List of sugar manufacturers in Kenya

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]

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 (%)
1Mumias Sugar Company
117,966[17]
19.93
2West Kenya Sugar Limited
73,696[17]
12.45
3Nzoia Sugar Factory
66,462[17]
11.23
4South Nyanza Sugar Company
60,028[17]
10.14
5Transmara Sugar Company
58,887[17]
9.95
6Butali Sugar Mills
56,853[17]
9.60
7Sukari Industries Limited
42,143[17]
7.12
8Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited
39,415[17]
6.66
9Muhoroni Sugar Company
38,864[17]
6.56
10Chemelil 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 te 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 Company
57,317[19]
29.62
2Butali Sugar Mills
31,108[19]
16.07
3Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited
27,732[19]
14.33
4Sukari Industries Limited
27,606[19]
14.26
5Transmara Sugar Company
25,122[19]
12.98
6Nzoia Sugar Factory
3,832[17]
1.98
7Muhoroni Sugar Company
3,784[19]
1.96
8Chemelil 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.
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