Our primary business is the production of refined cane sugar and sugar by-products. We produce many different types of sugar comprising of pharmaceutical, beverage and commercial grades sugar as well as soft brown sugar, castor and icing sugar, sugar cubes, sachets and retail packs. Shakarganj Sugar is the leading brand of refined sugars as well as specialty sugars available in the Pakistani retail market.

Molasses

Molasses, also known as treacle, is a dark brown viscous liquid obtained as a by-product in the processing of cane sugar. It contains nearly 45% uncrystallized, fermentable sugar and some sucrose. Molasses is a valuable by-product of the sugar manufacturing process and is used in the production of ethyl alcohol, liquor, table syrup and food flavorings. It is also used as food for farm animals and in the manufacturing of several processed tobaccos.

Bagasse

Sugarcane bagasse is the residue leftover after the crushing and milling of sugarcane and contains 50% moisture, 2% sugar as well as fiber. Bagasse can be used as an alternative energy fuel source to produce electricity through a power co-generation process in sugar factories. It is also used as a raw material in both the paper industry as well as the building materials industry where it is used to produce particle board.

Press Mud

Press-mud, commonly known as filter cake, is used as manure by farmers. Press-mud is a combustible material and is therefore also commonly used in kilns for brick making. When Press-mud is mixed with the waste material generated by distilleries during the ethanol production process, the resultant product is enriched organic manure that can significantly improve farm yields when used as a fertilizer. This mixing process also reduces the need to treat the distillery effluent, which is very toxic and high in Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) contents.

Concentrated Ethyl Alcohol

Ethyl alcohol is produced through the microbial fermentation of molasses. It is concentrated through a double effect vacuum distillation process and marketed as ‘Rectified Spirit’ with alcohol strength above 96% in volume. Over 90% of the total ethyl alcohol produced at Shakarganj is exported and we are proud to be a four-time award winner for the highest export of ethyl alcohol by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI)

Denatured Spirit & Methylated Spirit

Different types of spirits are used across a wide array of industries. To cater to the local wood-products industry, we produce denatured spirit with specifications in accordance with European standards. We also produce White/Spirit/Methylated Spiri that is used as critical ingredient in the paint industry.

Fuel Bioethanol

Bioethanol is a source of environment friendly energy and is produced as anhydrous alcohol, without any chemical use, using dry dehydration technology. As bioethanol is one of the the best alternative for fossil fuels, HAAF strives to maximize usage of bioethanol in all of its processes to ensure that we minimize any impact on the environment.