Sugar
Energy for Human
The company is a group of sugar manufacturers whose quality management system is certified by SQF 2000, ISO 9001: 2000, and Hazardous Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) accreditations. Sugar produced by the KSL group can be divided into five categories according to their types and levels of purity as follows:
Low Glycemic Index Sugar: Low GI Sugar
Golden cane sugar derived from 100% natural sugarcane with a glycemic index below 55, featuring properties that slow absorption into the bloodstream. Blood sugar levels do not spike compared to regular sugar, while still providing the excellent taste of cane sugar. Suitable for use with all types of food and beverages. A new alternative for health-conscious individuals. Marketed under the Kane's brand through online channels and leading department stores.
Raw Sugar
Raw sugar has a color index higher than 1,500 ICUMSA. It is dark brown, and has a high dirt index and a low purity index. Transfer is done in bulk without the use of sacks. This type of sugar cannot be consumed until it is refined or purified, turning into white sugar or refined sugar.
Natural Brown Sugar
High pol sugar has a color index between 1,000 - 1,500 ICUMSA. It can be consumed without any further process needed. Generally, the sugar is put in sacks before being transported. It is priced lower than white sugar and refined sugar.
White Sugar
White sugar has a color index between 46 – 200 ICUMSA with a degree of polarization not lower than 99.50. It is widely consumed among households and used as a raw material in food industries where moderate purity is required.
Refined Sugar
Refined sugar has a color index that does not exceed 45 ICUMSA. It is especially high in purity. The sugar is used in certain industries where highly pure sugar is needed, such as pharmaceutical industry, carbonated beverage industry, and energy drink industry.
Liquid sugar
liquid sugar is produced by transformation from sugar crystals with a color index that does not exceed 35 ICUMSA and its concentration specified in approximate range between 66.5% - 67.5%. It is especially high in purity and preferred to be used in particular industries for efficient production process such as carbonated beverage and energy beverage industries.
Molasses
Molasses is a valuable by-product obtained from sugar production. It contains 20% water, 30% sucrose, 32% invert sugar, 12% non-sugar organic substance, and 6% ash. From one ton of sugarcane, the corporate sugar factories have capacity to manufacture between 45-50 kilograms of molasses. An amount of molasses produced in a year depends on a quantity of sugarcane crushed in the year. Molasses can be widely used in such biochemistry industries as alcohol and distilling industry, yeast industry, monosodium glutamate industry, animal food industry (where molasses is mixed with cassavas and bagasse), vinegar industry, and soy sauce and seasoning sauce brewing industry.
Bagasses
Bagasse is the fibrous material remaining after the last extraction of juice from sugarcane. Now the company uses burned bagasse as a source of energy for electricity and steam generation used in sugar manufacturing process.
Ethanol
Energy For Automobiles
BBGI Public Company Limited (“BBGI”) was established in October 2017 and consequence of merger between bio-based product business of Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Public Company Limited and bio-based product business of Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited. This company invests in following entities;
Producing and distributing molasses-based ethanol with 450,000 liters per day, in which BBGI Company Limited holds 99.99% shares.
As a result, BBGI will be a shareholder of the group of companies which are considered Thailand’s largest manufacturer and distributor of biofuel with the total production capacity of 2,000,000 liters per day which consists of 1,000,000 liters per day of ethanol and 1,000,000 liters/day of bio-diesel. Furthermore, the company entered into Preferred Shares Purchase Agreement from Manus Bio Inc., which is incorporated in the United States of America and its business is biotechnology, amounting to USD 25 million. This company will operate as a flagship company for bio-based product business in the future.
Electricity
Energy For Equipment And Machinery
The business has been undertaken by Khon Kaen Sugar Power Plant Co., Ltd who sells electricity and steam to factories within the group as well as selling any excess electricity produced to Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA). Currently, the group operates 3 power plants. The first power plant is located near to Khon Kaen Sugar Factory in Nampong district of Khon Kaen province. It can produce up to 30 Megawatt (MW), 20 Megawatt (MW) of which is sold to EGAT. The second power plant is located nearby New Krungthai Sugar Factory in Bo-Ploy of Kanchanaburi province. It can produce up to 90 MW, 30 MW of which is sold to EGAT. The third power plant is located nearby Khon Kaen Sugar Factory in Wangsapung district of Loei province. It has the capacity to produce 70 Megawatt (MW), 2.12 MW of which is sold to PEA.
Bio-Fertilizer
Bio-Fertilizer Energy For Plants
The organic fertilizer plant uses waste from the sugar production process (filter cake) and waste water from biogas and ethanol production as raw materials.
Supporting Business
Thai Sugar Terminal Public Company Limited (TSTE)
Type of Business : Terminal and Warehouse
KSL Export Trading Co., Ltd
Type of Business : Sugar and Related products exporting activities
KSL Agro and Trading Co., Ltd.
Type of Business : Trading domestic sugar and operating agricultural businesses
KSL Material Supplies Co., Ltd.
Type of Business : Material Sourcing for sugarcane plantation
Wynn In Trading Co., Ltd.
Type of Business : Trading and consultancy service
WSP Logistics Co., Ltd.
Type of Business: transporting sugar and other products