Bannari Amman Group

Bannari Amman Group

Industry	Conglomerate
Founder(s)	S. V. Balasubramaniam
Headquarters	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	S. V. Balasubramaniam (Chairman) B. Saravanan (Managing Director)
Products	Sugars, Renewable energy, Granite, Alcohol, Liquor
Website	www.bannari.com

Bannari Amman Group is an industrial conglomerate based in Tamil Nadu, with presence in manufacturing, trading and service. Manufacturing and trading activities include sugar, alcohol, liquor, granite etc. The service sector has wind power energy, education etc. It was founded by S. V. Balasubramaniam who is the Chairman of the group.

History

In the beginning - 1980s - BAG mainly was a sugar manufacturer. The by-product of the sugar production - Molasses - was used for their distilleries. This solution gave BAG the possibility to produce alcohol at low-cost and expand their production due to the high profit margin and the growing alcohol market in Southindia.

Companies

• Bannari Amman Sugars Limited
• Shiva Cargo Movers Limited
• Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
• Bannari Amman Public School
• Bannari Amman Vidya Niketan Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Bannari Rural Foundation
• Shiva Distilleries Limited

Bannari Amman Group Companies Details

Bannari Amman Sugars Limited

• The First Sugar Unit near Sathyamangalam of Erode District, Tamil Nadu State, started its commercial production in the year 1986.
• The Second Sugar Unit near Nanjangud in Mysore District of Karnataka State, started the commercial production in the year 1992 with a Co-Generation Plant.
• The Third Sugar Unit near Kunthur , Kollegal, Chamrajnagar District, Karnataka .
• The Fourth Sugar Unit With Co-generation Plant at Kolundampattu Village, Thandarampattu Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District in the year 2010.
• The Fifth Sugar Unit with Co-generation Plant at Vengur Village, Tirukoilur Taluk, Villuppuram District.

Shiva Cargo Movers Limited

• The business of transporting liquid cargo, molasses and alcohol under Shiva Cargo Movers Limited started from 1985.

Shiva Distilleries Limited

• Shiva Distilleries Private Limited, established in the year 1983 at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, is engaged in the production of wide range of Indian Made Foreign Liquor.

References

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• "Bannari Amman Institute of Technology". ScholarshipsinIndia.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
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• Staff reporter (24 July 2010). "Government appreciation for Bannari group". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
• Madhavan, Karthik (11 December 2009). "Bannari Rural Foundation helps govt school students get better education". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
• Pandley, Swati (27 June 2008). "Rates, inflation bitters spoil sugarmakers party". Reuters India. Mumbai, India: Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 14 August 2011.