- Source: Illovo Sugar
Illovo Sugar Africa (Pty) Ltd based in uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is Africa's largest sugar producer. The group produces raw and refined sugar for local, regional African, European Union (EU), United States and world markets from sugar cane supplied by its own agricultural operations and independent growers who supply cane to Illovo's factories.
Until the 1960s, Illovo was a subsidiary of the General Mining Company of South Africa, which sold a 49% shareholding in the business to Tate & Lyle in 1969. This was then sold in 1977 to C G Smith (Sugars) Ltd of Natal. Today it is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods Plc., which purchased 51% of the issued share capital for more than £400m in 2006. In 2016, ABF bought the remaining 49% of the share capital.
Illovo employs more than 12,000 permanent staff and 18,000 more on a temporary basis. Illovo Sugar's subsidiary Zambia Sugar is listed on the Lusaka Stock Exchange, under the symbol ZSUG. In addition, its Malawian subsidiary Illovo Sugar Malawi is listed on the Malawi Stock Exchange, under the symbol ILLOVO.
Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries of Illovo include:
Illovo Sugar South Africa based in Durban, South Africa
Illovo Sugar Malawi based in Limbe, Malawi
Kilombero Sugar in Tanzania
Maragra Açúcar based in Maputo, Mozambique
Ubombo Sugar of Eswatini (Swaziland)
Zambia Sugar based in Mazabuka, Zambia
Illovo Sugar Rwanda based in Kigali, Rwanda
References
External links
Official website
Group profile Archived 2023-04-12 at the Wayback Machine from 2015 Annual Report
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