Balrampur Chini Mills Limited

Balrampur Chini Mills Limited (“BCML”) was incorporated in 1975 under the Companies Act as a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Balrampur Sugar Company Limited (Name changed to Balrampur Commercial Enterprises Limited) ("BCEL”). By an indenture of conveyance dated 21 February 1976 , BCEL transferred to BCML the land, building and other assets and the entire staff of its Balrampur Sugar Factory with effect from 1 July 1975 . BCML ceased to be a subsidiary of BCEL with effect from 25 th June, 1979 and its shares were listed on the Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) in 1979. The Balrampur Mill started with a crushing capacity of 800 TCD (Metric Tonnes crushed per day) in 1975 and has since been expanded to its present capacity of 12,000 TCD.

In 1990, BCML acquired a controlling stake in Babhnan Sugar Mill Ltd, which at that time, had a crushing capacity of 1,000 TCD. BCML undertook expansion and modernization programmes at the sugar mill in Babhnan (the “Babhnan Unit”) which resulted in an increase in crushing capacity from 2,500 TCD in the year 1992-1993 to the current crushing capacity of 10,000 TCD. Babhnan Sugar Mills Ltd. was merged with BCML with effect from 1 April 1994 .

In 1995, BCML set up a distillery in Balrampur with a capacity of 60 KL per day which has now been raised to 160 KL per day for the production of distillery products using molasses, which is a by-product of the sugar production process. In February 2004, BCML commenced operation at a new distillery at Babhnan unit with a capacity of 60 KL per day.