Sango Bay Estates Limited

Overview

Sango Bay Estates sits on approximately 250 mi2 (65,000 hectares) of land. , it is the fifth-largest manufacturer of sugar in Uganda, producing an estimated 20,000 metric tonnes annually in 2014, accounting for approximately 5% of national output.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-13/nuziveedu-seeds-of-india-plans-uganda-sugar-production-start.html| title=Nuziveedu Seeds of India Plans Uganda Sugar Production Start| date=13 February 2012|first=Fred|last=Ojiambo|accessdate=28 July 2014|publisher=Bloomberg News}} Kakira Sugar Works, located in Kakira, Jinja District, is the nation's largest sugar producer, accounting for approximately 41% of national output. Kinyara Sugar Works, in Kinyara, Masindi District, is the second-largest producer of sugar in the country, accounting for about 29% of national output. Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited, located in Lugazi, Buikwe District, produces approximately 12% of total national sugar output. The Sugar & Allied Industries Limited in Kaliro District, accounts for about 9% of national output. The remaining 4% or so is produced by small, newly licensed companies whose individual production data is not yet publicly available. The estimated 442,500 metric tonnes of sugar produced by the four leading sugar manufacturers in Uganda is marketed to the Eastern African countries of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

Location

Sango Bay Estates Limited is located in the Sango Bay area, Kakuuto County, Rakai District, Central Uganda, near the town of Kakuuto, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania. This location is approximately 200 km, by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.{{cite web| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20()&toplace=Sango%20Bay%20(Western%20Province)&fromlat=0.3155556&tolat=-0.85&fromlng=32.5655556&tolng=31.7| title=Estimated Road Distance Between Kampala And Sango Bay With Map |accessdate=28 July 2014|publisher=Globefeed.com}} The estimated coordinates of Sango Bay Estates are:0°54'37.0"S, 31°29'06.0"E (Latitude:-0.910278; Longitude:31.485000).

History

The sugar estate was founded in 1930.{{cite web|last=Muwanga| url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200402260552.html|title=Uganda: Sango Bay Estates Set for Massive Overhaul|first=David|date=26 February 2004|accessdate=28 July 2014|publisher=New Vision via AllAfrica.com}} By the early 1970s, a respectable sugar industry had been established. In the 1972 dictator Idi Amin expelled the owners, who are of Asian descent. The factory and estate were mismanaged into near extinction. The remaining infrastructure was looted during the Tanzania-Uganda War that removed Idi Amin from power in 1979. In the 1990s the owners reclaimed the estate and non-functioning factory. A rehabilitation plan worth US$10 million was developed to renovate both the plantation and the factory. Production started in 2011 and annual output is projected at 15,000 metric tonnes. When fully operational Sango Bay can produce 60,000 metric tonnes of sugar annually.

Ownership

Sango Bay Sugar Estates Limited is a privately owned company. The detailed shareholding in the business is not publicly known at this time.

Memberships

Sango Bay Estates is a member of the Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association, an industry group of leading sugar manufacturers in the county.

References

References

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