Balrampur Chini Mills Reports Improved Q3 FY26 Performance Despite Challenges
Balrampur Chini Mills Limited (BCML), one of the largest integrated sugar manufacturing companies in India, announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2025. The company reported improvement in distillery volumes and improved realizations in sugar segment despite increase in SAP of sugarcane from Rs. 370/quintal to Rs. 400/quintal. The sugar segment delivered strong performance, while distillery segment also delivered stable performance. Sugarcane crushing was ~8.4% higher at 387.6 lac quintals. Gross sugar recovery (C-heavy terms) was marginally higher by 8 bps at 10.63%. India’s net sugar production is estimated at 28.8 MMT up ~10.3% from 26.1 MMT in the previous season. The company has spent ~Rs. 1421 crores on its Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) project. BCML remains dedicated to sustainable value creation and operational efficiencies.
Key Highlights
- Improvement in distillery volumes and sugar realizations in Q3 FY26.
- Strong performance in sugar segment and stable performance in distillery segment.
- Higher sugarcane crushing by ~8.4% and marginally higher gross sugar recovery.
- Estimated increase in India’s net sugar production by ~10.3%.
- Progress on Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) project with ~Rs. 1421 crores spent.