Sugar & Allied Industries Limited

{{Infobox company |

name = Sugar & Allied Industries Limited|

logo = |

type = Private|

company_slogan = |

foundation = 2011|

location = Kaliro District, Uganda|

key_people = Alli Alam (Managing Director)|

num_employees =2,000+ (2013) |

revenue = |

assets = US$60 million (2013)|

industry = Manufacture & Marketing of Sugar|

products = Sugar|

homepage =[http://www.sail.co.ug/ Homepage]|

}}

Sugar & Allied Industries Limited (SAIL), also referred to as Kaliro Sugar Limited is a sugar manufacturer in Uganda.{{cite web|url=http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21632:new-sugar-factory-denies-grabbing-land|title=New Sugar Factory Denies Grabbing Land|

newspaper=The Observer (Uganda)|date=18 October 2012| accessdate=25 July 2014|first=Andrew|last=Mulinda}}

Overview

SAIL sits on approximately {{convert|5000|acre|km2}} of land owned by the factory owners; Alam Group, under sugar cane cultivation. The company also has 4,000 registered out-growers who collectively have {{convert|25000|acre|ha}} under sugar cane farming.

SAIL is the fourth-largest manufacturer of sugar in Uganda, producing an estimated 60,000 metric tonnes annually in 2013, accounting for approximately 14% of national output. Kakira Sugar Works, located in Kakira, Jinja District, is the nation's largest sugar producer, accounting for approximately 40% of national output. Kinyara Sugar Works (KSW), in Kinyara, Masindi District, is the second-largest producer of sugar in the country, accounting for about 27% of national output. Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL), located in Lugazi, Buikwe District, produces about 14% of total national output. The remaining 6% is produced by Sango Bay Estates Limited, located in Kakuuto, Rakai District, Central Uganda. The estimated 450,000 metric tonnes of sugar produced by the five 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.{{cite web|newspaper=New Vision (Kampala)| url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/639237-kaliro-sugar-factory-to-ease-sugar-deficit.html|title=Kaliro Sugar Factory To Ease Sugar Deficit|date=26 January 2013|accessdate=25 July 2014|first=Samuel| last=Sanya}}

Location

Kaliro Sugar Limited is located in Bwayuya Village, Namugongo sub-county, Kaliro District, Eastern Uganda, near the town of Kaliro. This location is approximately {{convert|160|km|0}}, by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.{{cite web|accessdate=25 July 2014|

url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20()&toplace=Kaliro%20(Kamuli)&fromlat=0.3155556&tolat=0.8944444&fromlng=32.5655556&tolng=33.4994444|title=Estimated Road Distance Between Kampala And Kaliro With Map|publisher= Globefeed.com}} The estimated coordinates of Kaliro Sugar Limited are 0°56'48.0"N, 33°29'13.0"E (Latitude:0.946660; 33.486936).{{google maps|title=Location of Factory of Sugar & Allied Industries Limited|accessdate=27 June 2016| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B056'48.0%22N+33%C2%B029'13.0%22E/@0.9466654,33.4847527,450m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.94666!4d33.486936}}

History

The sugar estate was founded in 2011. From 2011 until 2013, the owners planted sugar cane on {{convert|5000|acre|ha}} on the land adjacent to the factory. They also recruited and put under contract, an estimated 4,000 out-growers with an estimated {{convert|25000|acre|ha}}, under sugar cane cultivation. The factory started crushing cane in June 2013, producing about 200 metric tonnes daily, translating into about 60,000 metric tonnes annually.{{cite web|title=Competition Expected As New Sugar Company Joins Market|accessdate=25 July 2014|newspaper=Daily Monitor (Uganda)|first=Stephen|last=Otage|date=24 April 2013| url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/Competition-expected-as-new-sugar-company-joins-market/-/688610/1756422/-/rqtmo3/-/index.html}}

Ownership

Sugar and Allied Industries Limited is a privately owned company. It is a 100% subsidiary of the Modern Group of Companies, a Uganda-based conglomerate, with subsidiaries in other East African countries.

Memberships

SAIL is a member of Uganda Sugar Manufacturers' Association (USMA), an industry group of leading sugar manufacturers in the county.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-24/uganda-s-kakira-sugar-plans-to-produce-ethanol-for-fuel-by-2016.html|

publisher=Bloomberg News}}

Co-generation

SAIL owns and operates Kaliro Power Station, a bagasse-fired thermal power station, that is incorporated in the SAIL sugar factory. The power plant generates 12MW of power, of which 3MW are used internally by SAIL and 9MW are sold to Uganda's national electric grid.{{cite web|title=Alam Group Launches Kaliro Sugar Factory|url=http://www.mondaytimes.co.ug/details.php?option=acat&a=1521#.U9LDb2zD-LA|date=June 2014|accessdate=25 July 2014|first=Times |last=Monday|publisher=MondayTimes.Co.Ug}}