List of sugar manufacturers in Kenya

This is a list of sugar manufacturers in Kenya[1][2]

Government-owned sugar manufacturers

  1. Mumias Sugar Company[3]
  2. Nzoia Sugar Factory[4]
  3. South Nyanza Sugar Company[5]
  4. Muhoroni Sugar Company[6]
  5. Chemelil Sugar Factory[7]

Private sugar manufacturers

  1. West Kenya Sugar Company[8]
  2. Soin Sugar Company[9]
  3. Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited[10]
  4. Butali Sugar Mills[11]
  5. Transmara Sugar Company[12]
  6. Sukari Industries Limited[13]
  7. Kwale International Sugar Company Limited (KISCOL)[1]

Output and market share

According to the Kenya Sugar Board, the national industry regulator, the country produced 502,563 metric tonnes of processed powder in 2012 and 600,179 in 2013. In 2014, output was projected at about 700,000. With an annual consumption capacity of about 900,000 metric tonnes, the country imports 200,000 to 300,000 metric tonnes annually from regional neighbors in the COMESA trading block.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Herbling, David (18 January 2015). "Kwale Sugar Miller Begins Tests Ahead of Factory Launch". Business Daily Africa (Nairobi). Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Mugwe, David (6 January 2013). "Siaya County Set for KSh800 Million (USD:9 Million) Sugar Factory". Business Daily Africa (Nairobi). Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Wachira, Charles (22 October 2014). "Mumias Sugar of Kenya Idles Milling Plant for Annual Maintenance". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Nalianya, John (1 July 2014). "Kenya: Cane Farmers Demand New Nzoia Sugar Board". The Star (Kenya) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Githaiga, Hellen (12 June 2014). "Jane Odhiambo Takes Helm At Sony Sugar". Business Daily Africa (Nairobi). Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Hezron Ochiel, and Kassim Adinasi (6 June 2014). "Muhoroni Sugar Faces Closure Over Sh500 Million (USD6 Million) Debt". The Standard (Kenya). Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Alal, Maurice (9 May 2014). "Kenya: Chemelil Sugar Gets Sh120 Million Power Boost". The Star (Kenya) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Njoroge, Kiarie (5 October 2014). "West Kenya Sugar Moves To Block Butali Operations". Business Daily Africa (Nairobi). Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Gibendi, Ramenya (28 July 2014). "Sharp Drop In Sugar Imports Fails To Stir Farmers And Millers". Daily Nation Mobile (Nairobi). Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Odera Omolo, Leo (26 January 2008). "Three Billion Shilling Kibos New Sugar Factory Has Began Trial Production Near Kisumu". African Press Interantional. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Andae, Gerald (7 October 2014). "West Kenya Sugar And Butali Told To Co-Exist". Business Daily Africa (Nairobi). Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  12. ↑ Nyarangi, Edwin (16 June 2014). "Kenya: Operations At Trans Mara Sugar Mill Resume Today". The Star (Kenya) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  13. ↑ Otieno, Samuel (26 November 2011). "Sugar Millers Wage Price Wars for Cane". The Star. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  14. ↑ George Obulutsa, and Dale Hudson (27 January 2014). "Kenya Sugar Output Seen Up 17 Percent In 2014 At 700,000 Metric Tonnes According to Regulator". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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