List of sugar manufacturers in Rwanda

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

Output and market share

As of June 2017, the output and market share of each manufacturer is summarized in the table below:[1]

Annual Output & Market Share of Sugar Manufacturers in Tanzania
Rank Name of Manufacturer2014 Output (Metric tonnes)Market Share (%)
1 Kabuye Sugar Works
10,000[1]
100.0
2 Mauritius ACS Limited
0[1]
0.00
Total
10,000[1]
100.00%

In August 2016, the The East African reported that annual production was at about 12,000 metric tonnes against domestic consumption of about 90,000 metric tonnes.[2] The difference is imported from Uganda and from distant places including China and South America.[3]

The new sugar factory by Mauritian investors, with planned capacity of 1000,000 metric tonnes annually is expected to start production sometime in 2022.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ntirenganya, Emmanuel (8 August 2016). "Rwanda: Mauritian Investors to Construct Sugar Factory in Eastern Province". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Kanamugire, Johnson (30 August 2016). "New entrant buoys Rwanda sugarcane farmer’s hopes for better pay". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Matsiko, Philomena (2 May 2017). "Why price of refined sugar has surged across East Africa". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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