Aditya Jhunjhunwala, L.K Jhunjhunwala, Francoise Commerce Pvt. Ltd., Marvel Business Pvt Ltd and Shri Shakti Credits Ltd. agreed to acquire an unknown minority stake in Sonar Casting Limited from K.M. Sugar Mills Limited for INR 44.1 million.

K.M. Sugar Mills Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in sugar manufacturing. The principal activity of the Company is manufacturing and sale of sugar. Its segments include Sugar, Distillery and Power. The Company’s manufacturing units are located in District Ayodhya, Uttar Pardesh. The Sugar Division of the Company has a crushing capacity of 9500 tons per day and produces white crystal sugar and raw sugar for domestic consumption and export purpose. The Distillery division of the Company has a capacity of 50 KLPD and manufactures rectified spirit, ethanol and other related products. The Company has its own bagasse-based co-gen power plant with the capacity of 25 megawatt (MW) in Motinagar, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The Company supplies the power to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL). It manufactures and sells three grades of sugar in jute bags, as well as in PP bags. On the basis of quality and size, products are under L 31, M 31, M 30, S 31 and S 30.