Praj Industries was established in 1984 for providing solutions to the distillery industry. Currently, the company is engaged in engineering and manufacture of alcohol plants, fuel ethanol plants, brewery plants, wastewater systems and fermentation systems. It has technical collaborations with Dab Brav Consult Gmbh, Germany and Vogellbusch Gmbh, Austria. The company is currently operating in Asia, Africa and South America. Its R&D centre, Matrix, has developed several patented technologies for the company. The alcohol plants of the company deliver industrial, potable and fuel grade ethanol. They produce alcohol from various raw materials like sugar, starch and multiple feedstocks. The company manufactures flexible plants wherein the same equipment can deliver different grades of spirits for different applications. The company has a market share of 60% in ethanol plant and equipment manufacture. The company also provides turnkey solutions, technical support and engineering services to the brewery industry for activities from malt reception to packaging. It manufactures mash vessels, wort boilers, fermentation systems, filtration systems, yeast drying systems, heat recovery systems and cleaning in place (CIP) systems for breweries. The company is also engaged in the engineering and manufacture of wastewater treatment plants and fuel-ethanol plants.