List of sugar manufacturers in Kenya

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

Contents

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]

Output and market share

As of December 2014, the output and market share of each manufacturer was as summarized in the table below: [16] [lower-alpha 1]

Annual Output & Market Share of Sugar Manufacturers in Kenya
RankName of ManufacturerOutput (Metric tonnes)Market Share (%)
1 Mumias Sugar Company 117,966 [17] 19.93
2West Kenya Sugar Limited73,696 [17] 12.45
3Nzoia Sugar Factory66,462 [17] 11.23
4South Nyanza Sugar Company60,028 [17] 10.14
5Transmara Sugar Company58,887 [17] 9.95
6Butali Sugar Mills56,853 [17] 9.60
7Sukari Industries Limited42,143 [17] 7.12
8Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited39,415 [17] 6.66
9Muhoroni Sugar Company38,864 [17] 6.56
10Chemelil Sugar Factory37,720 [17] 6.37
Total592,034 [17] 100.00%

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 193,532 tonnes (213,333 tons) of crystalline sugar and imported another 184,677 tonnes (203,572 tons) 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]

Output & Market Share of Sugar Manufacturers in Kenya January to April 2020
RankName of ManufacturerOutput (Metric tonnes)Market Share (%)
1West Kenya Sugar Company57,317 [19] 29.62
2Butali Sugar Mills31,108 [19] 16.07
3Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited27,732 [19] 14.33
4Sukari Industries Limited27,606 [19] 14.26
5Transmara Sugar Company25,122 [19] 12.98
6Nzoia Sugar Factory3,832 [17] 1.98
7Muhoroni Sugar Company3,784 [19] 1.96
8Chemelil Sugar Factory1,442 [19] 0.75
Total193,532 [19] 100.00%

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