Oldest K-P sugar mill closed down Owners blame ‘lack of cane’ as sole reason MARDAN: The oldest sugar mill of K-P, Premier Sugar Mills, has been closed down due to non-availability of sugarcane leaving thousands of permanent and temporary workers jobless. The mill was unable to work its full capacity as farmers were reluctant to sell their produce to the mills despite the fact that it offered double the market price. Established 70 years ago, Premier Sugar Mills had a daily production capacity of 10000 tons. It bought 10 million tons of sugarcane in the crushing season starting in October and ending on February 28 in the past. This crushing season, however, was a difficult one because famers did not sell their sugarcane to mills. Two other sugar mills in Mardan have also been closed down months ago.