Distillieries - Environmental Clearance

Distilleriescountry received the same weight. From the total alcohol consumption, close to equalparts are made up of beer, wine and spirits respectively. For all years, the mean adult percapita is 5.1 litres of pure alcohol, of which beer accounts for 1.9 litres, wine 1.3 litresand spirits 1.7 litres.3.2 Indian contextFigure 3-1: Global Per capita Consumption (Unweighed) till 2001There are basically five categories of alcoholic beverages – beer; wine, and Indian MadeForeign Liquor (IMFL), country liquor and toddy. IMFL includes whisky, rum, vodkaand other similar spirits. Country liquor is the indigenous equivalent of IMFL –essentially, flavoured alcohol, with alcohol content somewhat less than the standard forIMFL. Toddy is a mildly fermented juice extracted from palm and may be considered theindigenous equivalent of beer, in terms of alcohol content.An estimated current production of alcoholic beverage industry’s 480 million cases –consisting of country liquor (local spirits such as feni, toddy, and arrack are collectivelycalled country liquor), whisky, brandy, rum, vodka, beer and wine.Wine production is a little above 785,000 cases (twelve 0.75 litre bottles), which isrelatively negligible when compared with the other alcoholic beverages. Though dwarfedin market size and volume by other categories in the alcoholic beverage industry, winehas attracted a great deal of the country’s attention in recent years. The Indian wineindustry, although miniscule in size when compared to other countries worldwide, is in itsinfancy and holds promise buoyed by impressive economic growth and growth of theconsuming class. A compound average growth rate (CAGR) of over 25% over the lastsix years, although from a lower base, has attracted high participation from localentrepreneurs, foreign liquor companies and private equity firms, which has causedincreased local interest in understanding the various growth drivers, industry structure andstrategic decisions shaping the Indian wine industry.The term ‘fermentation industry’ in India, covers a very large number of industries inwhich the reactions with the help of micro organisms is the major feature. Many of theseindustries do not exist in India while only a few fermentation industries are in functionthat too at the rate of only one or two plants in the country. So the Indian fermentationindustry categorized as Maltry, Brewery and Distillery based on either molasses or grain.TGM for Distillery Industry 3-3 August 2010