Sri Lanka’s State Sugar Firms Struggle with Surplus Ethanol Amid Falling Legal Alcohol Demand
Sri Lanka’s state-owned sugar companies are facing a significant challenge with unsold ethanol, as demand for legal alcohol has plummeted following the country’s economic crisis and recent tax increases, according to State Minister for Investment Promotion Dilum Amunugama. State-run Lanka Sugar, which operates the Sevenagala and Pelwatte companies, is now burdened with 1.3 million litres