Kothari Sugars And Chemicals Ltd, the flagship company of HC Kothari Group, was established in the year 1961 with a sugar Mill in Kattur village of Trichy District. Kothari Sugars, the pioneers in manufacturing of sugar, now has two sugar units in Tamil Nadu one at Kattur and another at Sathamangalam village. In addition to sugar manufacturing, Kothari Sugars also has facility for co-generation of power, production of industrial alcohol from molasses and bio-compost from press mud and distillery effluents.