Godavari Biorefineries Limited , one of the largest producers of ethanol in India achieved a record of 22.35 lakhs MT of cane crushing at GBL Sameerwadi. It’s the result of sheer hard work and commitment of each and every member of Godavari Biorefineries Limited family that we could achieve this.
Godavari has always been at the forefront of making ethanol from sugarcane. The company rapidly increased its ethanol.capacity from 200,000 litres per day to its current ethanol capacity of 400,000 litres per day. We are currently expanding to make 600,000 litres per day from the coming sugarcane cruising season.
Next year, we further plan to add a bolt on capacity for adding grain as a feedstock giving us greater flexibility and resilience in our ethanol capacity.
About Godavari Biorefineries Limited.
Godavari Biorefineries Limited, established in 1956, is the flagship company of the diversified Somaiya group, which has interests in inter alia, the education, agricultural research, renewable energy and healthcare industries. We utilise sugarcane as a feedstock to manufacture a wide range of products, including sugar, ethanol, bio-based chemicals and power and were among the first few companies in India to utilise sugarcane juice and syrup for the production of ethanol (source: Frost & Sullivan Report). We currently have two manufacturing facilities, one manufacturing facility located in the Bagalkot district in Karnataka (“Sameerwadi Manufacturing Facility”) and another manufacturing facility located in the Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra (“Sakarwadi Manufacturing Facility”).
The molasses from sugarcane is used at the Sameerwadi Manufacturing Facility for the manufacturing of Ethanol. We are one of the largest producers of ethanol in India (source: Frost & Sullivan Report). The chemicals manufactured by us comprise of ethanol-based chemicals such as ethyl acetate, bio-ethyl acetate, MPO, 1,3 butylene glycol, crotonaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetic acid, bio- acetic acid and paraldehyde- (“Bio-based Chemicals”). The Bio-based Chemicals manufactured by us find application in various industries, including the agrochemical, cosmetics, flavour and fragrance, food, fuel, paints and coatings and pharmaceutical industries, while the ethanol manufactured are sold to oil marketing companies and also find application in the beverages, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
To learn more about our product portfolio please visit www.godavaribiorefineries.com.
