Riga Sugar Company Ltd Stock Analysis

Riga Sugar Company, the flagship company of Dhanuka Group has Sugar (4500/5000 TCD), Distillery(50 KLPD), Ethanol (45 KLPD) & DAP/Organic Fertiliser factories in North Bihar (India) is located at village and railway station, Riga, on Narkatiaganj- Samastipur meter gauge section of Northern Eastern Railway. 

SUGAR: Company’s sugar factory is one of the oldest sugar factory in India which was set-up in 1933 by The Belsund Sugar & Industries limited under British Management which was taken over by Dhanukas in 1950. Under the Scheme of Arrangement as sanctioned by Hon’ble Calcutta High Court the sugar factory was transferred w.e.f.1.10.1981 to Riga Sugar Company. The initial installed capacity of the sugar plant was 800 TCD which was increased to 1200 TCD in 1956 than increased to 2000 TCD in 1987-88. In 1995-96 the company undertaken Expansion-cum-Diversification scheme whereby the capacity of sugar plant was increases to    2500 TCD and New Distillery Plant of 50 KLPD was set-up. 

In 1999-2000 the company implemented the scheme of  Sugar Technology Mission (STM) project for Technological Upgradation-cum-Capacity Optimisation Scheme of Sugar Unit as approved by STM, Government of India at the Projected cost of 2675 Lacs and simultaneously undertaken  expansion scheme for increasing the capacity to 3500, which was completed in the season 1999-2000. Consequent to said STM Scheme the Major machineries of the sugar plant was newly installed like replacement of entire Mills, addition of Boiler, Turbine and Equipments in Boiling/Manufacturing House. 

Again in 2006-07 the company undertaken project of expansion of sugar plant to 5,000 TCD for estimated cost of Rs. 25 Crores and expansion project to 4500/5000 TCD has been completed in season 07-08 and expected to stabilize the production at enhanced capacity of 5000 TCD in 08-09.   

Distillery: The company’s 50 KLPD Distillery Plant was set-up in September, 1995 for manufacturing and marketing of Molasses based Alcohol which is of high quality and well regarded in the market.

Ethanol: The New Ethanol Plant of 45 KLPD commenced commercial operation from 4th April, 2007 and has been supplying Ethanol to Oil companies at different locations in Bihar and Jharkhand for admixing with Petrol.  

Fertiliser: The company manufacture NPK Manure under the Brand name of Harabhara Fertiliser. The company is also manufacturing Bio-Compost in the name of Krishi-Labh by using Distillery Effluents on press mud of sugar which is very useful for foodgrains, vegetable, fruits, sugarcane, tea plant etc.