List of sugar manufacturers in Uganda

This is a list of sugar manufacturers in Uganda[1]

Large sugar manufacturers

Established sugar manufacturers in Uganda:

  1. Kakira Sugar Works
  2. Kinyara Sugar Works Limited
  3. Sango Bay Estates Limited
  4. GM Sugar Uganda Limited
  5. Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited

Small sugar manufacturers

In November 2011, the Uganda government licensed a number of new sugar manufacturers, to address the sugar deficits that had hit the country.[2][3]

  1. Amuru Sugar Works Limited - Amuru District[4]
  2. Atiak Sugar Factory - Atiak, Amuru District[5]
  3. Bugiri Sugar Company - Bugiri District
  4. Busia Sugar Limited - Busia District
  5. Kamuli Sugar Limited - Kamuli District
  6. Kenlon Industries Uganda Limited - Namasagali, Kamuli District
  7. Kyankwanzi Sugar Works Limited - Kyankwanzi District
  8. Mayuge Sugar Industries Limited - Mayuge District
  9. Mukwano Sugar Factory - Masindi District
  10. Ndiburungi Sugar Works Limited
  11. Seven Star Sugar Limited
  12. Sezibwa Sugar Limited
  13. Sugar & Allied Industries Limited - Kaliro District[6][7][8]
  14. Uganda Farmers Crop Industries Limited
  15. Hoima Sugar Limited[9]

Output and market share

A joint verification team by Kenyan and Ugandan officials established that in the two calendar years 2014 and 2015, total production averaged 398,408 metric tonnes annually. Atiak Sugar Factory, which is scheduled to begin production in 2016, is expected to add another 66,000 metric tonnes of powdered sugar annually.[10]

As of December 2014, the output and market share of each manufacturer is summarized in the table below:[11][12][13]

Annual Output & Market Share of Sugar Manufacturers in Uganda
Rank Name of Manufacturer2014 Output (Metric tonnes)Market Share
1 Kakira Sugar Works
180,000[14]
41.06%
2 Kinyara Sugar Works Limited
120,360[14]
27.45%
3 Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited
73,500[14]
16.77%
4 Sugar & Allied Industries Limited
29,500[14]
6.73%
5Others
35,000[14]
7.98%
Total
438,400[14]
100.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Biryabarema, Elias (22 July 2014). "Uganda's Sugar Output Climbs But Exports To South Sudan Slow". Reuters.
  2. ↑ Sanya, Samuel (22 November 2011). "Eight firms join sugar production". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ↑ TOU (30 April 2012). "Uganda: Company plans to set up new sugar factory by 2013". Sugaronline.com Quoting The Observer (Uganda) (TOU). Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Wesonga, Nelson (24 January 2015). "Amuru Sugar Works: What is in it for Uganda?". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Ocungi, Julius (23 March 2016). "Professor Latigo faults Amuru leaders on investments". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Otage, Stephen (24 April 2013). "Competition Expected As New Sugar Company Joins Market". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Sanya, Samuel (26 January 2013). "Kaliro Sugar Factory To Ease Deficit". Kampala: New Vision. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  8. ↑ Businge, Julius (21 February 2014). "Sugar Gets Even Sweeter". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Kidandi, Moses (2 May 2016). "Hoima Sugar Limited Expected To Employ Over 5,000 People". Kampala: Capital Radio Uganda. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Ladu, Ismail Musa (16 June 2016). "Uganda defeats Kenya over sugar surplus row". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Ojambo, Fred (3 February 2014). "Uganda's Sugar Output Seen Climbing A Third Year On More Cane". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Ojambo, Fred (14 July 2014). "Uganda Sugar Exports Curbed By Wars, Regional Trade Barriers". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  13. ↑ Wahome, Mwaniki (11 December 2014). "Ugandan Sugar Barons Finally Find Way To Export Sweetener To Kenya". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mubiru, Wilberforce (1 April 2015). "The Uganda Sugar Manufacturers' Association: Seventh Annual Report For Calendar Year 2014" (PDF). Uganda Sugar Manufacturers' Associatuion. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

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