Zambia Sugar

Zambia Sugar Plc is the largest sugar-manufacturing company in Zambia, with annual output in excess of 318,467 tonne of crystalline sugar annually, as of November 2018.[4] The company stock is listed on the Lusaka Stock Exchange under the symbol ZSUG.[5]

During the financial year ended 31 August 2021, sugar production grew to 397,032 tonnes.[6]

Location

The company headquarters are located in the town of Mazabuka, in Mazabuka District, in the Southern Province, Zambia. The company owns, operates and maintains Nakambala Sugar Estates, located in Nakambala, a suburb of Mazabuka, approximately 141 km by road, southwest of Lusaka, the national capital and largest city in Zambia.[7] The geographical coordinates of Nakambala are:15°49'58.0"S, 27°46'53.0"E (Latitude:-15.832778; Longitude:27.781389).

History

The Nakambala Sugar Estate was founded in 1964 by Tate & Lyle Limited, on the southeastern edge of the Kafue Flats at Mazabuka. By 1968 the estate was growing sugar cane on 1680 ha, using the sugar mill which had been moved from Tate & Lyle's failed sugar operation at Chirundu and irrigation water from the Kafue River. By 1976 the estate was producing 68000 tonne of sugar from 6650 ha under cultivation. Production rose to over 90000 tonne of refined sugar from 9000 ha of farmland, by 1983.[10]

In 1972 the Zambia Sugar Company Limited, which operated the estate, was nationalised and Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia (then abbreviated INDECO) acquired 51 percent of the shares of the company, while Tate and Lyle retained 49 percent. In 1975 INDECO raised their stake to 75 percent, with Tate and Lyle retaining 11 percent, with the remaining 14 percent being taken up by other private investors.[11]

In 1995 Zambia Sugar Company Limited was repurchased by Tate & Lyle, who increased their stake to 51 percent, Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC Group) took up 31 percent and the remaining 18 percent was acquired by Zambia Privatisation Trust Fund. In 1996 the company floated its shares of stock on the Lusaka Stock Exchange as Zambia Sugar Plc.[11] In 2001 Tate and Lyle sold its interest in Zambia Sugar Plc to Illovo Sugar of South Africa. Illovo made an offer to minority shareholders, as required by Zambian law, and increased shareholding to 90 percent. By 2006, sugar production had increased to 240,000 tons annually.[11]

Between 2007 and 2010 the company implemented a major expansion program and increased the area in production from 11000 ha to nearly 17000 ha of irrigated farmland. In 2009, Zambia Sugar Plc acquired a controlling interest in Nanga Farms Plc, who owned sugar farms adjacent to Nakambala with production capacity in excess of 350,000 tones of raw cane annually. That same year, Illovo reduced shareholding to 81.6 percent. Illovo Group Holding Limited reduced shareholding in Zambia Sugar Plc to 75 percent in 2014, to comply with new rules at the Lusaka Stock Exchange.[11]

As of 14 April 2022, Zambia Sugar is currently the third most valuable stock on the Lusaka Stock Exchange with a market capitalization of ZMW 5.59 billion.[12]

type	Public
traded as	Lusaka Stock Exchange:ZSUG
location	Mazabuka, Zambia
key people	Rebecca Katowa Chief Executive Officer‡R1R‡(Retired)‡R2R‡ Oswald Magwenzi (Chief Executive Officer)(2021-)‡R2R‡Norman Mbazima(Chairman)‡R2R‡
area served	Zambia, Africa
num employees	6,179 (2021)
revenue	ZMW 4,989,980,000 (U$285 million)(2021)‡R3R‡
net income	ZMW 1,006,130,000 (US$57 million)(2021)‡R3R‡
assets	ZMW 4,402,412,000 (US$251 million)(2021)‡R3R‡
equity	ZMW 2,577,814,000 (US$147 million)(2021)‡R3R‡
industry	Agriculture
products	Sugar Sugar marketing
homepage	Homepage

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