at a glance

Agriculture and agri-processing is a fundamental element of socio-economic development in Africa - particularly in relation to rural communities, farming, food security and water management, housing and land conversion activities as urban areas expand. This is also linked to the socio-political dynamics of the region.

Tongaat Hulett is a proactive and resilient organisation working in collaboration with all its stakeholders in a focused, constructive, mutual value-adding and developmental manner. It is well-positioned to benefit, and be a key development partner, as agriculture and agri-processing in Sub-Saharan Africa develops from a low base.

AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-PROCESSING (SUGARCANE/SUGAR AND MAIZE/STARCH) WITH LIVESTOCK NUTRITION, RENEWABLE ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES (ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND ETHANOL PRODUCTION)

PORTFOLIO OF LAND FOR CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT (UNIQUE PORTFOLIO AND WELL-ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM IN KWAZULU-NATAL)

OPERATIONS LOCATED IN SIX COUNTRIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

LARGEST PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYER IN BOTH MOZAMBIQUE AND ZIMBABWE

APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR INDUSTRY
TONGAAT HULETT CREATES VALUE FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH AN ALL-INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, WHICH FOLLOWS THE INTERCONNECTED NATURE OF ITS ACTIVITIES

STARCH OPERATIONS

  • 670 000 tons of maize converted to starch and glucose per annum
  • available wet-milling capacity and enhanced product mix
  • largest wet-miller of maize in Africa
  • market development to increase the production of value-added modified starches
  • sales into Sub-Saharan Africa and other regional markets accelerating from a low base

 

SUGAR OPERATIONS

  • 194 408 hectares (own and third party) of sugarcane supplying eight Tongaat Hulett sugar mills
  • approximately 34 000 hectares of new cane land has been planted over the past six years
  • low-cost incremental sugar production from existing (2 million tons) milling capacity

 

LAND CONVERSION AND
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

  • 7 612 developable hectares identified for conversion out of sugarcane into urban land usage over time
  • 3 566 developable hectares (47 percent of the portfolio) formally released from agriculture
  • 1 485 developable hectares in the portfolio have EIA approval
  • invested R979 million into land earmarked for future sales

 
CONSTRUCTIVE INTERFACE WITH GOVERNMENTS, SOCIETY AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS
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