now established
minimum capacity criteria for new sugar mills standing at 2,500 TCD.
Most of the private sugar industry groups are either expanding their capacities or
adding new units. The sharp rise in investment could be attributed to the Sugar
Policy announced by the UP Government in the year 2004. Under the new frame
work, a capital subsidy and reimbursement of transportation cost of sugar would
be given to the private companies, which set up new sugar manufacturing
facilities or expand the existing ones during 2005 - 07.
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INDUSTRY
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In respect of taxation the state governments may bring sugar under 4 percent
Value Added Tax (VAT), which might result in price in the coming years. Several
Indian companies are also expanding their capacities in order to anticipate the
future demand.
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By-product Utilization:
The use of ethanol in petrol is likely to increase in the coming years. Government
of India has made it mandatory to blend 5 percent with petrol in various parts of
the country and it is likely that the same will be increased to 10 percent in the
near future. This also will benefit the Indian Oil companies by making use of
ethanol over gasoline in petrol. This utilization of ethanol will boost the
investment in the sugar industry in the coming years.
CHAPTER - 7
CHHATTISGARH
SUGAR INDUSTRY
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CHHATTISGARH
Chhattisgarh sugar industry has two sugar factories located in two parts of the
state. Two sugar factories in chhattisgarh are-
The sugar production in Chhattisgarh largely depends on the rainfall experienced during monsoon.
The more the rainfall is, the better will be the sugar production. The state has been witnessing a
good monsoon followed by a heave growth in the sugar industry during 1998-2003. The production
of sugar was heavy all over India and Chhattisgarh being a novice in this industry, witnessed a good
start in the sector. Considering this growth in the sugar industry in India, the Indian Government
fixed a sum as Statutory Minimum Price (SMP) for sugarcane manufacturing and this was regulated
by Clause 3 of the Sugarcane Order. It was also approved by Commission for Agricultural Coast
and Prices (CACP) and various state governments. During 2004-05, the SMP was fixed at a rate of
Rs. 74.50 per quintal with a staple retrieval of 8.5 percent.
In 1982, the Government of India established a Sugar Development Fund with the aim to finance
the industry in order to implement better technologies in sugar manufacturing. Considering the
encouraging growth in the sugar industry in India, the Indian government decided to include few
more states of India in the production of sugar and Chhattisgarh was thereby chosen as one of
them. The government of India has sanctioned huge amounts of loans for the advancement of
sugar industry in Chhattisgarh which has borne fruit since there has been a huge growth in the
sugar industry of Chhattisgarh, though it is yet to attain its full potential.
Apart from sugar production, Chhattisgarh sugar industry is involved in sugarcane cultivation as
well. Sweets and products of sugar are heavily consumed in parts of Chhattisgarh. This has led to
an alarming rise in the sugar industry in Chhattisgarh. Both the sugar factories located in
Chhattisgarh have a crushing capacity of 2500 TCD. Sugar factories are being established in
different parts of the country including rural areas. Rural areas in India are experiencing better
growth in the sugar production. Traditional sweeteners and sugarcanes are the most wanted
products consumed by the rural population. The inhabitants in Chhattisgarh depend largely on the
sweet products not only of their festivals but also sweets and other sugar products are a basic stuff
which every household prefers there. This has been one of the most significant factors that has led
to the success of Chhattisgarh sugar industry.
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Naveen Jindal
dt.- 8.12.97, Crushing Capacity- 2500
6, Prithvi Raj Road, New Delhi 110011, Location Sarang Garh, Dist. Raigarh, L.I.
TCD
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Chhattisgarh Sugar Industry has two sugar factories located in two parts of the state. Sarangarh and Khurd are the two
towns where sugar factories have been set up for manufacturing sugar. The sugar industry has just started developing in
Chhattisgarh recently.
the 2 sugar factories of Chhattisgarh are as follows:
Naveen Jindal (located in Sarang Garh, Dist. Raigarh)
Chhattisgarh S.S.K. Ltd (located in Kurud, Dist. Raipur) The sugar production in Chhattisgarh largely depends on the
rainfall experienced during monsoon. The more the rainfall is, the better will be the sugar production. The state has been
witnessing a good monsoon followed by a heave growth in the sugar industry during 1998-2003. The production of sugar
was heavy all over India and Chhattisgarh being a novice in this industry, witnessed a good start in the sector. Considering
this growth in the sugar industry in India, the Indian Government fixed a sum as Statutory Minimum Price (SMP) for
sugarcane manufacturing and this was regulated by Clause 3 of the Sugarcane Order. It was also approved by Commission
for Agricultural Coast and Prices (CACP) and various state governments. During 2004-05, the SMP was fixed at a rate of Rs.
74.50 per quintal with a staple retrieval of 8.5 percent.
In 1982, the Government of India established a Sugar Development Fund with the aim to finance the industry in order to
implement better technologies in sugar manufacturing. Considering the encouraging growth in the sugar industry in India,
the Indian government decided to include few more states of India in the production of sugar and Chhattisgarh was thereby
chosen as one of them. The government of India has sanctioned huge amounts of loans for the advancement of sugar
industry in Chhattisgarh which has borne fruit since there has been a huge growth in the sugar industry of Chhattisgarh,
though it is yet to attain its full potential.
Apart from sugar production, Chhattisgarh sugar industry is involved in sugarcane cultivation as well. Sweets and products of
sugar are heavily consumed in parts of Chhattisgarh. This has led to an alarming rise in the sugar industry in Chhattisgarh.
Both the sugar factories located in Chhattisgarh have a crushing capacity of 2500 TCD. Sugar factories are being established
in different parts of the country including rural areas. Rural areas in India are experiencing better growth in the sugar
production. Traditional sweeteners and sugarcanes are the most wanted products consumed by the rural population. The
inhabitants in Chhattisgarh depend largely on the sweet products not only of their festivals but also sweets and other sugar
products are a basic stuff which every household prefers there. This has been one of the most significant factors that has led
to the success of Chhattisgarh sugar industry.
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Naveen Jindal
dt.- 8.12.97, Crushing Capacity- 2500
6, Prithvi Raj Road, New Delhi 110011, Location Sarang Garh, Dist. Raigarh, L.I.
TCD
No. 313
10. REFERENCES
• “Food Industry Report” ICRA Research Analysis (www.icra.com)
Capitaline Database
• (www.indiancommodity.com)
• “Little Sweet: Indian Sugar Sector” Fitch Rating, Food/India Special Report
(www.site.securities.com)
• “Sugar Industry Sector Report” B&K Research Report 19th April, 2006
(www.site.securitie.com)
(www.site.securities.com)
• (www.wikipedia.com)
BIBLIOGRAPHYS
1. DIMAT LIBRARY.
2. ARTICLES IN NEWSPAPER(ET)
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SUGAR GLOSSARY
Brix: A unit used to express the concentration of solids in aqueous sugar solutions.
Clarification: The process of separating insoluble suspended matter and some soluble
substances from cane juice, to produce a clear juice.
Fiber: Fiber is the cane plant’s vegetable skeleton in which juice is stored and through which
plant food, dissolved in water, is distributed throughout the plant. In the milling process, the
fiber cells are ruptusred, thus freeing the juice. The fiber content of sugar cane varies
according to variety. The normal range is 10% to 16%. A medium and consistent fiber content
is desirable in commercial varieties.
Filter Mud: In clarifying cane juice, the insoluble matter extracted from the juice forms a mud,
which is removed from the clarifiers, filtered and washed to recover the sugar it contains.
Filter mud consists of 25% solids and 75% water. The solids consist of mainly field soil, fiber,
calcium phosphate, denatured protein and a small amount of sugar.
Molasses: The black syrup, commonly known as molasses or ‘C’ syrup, remaining after the
sugar syrup has been boiled and passed through the centrifugal for the last item in a mill or
refinery. The sugar it contains cannot be removed economically. A typical analysis of final
molasses includes sucrose (34.1%), reducing sugars (16.5%), ash (11.3%), water (21.8%)
and various sugar, gums and acids (16.3%). The ash includes calcium, magnesium,
potassium, silicon, iron, and phosphorous and other elements in the form of inorganic salts.
Fructose: A sugar, which occurs in, fruit, the nectar of flowers, honey, and in cane juice and
sugar products. It is formed in equal quantity with glucose when sucrose is inverted. In
solution, it rotates polarized light to the left. It has the chemical composition C6H12O6.
Glucose: A sugar, which occurs naturally in grapes, honey, sweet fruits, and in cane juice
and sugar products. It can also be made from wheat. In the human body, sucrose is
converted into glucose and fructose before being used to provide energy. It has the chemical
composition C6H12O6 and may also be called dextrose.
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HFCS: High Fructose Corn Syrup. This is the most common name for starch-based
fructose/glucose syrups. Corn is the starch base of these syrups. Other suitable but not as
widely used starch sources include rice, wheat and tapioca. In Europe HFCS is referred to as
iso-glucose.
Inversion: The conversion of sucrose, with the addition of water, into a mixture of equal
amounts of glucose and fructose. The action is one of hydrolysis and may be carried out by
the action of the enzyme invertase, or by heating with dilute acids. The liquid product from
this process is called invert sugar.
Juice: Cane juice consists of water with sugar and other substances dissolved in it and a
proportion of insoluble particles suspended in it.
Non-Centrifugal Sugar: In some areas of the world sugar cane juice is merely evaporated to
produce a crude raw sugar; the sugar crystals are not removed from the mother syrup in
centrifugals. The sugar is generally consumed where it is produced. Some of these sugars
are known as Jaggery, Gur, Piloncilo and Muscovado. Jaggery and Gur are made in India by
evaporating cane juice in an open pan. The juice is evaporated to almost dryness and is then
cast in open moulds or loaves. A large amount of sugar consumed in India is in this form.
Refined Sugar: Sugar, which has passed through the refining process (involving removal of
impurities) making it more suitable for direct human consumption or use in the manufacture of
other foods. Also known as white sugar.
Syrup: In refineries, syrup refers to the less pure solution, which is spun off crystals in
centrifugals. In the milling process syrup is the name of the product stream after it leaves the
evaporators and before it enters the pans.
Vaccum Pan: Cylindrical steel vessel in which a steam heated surface is used to boil sugar
syrups under partial vacuum at relatively low temperatures.
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