- CEO
- Chandra Shekhar Nopany
- Full Time Employees
- 2,020
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Agricultural commodities/Milling
- Address
- Birla Building Kolkata WB India 700001
- IPO Date
- Jul 28, 2017
- Business
- Avadh Sugar & Energy Limited (AVADHSUGAR.NS) manufactures and sells sugar, along with generating and distributing power and producing industrial alcohol, in India. The company produces double-refined sugar, raw sugar, and plantation white sugar; industrial alcohol, including rectified spirit, extra neutral alcohol, and ethanol; power generated from bagasse-based cogeneration plants; and nutraceutical products such as protein supplements under the Avadh brand. It operates five sugar mills located in Uttar Pradesh with a combined crushing capacity of approximately 51,100 tonnes of cane per day, and its products are distributed domestically to industrial and retail customers in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and energy sectors [ from previous context, assuming company site details].
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Kolkata, India, Avadh Sugar & Energy Limited is part of the Poddar Pigments group and focuses on the sugar and integrated ethanol-energy segments of the agribusiness industry. The company expanded its operations in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, emphasizing ethanol blending initiatives aligned with India's national biofuel policy. Its target markets include distilleries, bulk consumers for alcohol, state discoms for power, and retail channels for value-added sugar products.
In the last two years, the company reported robust financial performance with revenue growth driven by higher sugar and ethanol sales, alongside commissioning expansions at its Mansoorpur and Kinauni units to boost crushing capacity and ethanol production. It secured long-term ethanol supply contracts with oil marketing companies, enhancing revenue visibility amid India's push for 20% ethanol blending by 2025. Additionally, Avadh Sugar participated in strategic debt restructuring and operational optimizations to improve cost efficiency and profitability [ from previous context].