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Mukwano Group

The Mukwano Group of Companies, commonly known as the Mukwano Group, is a conglomerate based in Uganda, with operations in other East African countries.[2]

Overview

The group was established in 1986, although it did not start operations until 1989.[1] As of October 2016, the group is involved in six main areas of business: (a) manufacturing (b) real estate investments (c) bulk storage & shipment (d) cargo clearing & forwarding (e) agriculture and (f) financial services. Mukwano Group is one of the most active investment groups in Uganda. The group won the coveted Annual Presidential Award of Best Exporter of the Year for 2004.[1] In 2009, its beverages division attained ISO Certification.[4]

Subsidiary companies

The subsidiary companies of the Mukwano Group include but are not limited to the following:

  • AK Transporters Uganda Limited; a fully licensed and equipped logistics and transport company with over 200 light, medium and heavy transport trucks.[5]
  • Gulf Stream Investments Limited; a bulk liquid-storage terminal within the port area of Mombasa, Kenya. The terminal can store close to 26,000 metric tonnes of vegetable oils, oil derivatives and related chemicals in dedicated tanks.[6]
  • Exim Bank (Uganda); a retail commercial bank jointly owned with Exim Bank (Tanzania).[7]
  • Lira Maize Factory Limited; located in Lira, Lira District, Northern Uganda.[8]
  • Lira Oil Mill Limited; which produces in excess of 25,000 tons of oil annually, from sunflower and cottonseed, since 2007.[9]
  • Mukwano Agro Project Limited; which consists of over 17000 acres under cultivation in Masindi District. Crops include maize, soybeans, sunflower, and simsim. Contracts with over 45,000 out-growers whose farm acreage is in the neighborhood of 200000 acres.[10]
  • Mukwano AK Plastics; which manufactures household and industrial plastic products.[11]
  • Mukwano Dar es Salaam Factory; located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the factory has manufactured edible oil and soap since 2004.[12]
  • Mukwano Industries Limited, a manufacturer of edible oil, soaps, cleaning products, sanitary products, household and industrial plastic products, bottled water and energy drinks.[13]
  • Mukwano Sugar Factory; a licensed sugar manufacturer, located in Masindi District, with capacity to process 2,500 metric tonnes of raw sugarcane daily (912,000 tonnes annually).[14]
  • Nationwide Properties Limited; a real-estate development company that builds commercial and residential properties. Nationwide is a joint venture between the Mukwano Group and Property Services Limited, a real estate management firm in Uganda.[15]
  • Riley Packaging Limited; the largest producer of packaging materials in East Africa, a joint venture between Mukwano Group and Raps Limited, another Ugandan company. The factory, estimated at US$13 million, is located in Mukono on the Kampala-Jinja Highway.[16]

Products

The products of the Group include:[17]

Oil

Laundry bar soap

Detergent

Drinking bottled water

Plastics

  • Sunseed Sunflower oil
  • Soyseed soyabean oil
  • Mukwano Olive oil
  • Cornseed Corn oil
  • Roki vegetable oil
  • Mukwano Vegetable oil
  • Mukwano Star White soap
  • Chapa Nyota soap - Blue and Brown
  • Chapa Mukwano soap - White and Blue
  • Mukwano Bright soap - Regular and Aloe Vera
  • Mama soap
  • Nomi White detergent powder
  • Nomi IDP - Industrial detergent powder
  • Nomi bleach - Regular and Color
  • Supa dishwashing liquid
  • Supa dishwashing paste
  • Supa Scouring Powder
  • Supa Toilet Cleaner
  • Aqua Sipi drinking water
  • More than 450 plastic and PET products

See also

External links

References

  1. Jovita Mirembe. Mukwano Is Best Exporter New Vision, 9 October 2005, retrieved 19 October 2016^
  2. Michael Wakabi. Mukwano: There's Pride in Doing Business in Uganda The East African, 3 December 2001, retrieved 19 October 2016^
  3. The Independent Reporter. Mukwano Industries reaps benefits of Cloud transformation The Independent, 12 May 2020, retrieved 12 May 2020^
  4. Mukwano Group. Mukwano Group: Corporate Profile Mukwano Group of Companies, May 2009, retrieved 19 October 2016^
  5. Mukwano Group. Mukwano Group of Companies: Logistics & Supply Chain Subsidiaries Mukwano Group of Companies, 19 October 2016, retrieved 19 October 2016^
  6. Allan Buluku. Uganda: Mukwano Opens New $30m Liquid Storage Facility in Mombasa The East African via AllAfrica.com, 17 January 2006, retrieved 19 October 2016^
  7. Bernard Busuulwa. Tanzania's Exim Bank acquires Imperial Bank Uganda The EastAfrican, 9 March 2016, retrieved 19 October 2016^
  8. Patrick Okino. Uganda: Mukwano Starts Sh2 Billion Maize Plant In Lango New Vision via AllAfrica.com, 16 March 2010, retrieved 19 October 2016^
  9. David Muwanga. Uganda:Manufacturing Resumes In Northern Uganda New Vision via AllAfrica.com, 18 July 2006, retrieved 19 October 2016^
  10. Ahmed Mukiibi. Obadde okimanyi nti Mukwano asinga Sudir Ruparelia obugagga? (Did You Know that Mukwano (Amirali Karmali) is wealthier than Sudhir (Sudhir Ruparelia)? Bukedde Newspaper, 18 March 2015, retrieved 19 October 2016^
  11. Mukwano Group. Mukwano Group: Manufacturing Division Mukwano Group of Companies, 19 October 2016, retrieved 19 October 2016^
  12. Ricks Kayizzi. Mukwano In TZ Deal New Vision, 4 January 2004, retrieved 19 October 2016^
  13. Chris Kiwawulo. Mukwano Industries To Make Energy Drinks New Vision, 15 September 2005, retrieved 19 October 2016^
  14. Samuel Sanya. Eight Firms Join Sugar Production New Vision, 22 November 2011, retrieved 19 October 2016^
  15. James Odomel. 83 Units Ready At Royal Palms New Vision, 26 March 2009, retrieved 20 October 2016^
  16. and David Muwanga Joyce Namutebi. M7 Opens Giant Plant New Vision, 15 November 2007, retrieved 20 October 2016^
  17. Mukwano Group. Mukwano Group of Companies: Our Brands Mukwano Group of Companies, 20 October 2016, retrieved 20 October 2016^