This is a list of sugar manufacturers in Uganda . [1]
Established sugar manufacturers in Uganda:
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]
As of December 2014, the output and market share of each manufacturer is summarized in the table below: [12] [13] [14]
Rank | Name of manufacturer | 2014 output (metric tonnes) | Market share |
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1 | Kakira Sugar Works Limited | 180,000 [15] | 41.06% |
2 | Kinyara Sugar Works Limited | 120,360 [15] | 27.45% |
3 | Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited | 73,500 [15] | 16.77% |
4 | Sugar & Allied Industries Limited | 29,500 [15] | 6.73% |
5 | Others | 35,000 [15] | 7.98% |
Total | 438,400 [15] | 100.00% | |
In April 2020, Uganda's annual sugar output was estimated at 510,000 metric tonnes. With Uganda's annual consumption of 360,000 metric tonnes, approximately 150,000 metric tonnes annually are available for export. [16]
As of November 2020, national sugar output was estimated at 550,000 metric tonnes annually. At the same time, annual national consumption was estimated at 370,000 metric tonnes. This leaves a surplus of approximately 180,000 metric tonnes annually. Due to refusal by three of Uganda's immediate neighbors (Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania) to allow sugar imports from Uganda, the national sugar stockpile, as of November 2020, was estimated at 160,000 metric tonnes of crystalline sugar powder, worth about US$45 million. The country is now looking at regional markets, including Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Zambia. [17]
In 2022, national sugar production was estimated at 600,000 metric tonnes annually, [18] with national consumption of about 380,000 metric tonnes. That left approximately 220,000 metric tonnes available for export, annually. [19] [20] In October 2022, it was projected that the country would produce 822,000 metric tonnes in calendar year 2022. About 720,000 metric tonnes of that, would be brown table sugar and about 102,000 metric tonnes would be white industrial sugar. [21] [22]
Bugiri District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Bugiri, where the district headquarters are located.
Uganda's favorable soil conditions and climate have contributed to the country's agricultural success. Most areas of Uganda have usually received plenty of rain. In some years, small areas of the southeast and southwest have averaged more than 150 millimeters per month. In the north, there is often a short dry season in December and January. Temperatures vary only a few degrees above or below 20 °C but are moderated by differences in altitude.
Hima Cement Limited (HCL) is a cement manufacturer in Uganda. It is a subsidiary of the Sarrai Group, a diversified manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Uganda with subsidiaries in Uganda, Kenya and Malawi.
Kakira Sugar Works Limited, often called Kakira Sugar Works, is a leading sugar manufacturer in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
Kinyara Sugar Limited (KSL) formally Kinyara Sugar Works Limited (KSWL), is a sugar manufacturer in Uganda.
Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL) is a sugar manufacturer in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
Sango Bay Estates Limited is a sugar manufacturer in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
Moroto Cement Limited (MCL), whose full name is Moroto Cement Industries Limited, is a manufacturer of cement in Uganda with approximately 3000 tonnes per day clinker capacity.
Sugar & Allied Industries Limited (SAIL), also referred to as Kaliro Sugar Limited is a sugar manufacturer in Uganda.
Mayur Madhvani is a Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur, and industrialist of Indian origin. He is International Master of Human Resource and General Management, International Master Director of Human Resource and General Management, International Master of International Business and Company Law, of the Madhvani Group of Companies, headquartered in Kakira, Uganda. The titles mentioned are new designation updates.
Mayuge Sugar Industries Limited (MSIL) is a sugar manufacturer in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
Daniel Fred Kidega is a Ugandan politician and former Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly, in office from December 2014 until June 2017. As of August 2020, he served as the chairman of Atiak Sugar Factory, in Amuru District, in which the Uganda government owned 40 percent shareholding.
Amuru Sugar Works Limited (ASWL) is a proposed sugar manufacturing company in the Northern Region of Uganda.
Pearl Dairy Farms Limited, often referred to as Pearl Dairy, is a dairy processing company in Uganda.
Atiak Sugar Factory Limited (ASFL), also Atiak Sugar Factory, or Atiak Sugar Limited, is a sugar manufacturing company in Uganda.
Uganda is the largest producer of granular brown sugar in the East African Community, accounting for about 500,000 metric tonnes annually as of May 2017. By 2021, national annual sugar output had increased to about 600,000 metric tonnes of brown sugar and 60,000 metric tonnes of industrial sugar. In October 2022, it was projected that the country would produce 822,000 metric tonnes in calendar year 2022. Of that, about 720,000 metric tonnes would be brown table sugar and about 102,000 metric tonnes would be white industrial sugar.
Simba Cement Uganda Limited (SCUL), also National Cement Company Uganda, is a cement manufacturer in Uganda. It is a subsidiary of National Cement Company Limited, the construction materials manufacturer based in Kenya. National Cement is itself a subsidiary of the Devki Group of Companies.
Bugiri Sugar Company Limited, is a sugar manufacturer in Uganda.