 "IFB Agro's distillery at Noorpur, West Bengal")
The Kolkata-based IFB Agro Industries Ltd, a manufacturer of branded alcoholic beverages and packed marine foods, has commissioned its modernised distillery at Noorpur in West Bengal. “The modernisation project ‘50-KL per day grain distillery’ has been commissioned. Commercial production has started from January 14, 2016,” said IFB Agro Industries in BSE filing on January 15, 2016.
The company’s grain-based distillery is capable of distilling alcohol from multiple feed stock such as rice, wheat, barley, jowar etc. IFB Agro had undertaken a modernisation drive to double the capacity of the facility and bring down cost per unit of production. The company has reportedly spent Rs 53 crore for this expansion drive.
