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Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited

Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL) is a sugar manufacturer in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.[1]

Overview

SCOUL is the third-largest manufacturer of sugar in Uganda, producing an estimated 60,000 metric tonnes annually, accounting for approximately 17 percent of national output. Its sugar is marketed in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan. According to a 2010 published report, SCOUL was undergoing renovations and expansion to increase output to 100,000 metric tonnes annually by 2013.[3][4]

History

It was founded by Nanji Kalidas Mehta (the founder of the Mehta Group of Companies), now a Mumbai-based conglomerate, with business interests in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America.

In 1900, at age 13, he left his native India and sailed to Eastern Africa, settling in Uganda near the town of Lugazi, Buikwe District in Buganda. Over the next 30 to 40 years, Mehta travelled between India and East Africa 46 times. In Uganda, he established cotton ginneries, a sugar plantation, a sugar factory, tea plantations, and coffee plantations. The sugar factory, established in 1924, eventually became SCOUL.[5]

Location

The main factory of the company is located in the town of Lugazi, approximately 48 km, by road, east of Kampala, the capital and the largest city of Uganda.[6] The geographical coordinates of the SCOUL factory are 0°22'59.0"N, 32°56'27.0"E (Latitude:0.383056; Longitude:32.940833).[7]

Ownership

SCOUL is a subsidiary of the Mehta Group, a diversified industrial and investment conglomerate based in Mumbai, employing over 10,000 people in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. , the shareholding in SCOUL was as depicted in the table below:[8]

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References

  1. Jessica Sabano. NEMA tours SCOUL over stench complaint Daily Monitor, 28 June 2018, retrieved 28 June 2018^
  2. Nicholas Kajoba. SCOUL Staff Stage Strike New Vision, 19 November 2006, retrieved 12 January 2015^
  3. Mehta Group. The Mehta Group: Our Business MehtaGroup.Com, 2010, retrieved 12 January 2015^
  4. Fred Ojambo. Ugandan Sugar Producers Plan to Invest $197 Million to Expand, Diversify Bloomberg News, 5 April 2011, retrieved 12 January 2015^
  5. Mehta Group. The Mehta Group: Founder's Profile MehtaGroup.Com, 2010, retrieved 12 January 2015^
  6. {{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Uganda+Post+Office,+Plot+35+Kampala+Road,+Kampala+P.O.BOX+7106,+KAMPALA/Sugar+Corporation+of+Uganda+Limited+Lugazi+Office,+P.+O.+Box.+1,+Lugazi/@0.3512942,32.4339989,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc808cc2ab43:0x7dd3e9e39634c3b!2m2!1d32.58138!2d0.3137559!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dd080ec2c58c1:0x27ad2048d620867e!2m2!1d32.9454982!2d0.3804417!3e0?entry=ttu | title=Distance Between Kampala Post Office And SCOUL, Lugazi With Map |access-date=9 November 2023}}^
  7. {{google maps | title=Location of SCOUL Factory At Google Maps |date=12 January 2015 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B022'59.0%22N+32%C2%B056'27.0%22E/@0.3830556,32.9408333,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0|access-date=8 November 2023}}^
  8. Mubatsi Asinja Habati. Mabira: No Storm In Mehta's Tea Cup The Independent (Uganda), 27 August 2011, retrieved 12 January 2015^