The new maize processing unit of Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals Ltd will be commissioned in the State of Punjab at Rehana Jattan, Tehsil Phagwara. The new unit will start its operations in the third week of October, 2020. Initially, the unit will run at lower capacity and it will increase its production as the Covid situation unfolds going forward.

 

Trial runs of the new plant has been successfully completed recently. However, the management had to postpone the commencement of regular operations by the unit due to increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the state of Punjab.

 

The company's oldest unit, operating at Phagwara (Punjab) since 1943 will close down most of its manufacturing facilities from the 15th of this month and its remaining (about 10-15%) operations will be fully winded up in about 3 months time. This unit has smallest capacity amongst all units of the company and has come in the centre of the town with commercial activities all round making inward / outward movement of material difficult besides other operational problems with adverse effect on the viability of the unit.

 

The company is a manufacturer of starch and its derivatives in India and engaged in development, manufacturing and distribution of Maize Starch, Dextrin, Liquid Glucose, Malto-Dextrin, Dextrose Monohydrate, Dextrose Anhydrous, Sorbitol solution and various by-products, such as Maize Oil, Maize Oil Cake and Corn Gluten. The company's products have a range of applications in various industries, including food, textiles, pharmaceuticals and paper. 

 

The company offers products in various categories, such as food and drink, including Baked Goods, Frozen Foods, Honey and Preserved Foods; Paper and Board, including Wet End and Coating; Personal Care and Pharma, including Tooth Paste, Shoe Polish and Bulk Drug Fermentation, and Animal Feed and Pet Foods, including Pet Foods, Poultry Feed and Cattle Feed.