Murugappa Group company, EID Parry, has drawn plans to tap ethanol production at its facilities. The company has obtained in-principle approval from the Department of Food and Public distribution for its expansion.
The company has secured permission from the Tamil Nadu government to convert six lakh ltr of impure spirit to ethanol at Nellikuppam and three lakh ltr of impure alcohol to ethanol at Sivaganga in the state.
The company's Sankili unit (Srikakulam) has started production of ethanol from B Heavy molasses for the first time during the year 2018-19, with a total output of 91.95 lakh ltr of ethanol. The company was also working closely with the Tamil Nadu government on a number of schemes to promote drip irrigation, sustainable sugar initiative.