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

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

Annual Output & Market Share of Sugar Manufacturers in Kenya
Rank Name of Manufacturer Output (Metric tonnes) Market Share (%)
1 Mumias Sugar Company 117,966[17] 19.93
2 West Kenya Sugar Limited 73,696[17] 12.45
3 Nzoia Sugar Factory 66,462[17] 11.23
4 South Nyanza Sugar Company 60,028[17] 10.14
5 Transmara Sugar Company 58,887[17] 9.95
6 Butali Sugar Mills 56,853[17] 9.60
7 Sukari Industries Limited 42,143[17] 7.12
8 Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited 39,415[17] 6.66
9 Muhoroni Sugar Company 38,864[17] 6.56
10 Chemelil Sugar Factory 37,720[17] 6.37
Total 592,034[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
Rank Name of Manufacturer Output (Metric tonnes) Market Share (%)
1 West Kenya Sugar Company 57,317[19] 29.62
2 Butali Sugar Mills 31,108[19] 16.07
3 Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited 27,732[19] 14.33
4 Sukari Industries Limited 27,606[19] 14.26
5 Transmara Sugar Company 25,122[19] 12.98
6 Nzoia Sugar Factory 3,832[17] 1.98
7 Muhoroni Sugar Company 3,784[19] 1.96
8 Chemelil Sugar Factory 1,442[19] 0.75
Total 193,532[19] 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ Totals may be a little off due to rounding.
  1. ^ a b 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 International. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. 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. ^ Fredrick, Fadhili (21 June 2018). "Kwale miller opts for smaller sugar packages with eye on better sales". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  15. ^ Ombaki, Aggrey (3 March 2016). "Indian firm to build Sh5bn sugar complex in Kisii". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  16. ^ Otieno, Dorothy (30 August 2015). "Does Uganda have a sugar surplus? What the numbers show". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l KSD (December 2014). "Smaller sugar companies hot on the heels of Mumias". Daily Nation Quoting Kenya Sugar Directorate (KSD). Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  18. ^ Andae, Gerald (18 July 2016). "Sugar barons to pocket Sh1.3bn in days after import nod". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gerald Andae (12 June 2020). "Kabras sugar maker market share hits 30 percent on high sales". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 12 June 2020.

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