List of sugar manufacturers in Kenya explained

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. Sony 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[1] [14]
  8. Kisii Sugar Factory[15]
  9. West Valley Sugar
  10. Naitiri Sugar
  11. Olepito Sugar Factory

Output and market share

, the output and market share of each manufacturer was as summarized in the table below:[16]

Rank !!Name of Manufacturer!!Output (Metric tonnes)!!Market Share (%)
1117,966[17] 19.93
2West Kenya Sugar Limited73,696 12.45
3Nzoia Sugar Factory 66,462 11.23
4South Nyanza Sugar Company 60,02810.14
5Transmara Sugar Company 58,8879.95
6Butali Sugar Mills56,853 9.60
7Sukari Industries Limited42,143 7.12
8Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited39,415 6.66
9Muhoroni Sugar Company 38,864 6.56
10Chemelil Sugar Factory37,720 6.37
Total592,034100.00%

In 2015, national sugar production totaled 632,000 metric tonnes, the highest production quantity Kenya has ever achieved, on an annual basis.[18]

Recent events

During the first four months of 2020, Kenya produced 193532tonne of crystalline sugar and imported another 184677tonne to cover the production deficit, according to the Kenya Sugar Directorate.[19] The table below shows the eight largest sugar manufacturers in the country during the first four months of 2020.[19]

Rank !!Name of Manufacturer!!Output (Metric tonnes)!!Market Share (%)
1West Kenya Sugar Company 57,31729.62
2Butali Sugar Mills31,108 16.07
3Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited 27,732 14.33
4Sukari Industries Limited 27,60614.26
5Transmara Sugar Company 25,12212.98
6Nzoia Sugar Factory 3,8321.98
7Muhoroni Sugar Company 3,7841.96
8Chemelil Sugar Factory 1,4420.75
Total193,532100.00%

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 January 2015. David. Kwale Sugar Miller Begins Tests Ahead of Factory Launch. 18 January 2015. Herbling. Business Daily Africa (Nairobi).
  2. Web site: 20 January 2015 . Siaya County Set for KSh800 Million (USD:9 Million) Sugar Factory. 6 January 2013. David. Mugwe. Business Daily Africa (Nairobi).
  3. Web site: 19 January 2015. Mumias Sugar of Kenya Idles Milling Plant for Annual Maintenance. 22 October 2014. Charles. Wachira. Bloomberg News.
  4. Web site: 20 January 2015. Kenya: Cane Farmers Demand New Nzoia Sugar Board. 1 July 2014. John. Nalianya. The Star (Kenya) via AllAfrica.com.
  5. Web site: 20 January 2015. Jane Odhiambo Takes Helm At Sony Sugar. 12 June 2014. Hellen. Githaiga. Business Daily Africa (Nairobi).
  6. Web site: 19 January 2015. Muhoroni Sugar Faces Closure Over Sh500 Million (USD6 Million) Debt. 6 June 2014. and Kassim Adinasi. Hezron Ochiel. The Standard (Kenya).
  7. Web site: 19 January 2015. Kenya: Chemelil Sugar Gets Sh120 Million Power Boost. 9 May 2014. Maurice. Alal. The Star (Kenya) via AllAfrica.com.
  8. Web site: 5 October 2014. West Kenya Sugar Moves To Block Butali Operations. 20 January 2015. Kiarie. Njoroge. Business Daily Africa (Nairobi).
  9. Web site: 20 January 2015. Sharp Drop In Sugar Imports Fails To Stir Farmers And Millers. 28 July 2014. Ramenya. Gibendi. Daily Nation Mobile (Nairobi).
  10. Web site: Three Billion Shilling Kibos New Sugar Factory Has Began Trial Production Near Kisumu. 26 January 2008. 20 January 2015. Leo. Odera Omolo. African Press International. https://archive.today/20150120223921/http://africanpress.me/2008/01/26/3-billion-shilling-kibos-new-sugar-factory-has-began-trial-production-near-kisumu/. 20 January 2015. dead.
  11. Web site: 20 January 2015. West Kenya Sugar And Butali Told To Co-Exist. 7 October 2014. Gerald. Andae. Business Daily Africa (Nairobi).
  12. Web site: 20 January 2015. Kenya: Operations At Trans Mara Sugar Mill Resume Today. 16 June 2014. Edwin. Nyarangi. The Star (Kenya) via AllAfrica.com.
  13. Web site: Sugar Millers Wage Price Wars for Cane. 26 November 2011. 20 January 2015. Samuel. Otieno. The Star.
  14. Web site: 21 June 2018 . Kwale miller opts for smaller sugar packages with eye on better sales . 22 June 2018 . . Fredrick . Fadhili . Nairobi.
  15. Web site: 3 March 2016 . Indian firm to build Sh5bn sugar complex in Kisii . . 20 April 2016 . Ombaki . Aggrey . Nairobi.
  16. Web site: 30 August 2015. Does Uganda have a sugar surplus? What the numbers show . 28 April 2016. Daily Nation. Nairobi. Dorothy . Otieno.
  17. Web site: Smaller sugar companies hot on the heels of Mumias. December 2014 . 28 April 2016. Daily Nation Quoting Kenya Sugar Directorate (KSD). KSD.
  18. Web site: Sugar barons to pocket Sh1.3bn in days after import nod. 19 July 2016. 18 July 2016 . Gerald . Andae . Nairobi . Business Daily Africa.
  19. Web site: Kabras sugar maker market share hits 30 percent on high sales . . 12 June 2020 . Gerald Andae . 12 June 2020 . Nairobi.

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