YEAR EVENTS 1954 - The Company was incorporated as a public limited company at Chennai on 12th July, and obtained a Certificate of Commencement of Business on 30th July. It was promoted by late Shri V.S. Tyagaraja Mudaliar. - The Company set up a plant (Unit I) with an installed capacity of 1200 TPD at Vadapathinangalam in Thanjavur district of Tamilnadu. 1974 - The Crushing capacity was increased to 2,000 TPD. Since then, the Company had been modernising the plant and machinery to attain higher efficiency. - Rate of dividend on preference shares increased from 8.6% to 10.5% with effect from 1.11.1975. 1986 - The company was issued a letter of intent to set up a new sugar factory (Unit II) with an installed cane crushing capacity of 2,500 TPD at Thirumandangudi in Thanjavur district of Tamilnadu. - Plant and machinery was procured on a turn-key basis from KCP, Ltd. Two DG sets of 320 KVA each were also installed to meet any contingencies. 1988 - 6,00,000 Bonus shares issued in prop 1:1. 1989 - The Company privately placed 15,000-14% non-convertible debentures of Rs 1000 each with UTI and SBI Mutual Fund. The debentures are redeemable in three instalment beginning at the end of 6th year from the date of allotment with a premium of 5% to be paid with the IInd instalment. - 45,00,000 Bonus equity shares issued in prop. 15:4, 14,25,000 shares were then issued at a premium of Rs 15 per share of which two blocks of 46,875 shares each were reserved and allotted to UTI and SBI Mutual Fund. 71,250 shares were offered on a preferential basis to employees (including Indian working directors/workers) of the Company. Only 11,400 shares taken up. The balance 12,60,000 shares, along with the unsubscribed portion of 59,850 shares of employees quota, were offered for public subscription during July, 1990. Additional 2,13,750 shares were allotted to the public to retain over-subscription. 1990 - The Company decided to enter into new lines of business viz., leasing, hire purchase, computer hardware and software, etc. - During July, the Company made a public issue of equity shares with an objective to raise resources to meet part of the cost of new sugar project, augment long-term resources and to list equity shares on recognised stock exchanges. 1992 - The Company has commissioned the services of the Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore to undertake a detailed study and suggest necessary measures to improve the quality and yield of sugarcane. - The Company has also been chosen by Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) as co-promoter for implementing a project in the Associate Sector to manufacture n-Butanol, an alcohol based chemical. - It is proposed to introduce the Double Common Header in the Injection Station to reduce the power consumption in the condensing and spraying system. - It has proposed to modify the existing VKW Boiler Furnace and Economiser Tube design to increase the thermal efficiency in the boiler. - The company has proposed to modify the existing Evaporator Station with Dynamic Juice Heaters to reduce the steam consumption. - It is proposed to introduce specific imbibition system in the Mills to reduce the imbibition percentage for the same milling performance. - It is proposed to introduce Multi Pass Evaporator to improve heat transfer and to reduce scale formation. 1993 - Located alongside the sugar factory at Tirumandankudi, with an installed capacity of 60 kilo-litres per day of Rectified Spirit and 30 kilolitres per day of Extra Neutral Alcohol Commissioned in August. 1994 - The Company finalised the proposal to set up cogeneration facilities at the Tirumandankudi sugar plant for generation upto 19 MW of power. The power plant would last substantial captive availability of fuel in the form of bagasse from the sugar mill and the same would be supplemented by lignite from the Neyveli mines. - The Company has successfully introduced the poly bag method of planting sugarcane which not only economies on seed requirement, but also through better germination, results in higher yield per acre and sucrose content. - The Company is also considering expansion of its interests in the sugar industry and it is proposed to integrate the project for co-generation of power therein. - High efficiency pumps were installed in injection station which has resulted in energy saving. - Double Common Header has been introduced and it has resulted in power saving of about 125 KW. - 8,50,000 Shares issued Pref. shares issued. 1995 - With a view to overcome the problems faced during the trial run, certain modifications were suggested and the plant was shut down since March 1996 to July 1996 for enforcing the modification. - The company received a Letter of Intent for expanding the capacity of Tirumandankudi sugar factory from 2500 TCD to 5000 TCD. - The Company undertook to install 9.74 MW back pressure turbine at Tirumandankudi power plant to increase the power generating capacity from 19th to 27 MW. - The Company also undertook to set up Co-generation facilities for 19 MW power at Kollumangudi. - The Company was granted a Letter of Intent for setting up a new 2,500 TCD sugar factory in Tiruvadaimaravdur taluka, Tanjavur. - During the year, 5,500,000 Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 10 each were issued and allotted. 1996 - The Company has allotted 4,12,869 No. of equity shares at a price of Rs 165 per share to the Promoters on preferential basis. - The Company had allotted 21,50,405 No. of Equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 80 per share to the shareholders of the company on rights basis. - The 19 MW Power Cogeneration project at Tirumandankudi was commissioned during November. - The Company is installing a 9.74 MW back pressure turbine at the Tirumandankudi Power Plant, so as to increase the Power generating capacity from 19 to 27 MW during the crushing season. - The Bagasse based Cogeneration Plant was commissioned. This is the first major Bagasse based Cogeneration Project of this kind in the sugar industry in the whole of India. 1997 - The Unit Trust of India (UTI) has renounced its rights entitlement of 1,86,443 equity shares of Thiru Arooran Sugars Ltd at the rate of Rs.4 per share on January 22, 1997. - Arooran Sugars Ltd has recently obtained one more letter of Intent from the Centre to set up a sugar mill of 2500 TCD at Valangaiman near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district. - With the proposed two factories, it is set to emerge one of the largest sugar producers in the country with 12,000 TCD at its command. - The Chennai-based Thiru Aroonan Sugars Ltd (TASL), proposes to substitute some of its high-cost long-term and short-term funds with low cost resources. - Thiru Arooran Sugars Ltd has been chosen for `Best Project/Entrepreneur' award by Indian Renewable Energy Development Ltd (IREDA). The agency has set up special awards as part of its celebrations to commemorate the completion of 10 years of service in the renewable energy sector. - The capacity of the existing unit in Thirumandangudi has been doubled to 5,000 tonnes daily while the co-generation plant in this centre has a capacity of 27 MW. - 24,500,000 preference shares of Rs 10 each were privately placed aggregating to Rs 2450 lakhs. 1998 - Thiru Arooran Sugars is the latest to join the race in the Southern sugar market to expand capacity. - The company recently set-up a new 2,500 tcd sugar unit at Thiruvidaimarudur through a new subsidiary - Shri Ambica Sugar Mills - which could also call for additional investments from TASL, leading to a higher fixed-cost component in its cost structure. - Thiru Arooran has a capcity of 7,500 tcd and is adding further capacity of 2,500 tcd through a subsidiary company. - 10,000,000 Preference shares of Rs 10 each privately placed. 1999 - The sugar plant, situated at Pennadam, has a capacity to crush 500 tonnes per day. With this the capacity of TASL group increased to 12500 TCD taking into account 5000 TCD at Thiruman-dangudi and 2500 TCD at Kollumangudi. 2000 - The Company a leading integrated sugar manufacturer based in Tamil Nadu, has proposed to hive off its `cash cow' co-generation division. - TheTerra Energy shall allot to Thiru Arooran Sugar Industries 1,00,00,000 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each fully paid-up aggregating Rs 10 crore, 20,00,000 redeemable preference shares of Rs 100 each aggregating Rs 20 crore and 12,84,000 optionally convertible debentures of Rs 100 each aggregating Rs 12.84 crore. 2003 - Delisting of the Equity Shares from Madras Stock Exchange 2005 -Shree Ambika Sugars Ltd an associate company of Thiru Arooran Sugars Ltd merges two of its cogeneration power subsidiaries with itself 2006 -Mr. R.R. Karthikeyan has been appointed as Company Secretary of the company. 2010 -Thiru Arooran Sugars has recommended payment of Dividend at Rs. 4 per Equity Share (40%) 2011 -Mr. B. Viswanathan has been appointed as Additional Director of the Company. 2014 - Thiru Arooran Sugars Ltd. has appointed Mr. R Vijayaraghavan and Mr. V Thirupathi are Independent Directors of the Company. 2016 -Thiru Arooran gets $35.35 mn advance against sugar export of sugar over the next 8 years.