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Bajaj Hindusthan

Overview

Bajaj Hindusthan, known formally as Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Limited, is an Indian sugar and ethanol manufacturing company. It is part of the Shishir Bajaj group of companies and is among the larger sugar producers in India. The company operates multiple sugar mills, primarily in the state of Uttar Pradesh, and is also engaged in the production of industrial alcohol, ethanol, and the co-generation of power from bagasse.

Key facts

Name Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Limited
Industry Sugar, ethanol, power co-generation
Country India
Primary area of operation Uttar Pradesh
Parent group Shishir Bajaj group
Listing Listed on Indian stock exchanges

Background

Bajaj Hindusthan traces its origins to the wider Bajaj business family, which has historic roots in Indian industry going back to the pre-independence period. The sugar business eventually came under the control of the branch of the family led by Shishir Bajaj, separating from other Bajaj group enterprises that focus on automobiles, finance, and consumer goods. The company has since concentrated on building integrated sugarcane processing operations in the cane-growing belt of Uttar Pradesh.

Operations

The company runs a number of sugar mills located in the cane-rich districts of Uttar Pradesh. Its operations follow an integrated model in which sugarcane is processed for sugar, while by-products are used in downstream activities:

  • Sugar: Production of plantation white sugar and refined sugar from sugarcane.
  • Distillery: Manufacture of industrial alcohol, ethanol, and rectified spirit using molasses.
  • Power co-generation: Generation of electricity from bagasse for captive use and supply to the state grid.

Significance

Bajaj Hindusthan is recognised as one of the major players in the Indian sugar industry, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, which is among the largest sugarcane-producing states in the country. Through its mills, the company contributes to cane procurement from a substantial number of farmers in the region and participates in the national ethanol blending programme by supplying ethanol to oil marketing companies.

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