Godavari

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.