List of sugar manufacturers in Kenya

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This is a list of sugar manufacturers in Kenya

Government-owned sugar manufacturers

  1. Mumias Sugar Company
  2. Nzoia Sugar Factory
  3. South Nyanza Sugar Company
  4. Muhoroni Sugar Company
  5. Chemelil Sugar Factory

Private sugar manufacturers

  1. West Kenya Sugar Company
  2. Sony Sugar Company
  3. Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited
  4. Butali Sugar Mills
  5. Transmara Sugar Company
  6. Sukari Industries Limited
  7. Kwale International Sugar Company Limited
  8. Kisii Sugar Factory
  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:

Annual Output & Market Share of Sugar Manufacturers in Kenya
Rank Name of Manufacturer Output (Metric tonnes) Market Share (%)
1 Mumias Sugar Company 117,966 19.93
2 West Kenya Sugar Limited 73,696 12.45
3 Nzoia Sugar Factory 66,462 11.23
4 South Nyanza Sugar Company 60,028 10.14
5 Transmara Sugar Company 58,887 9.95
6 Butali Sugar Mills 56,853 9.60
7 Sukari Industries Limited 42,143 7.12
8 Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited 39,415 6.66
9 Muhoroni Sugar Company 38,864 6.56
10 Chemelil Sugar Factory 37,720 6.37
Total 592,034 100.00%

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

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. The table below shows the eight largest sugar manufacturers in the country during the first four months of 2020.

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 29.62
2 Butali Sugar Mills 31,108 16.07
3 Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited 27,732 14.33
4 Sukari Industries Limited 27,606 14.26
5 Transmara Sugar Company 25,122 12.98
6 Nzoia Sugar Factory 3,832 1.98
7 Muhoroni Sugar Company 3,784 1.96
8 Chemelil Sugar Factory 1,442 0.75
Total 193,532 100.00%

See also

References

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