south african sugar industry directory
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The South African Sugar Industry Directoryis an annual publication produced by SASADesign: Lightship Communications
SASA Website: http://www.sasa.org.za
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I N D U S T R Y D I R E C T O R Y
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Pongola
Umfolozi
Felixton
AmatikuluDarnall
GledhowMaidstone
Sezela
Umzimkulu
Eston
Noodsburg
EASTERN CAPE
LESOTHO
DURBAN
PIETERMARITZBURG
FREE STATEKWAZULU-NATAL
MPUMALANGA
IRRIGATED AREAS
RAIN FED AREAS
SUGAR MILLS
UCL Company
SWAZILAND
MOZAMBIQUE
WHERE ARE WE LOCATED?
Komati
Malelane
Pongola
Umfolozi
Felixton
AmatikuluDarnall
GledhowMaidstone
Sezela
Umzimkulu
Eston
Noodsburg
EASTERN CAPE
LESOTHO
DURBAN
PIETERMARITZBURG
FREE STATEKWAZULU-NATAL
MPUMALANGA
IRRIGATED AREAS
RAIN FED AREAS
SUGAR MILLS
UCL Company
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR INDUSTRYThe South African Sugar Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Economic Contribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Sugar Industry Contribution to Sustainable Development and Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Market Competitiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Sugar and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Cane Growing in South Africa and the SA Cane Growers’ Association (CANEGROWERS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Sugar Milling and Refining and theSA Sugar Millers’ Association Limited (SASMAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14South African Sugar Association (SASA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
FACTS & FIGURESIndustry Production Figures and Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
DIRECTORYSA Sugar Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28SA Cane Growers’ Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Local Grower Council Secretaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Grocane Fire Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33SA Sugar Millers’ Association Limited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Illovo Sugar Limited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Tongaat Hulett Sugar Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Tsb Sugar RSA Limited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38UCL Company Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Ushukela Milling Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Mill Group Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Research Organisations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Labour Organisations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Inkezo Land Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
INDUSTRY INFORMATIONHistorical Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR INDUSTRY
The South African sugar industry is one of the world’s leading cost competitive producers of high quality sugar and makes an important contribution to employment, particularly in rural areas, to sustainable development and to the national economy.
It is a diverse industry combining the agricultural activities of sugarcane cultivation with the manufacture of raw and refined sugar, syrups, specialised sugars and a range of by-products.
The canegrowing sector comprises of approximately 42 300 registered sugarcane growers farming predominantly in KwaZulu-Natal, with a substantial investment in Mpumalanga and some farming operations in the Eastern Cape. Sugar is manufactured by five milling companies with 14 sugarmills operating in these canegrowing regions.
The industry produces an estimated average of 2,3 million tons of sugar per season. About 60% of this sugar is marketed in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). The remainder is exported to markets including those in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION
Sugar And The Economy
The South African sugar industry makes an important contribution to the national economy, given its agricultural and industrial investments, foreign exchange earnings, its high employment, and its linkages with major suppliers, support industries and customers.
Revenue
Based on revenue generated through sugar sales in the SACU region as well as world market exports, the South African sugar industry is responsible for generating an annual estimated average direct income of R7 billion. This constitutes R4,5 billion in value of sugar cane production.
Employment
The sugar industry makes an important contribution to direct employment in cane production and processing, and provides indirect employment for numerous support industries in the three provinces where sugarcane is grown and processed, namely KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape in sectors such as fertiliser, fuel, chemical, transport, food and services.
Direct employment within the sugar industry is approximately 77 000 jobs, which represent a significant percentage of the total agricultural workforce in South Africa. Indirect employment is estimated at 350 000. In addition there are approximately 42 300 registered cane growers. Approximately one million people depend on the sugar industry for a living.
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
The sugar industry’s focus on producing a high quality, profitable and cost effective product is complemented by its focus on sustainable development. This all-inclusive approach includes land reform, education and training, social investment, and the promotion of sound and sustainable practises.
In addition to initiatives undertaken as an industry, the South African Cane Growers’ Association and the sugar milling companies undertake development projects and are involved in Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment through a range of important initiatives.
The sugar industry is a major contributor to rural development, often neglected in an urbanising society. Its focus on sustainable development is broadly summarised under the following three main areas that impact directly on the future sustainability of the South African sugar industry:
Economic Transformation
The industry’s initiatives in the areas of economic transformation could best be summarised under its commitment to Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE), with focus on land reform, farmer support services, employment equity and enterprise ownership.
Agricultural Land Made Available To Black Growers
The South African sugar industry has long recognised the need to promote diverse ownership of agricultural land under sugarcane by competent farmers and have a range of support instruments in place to promote the sustainability of such initiatives. As a result, 17% of freehold land under sugarcane has already been transferred to black growers.
In order to progress the industry’s target of 30% black ownership of freehold sugarcane land by 2014, the industry has established an independent land reform entity, called INKEZO Land Company. INKEZO’s primary objective is to streamline transfer of ownership by identifying sellers and buyers, streamlining processes of land reform and promoting the sustainability of the new ventures through outsourced support service providers or partners.
Furthermore, since 1994 more than 250 black growers have been supported to buy commercial farms of land previously owned by milling companies and white farmers.
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Provision of Agricultural Support Services
The South African sugar industry has a long history of promoting and supporting small-scale farmers on tribal land. Building on the extensive infrastructure and network of the growers and millers, the industry has been able to engage effectively in ongoing delivery related projects.
Mentorship programmes focussing on business skills and grower support extension services are deployed to support cane-growing activities. The South African Cane Growers' Association also provides technical skills training for new and emerging cane growers, via the Agriseta scheme, mentorship programmes, accounts and financial management workshops, regional economic advisors, a grower support service officer and assistance with a special VAT and diesel dispensation for small-scale growers. The South African Cane Growers' Association has bolstered its regional economic service to provide local level support to new medium-scale black growers who have entered the industry since 1994, as well as beneficiaries of the government's land reform programme.
The milling companies provide extensive support services in support of the cane-growing operations of small-scale, medium-scale and large-scale black farmers.
The South African Sugar Association trains emerging medium-scale growers, provides in-field training to small-scale growers, offers certified courses to users in sugarcane agriculture, technology transfer and extension initiatives and various community outreach programmes.
Employment Equity
All participants in the industry promote compliance with the Employment Equity Act, and have integrated Employment Equity and Skills Development Plans in place that are monitored and updated annually. These have targets for recruiting, developing and promoting people from designated groups.
Enterprise Ownership
On an industry level, role-players in the sugar industry have been actively promoting and implementing the objectives of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act, and the Broadbased Black Economic Empowerment Strategy for some time. Substantial progress has been made towards improving the ownership profile of the industry. Initiatives embarked upon by major South African milling companies have resulted in black ownership of manufacturing activities being 12% and of refining activities being 7%.
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Social Investment
The industry has fostered a culture of self reliance and caring for those victimised by poverty and HIV and AIDS, provided seed funding to assist rural black women, youth and communities to establish co-operatives and access economic opportunities. Ultimately, the social investment and enterprise development programmes will create employment while also eradicating poverty.
Typically rural areas have amongst the country's highest incidences of HIV and AIDS. This impacts directly upon the industry and its workforce. Meeting the challenge of this disease is a priority for the sugar industry. Activities include school education awareness campaigns, as the industry is uniquely placed to conduct outreach education and present campaigns in deep rural areas. The industry also funds home-based care initiatives for individuals and households infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.
Human resource development is a major area of social investment for the sugar industry. The following initiatives are maintained by the industry to promote human resource development, and are primarily focussed on promoting Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment.
The Sugar Industry Trust Fund for Education (SITFE)
SITFE was launched in 1965 as a private sector initiative, and is one of South Africa’s oldest education and training programmes. In its 43 year history, SITFE has provided bursaries to more than 9 000 students, financed school building projects, given assistance to tertiary institutions, and has worked closely with community-based educational authorities to improve overall education standards.
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The Shukela Training Centre (STC)
The STC provides agricultural and engineering training in most trades for the sugar industry and a broad spectrum of other industries. This excellent facility also provides training for the SADC region and many learners from other African countries have been trained at the Centre.
The South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI)
Since 1925, SASRI has provided a service to cane growers who benefit from specialist advice in all aspects of sugarcane agriculture such as new varieties, agronomy, pathology, crop nutrition and soils, entomology and agricultural engineering. The link between SASRI’s scientific expertise and cane growers is provided through extension specialists who are stationed in the industry’s cane producing regions.
The Sugar Milling Research Institute (SMRI)
The SMRI is the central scientific organisation involved in research work and technical services for the southern African sugar manufacturing/milling industries. It was founded in 1949 and is located on the Durban campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Health Education
The South African Sugar Association's nutrition department has developed a focused programme to communicate science-based information on the role of sugar as part of a balanced diet and balanced lifestyles to health professionals and the wider public via the media. The program also contributes to capacity building and continued professional development of health professionals through support of nutrition research, congresses and nutrition education.
Sustainable Environment
The South African Sugar Association actively promotes sound and sustainable environmental practises within the industry in line with national legislation and international requirements. This is achieved through its support for environmental committees located in the sugarcane producing areas and also through active involvement in promoting sustainable resource management through a Memorandum of Understanding with the WWF South Africa. The industry is involved in a Southern African Development Community wide initiative aimed at establishing a guide on environmental best management practises for the regional sugar industries.
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MARKET COMPETITIVENESS
South Africa continues to be one of the world’s most cost competitive producers of high quality sugar. According to independent surveys of the costs of production of more than 100 global sugar industries, the South African sugar industry consistently ranks amongst the top 15. Its excellent export infrastructure, world-renowned agricultural and industrial research platforms and efficient industry organisation are key drivers of excellence.
Despite its comparative production efficiencies, the South African sugar industry finds it difficult from time to time to export profitably to the world market, as the global sugar price is severely eroded by subsidy-induced overproduction in some major sugar-producing countries. Access to the major markets for raw and refined sugar is furthermore restricted by high tariffs and preferential trade arrangements in the form of tariff rate quotas. These same global market distortions also threaten the maintenance of a profitable and sustainable sugar price on the domestic market.
Government’s strategic support for the South African sugar industry recognises the distorted nature of the world market for sugar, and the severe impact of producer support measures on price determination on the global market. Based on these considerations government support includes intervention in the following three areas: Tariff protection against disruptively low world sugar prices; Provision for the establishment of equitable export obligations for millers and growers; and the Sugar Cooperation Agreement between the members of the Southern African Development Community.
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Tariff protection
The industry is protected through a dollar-based reference price tariff system that is based on the long-term average world price for sugar, adjusted for distortions, which only delivers protection when the world price drops below this level.
Equitable export obligations
The profitability of the industry’s exports to the world market is from time to time severely affected by a subsidy-induced oversupply of global demand. The South African sugar industry exports approximately 40% of its sugar production to the world market at prices substantially below the domestic sugar price. In order to distribute exposure to the world market equitably amongst growers and millers, a redistribution of proceeds is effected via the South African Sugar Association. The Sugar Act and the Sugar Industry Agreement provide regulatory support for the redistribution of proceeds.
The Southern African Development Community Sugar Cooperation Agreement
A Southern African Development Community Sugar Co-operation Agreement has been established and is incorporated into the SADC Trade Protocol. The main objectives of the SADC Sugar Co-operation Agreement are:
• To promote, within the region, production and consumption of sugar and sugar-containing products according to fair trading conditions and an orderly regional market in sugar for the survival of the sugar industries in all sugar producing member states, in anticipation of freer global trade;
• To create a stable climate for investment, leading to growth and development of sugar industries in the member states;
• To improve the competitiveness of the sugar-producing member states in the world market;
• To facilitate the sharing of information, research and training with a view to improve the efficiency of growers, millers and refiners of sugar in member states;
• To facilitate the development of small and medium sugar enterprises; and
• To create stable market conditions in the member states so as to encourage the rehabilitation and development of all sugar industries with a view of facilitating direct foreign investment and the creation of employment opportunities.
The South African Government’s support for these three essential pillars supporting the sugar industry is endorsed in the Department of Trade and Industry and the South African Sugar Industry’s Joint Strategy for the Optimal Development of the Sugar Industry within a South African Customs Union (SACU) and SADC Context that was completed in 1999.
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STRUCTURE
Underpinning the pillars of support is the structure of the industry.
Council of the SA Sugar Association
The South African Sugar Association administers the partnership on behalf of the South African Cane Growers’ Association and the South African Sugar Millers’ Association Ltd. As equal partners, each member elects eleven councillors to sit on the SA Sugar Association Council. The Chairmanship and Vice-Chairmanship of Council usually alternates every two years between a grower and a miller.
The South African Sugar Association is an autonomous organisation and operates free of government control. In terms of the Sugar Act and Sugar Industry Agreement, statutory powers of self governance are granted to the sugar industry.
The South African Sugar Association’s administrative and industrial activities and organisations are financed from the proceeds of the sale of local and export sugars. Its affairs are administered by the Council of the SA Sugar Association.
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ORGANISATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR INDUSTRY
SA SUGAR MILLERS’ ASSOCIATION LTD
SA CANE GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION
MILLERS
Illovo Sugar Ltd (6 Mills) Tongaat Hulett Sugar Ltd (4 Mills)
Tsb Sugar RSA Ltd (2 Mills)UCL Company Ltd (1 Mill)
Ushukela Milling Ltd (Pty) (1 Mill)
14 LOCAL GROWER COUNCILS
SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR
ASSOCIATIONCOUNCIL
GROWERS
5 MILLING COMPANIES
SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR
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Sugar And Health
Sugar is a natural sweetener of plant origin and it is 100% carbohydrate and 100% natural. The sugars made by plants are sucrose, glucose and fructose. All three are found in varying amounts in most fruits and many vegetables. All carbohydrate rich foods have the same role in the body once digested. They provide glucose, the primary fuel for the body. The dietary source of the carbohydrate is no longer significant. The sucrose from sugar cane is identical to the sucrose present in fruits and vegetables.
In recent years the growing incidence in chronic diseases of lifestyle such as diabetes, cardio-vascular disease and obesity, especially in children, has focused the attention of policymakers and media on the consumption of fats and sugar, and the potential contribution of these essential ingredients to the diseases of lifestyle epidemic. Unbalanced and scientifically inaccurate reporting on sugar consumption has led to excessive and negative speculation regarding the value of sugar as part of a balanced daily diet.
Eminent bodies such as the World Health Organisation and the Food and Agricultural Organisation agree that sugar, like other carbohydrate-containing foods, has an indispensable role to play in balanced diets. These bodies concluded that there is no evidence of sugar being the direct cause of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity or cancer.
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CANE GROWING IN SOUTH AFRICA
The approximately 42 300 registered sugarcane growers annually produce on average 22 million tons of sugarcane from 14 mill supply areas, extending from Northern Pondoland in the Eastern Cape to the Mpumalanga Lowveld. More than 40 600 are small-scale growers, of whom 17 797 delivered cane last season, producing 9,35% of the total crop. With the growth of economic development and empowerment of previously disadvantaged people, a growing number of black farmers are continuing to enter sugarcane agriculture.
There are approximately 1 660 large-scale growers (inclusive of the 358 black emerging farmers) who produce 82,55% of total sugarcane production. Milling companies with their own sugar estates produce 8,1% of the crop. This percentage of the total crop produced by these miller-cum-planter estates has decreased in recent years and is likely to continue to do so as the companies promote more black farming development.
SA CANE GROWERS’ ASSOCIATIONThe South African Cane Growers’ Association (CANEGROWERS) was established in 1927 to administer the interests of independent sugarcane growers. CANEGROWERS is a Section 21 Company (incorporated not for gain) and individual growers are members through the 38 grower groups which make up the member organisations of CANEGROWERS. In each mill area all member organisations are represented by a Local Grower Council.
The democratic nature of the representation structure allows for the election of any individual cane farmer to the Executive Committee or Chairmanship of the organisation. This, typically, would be through a region's Local Farmers' Association, its Local Grower Council, the centrally based Board of Directors (56 members) from which a Chairman and Vice-Chairman are elected annually, and finally to the Executive Committee (11 members). An Executive Director, management team, economists and staff administer the day to day business of CANEGROWERS, by:
• Providing specialised services, supported by technical and economic research.
• Enhancing agricultural, economic and institutional capacity through skills development support and mentorship.
• Representing the collective body of all cane growers in all relevant forums.
• Lobbying, advocacy and communication with stakeholders.
• Utilising limited resources to maximum effect within CANEGROWERS' business objective.
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SUGAR MILLING AND REFINING
The milling sector of the industry employs upwards of 7 000 people in 14 sugar mills and at the companies’ administration offices in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. Six mills are owned by Illovo Sugar Ltd; four mills are owned by Tongaat Hulett Sugar Ltd; two mills by Tsb Sugar RSA Ltd; one mill by UCL Company Ltd and one mill by Ushukela Milling (Pty) Ltd. The two Tsb Sugar RSA Ltd mills are located in the Mpumalanga province and the remainder in the KwaZulu-Natal province.
Three of the mills are known as “white end” mills and produce their own refined sugar. Part of the raw sugar produced by Tsb Sugar RSA Ltd is refined at the Malelane “white end”, and the balance is exported via the sugar terminal in Maputo. Raw sugar produced at the remaining mills is routed to Durban where it is either refined at the central refinery of Tongaat Hulett Sugar Ltd or stored at the South African Sugar Association Sugar Terminal prior to export. Diversity is the key factor in today’s highly integrated sugar milling operations and the mills produce a range of other products such as ethyl alcohol and furfural and its derivatives, although these activities are outside the industry partnership.
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR MILLERS’
ASSOCIATION LIMITEDThis Association represents the interests of all sugar millers and refiners in South Africa. The Association's objectives cover legislative measures affecting the industry, training, scientific and technological research, and compilation of statistics.
The Association is administered by an Executive Director and staff who undertake these activities and who interact with the other organisations, particularly CANEGROWERS, on matters concerning the industry.
The members of the South African Sugar Millers' Association Limited are:
ILLOVO SUGAR LIMITED
Illovo Sugar Ltd presently operates six sugar mills in South Africa, two of which have refineries and three which have packaging plants. It has three cane growing estates and produces a variety of downstream products.
TONGAAT HULETT SUGAR (SOUTH AFRICA) LIMITED
Tongaat Hulett Sugar (South Africa) Limited operates four sugar mills, a central refinery in Durban, various sugar estates and an animal feeds operation.
TSB SUGAR RSA LIMITED
Tsb Sugar RSA Ltd operates two sugar mills, a refinery and packaging plant, sugar estates, cane and sugar transport, and an animal feed division.
UCL COMPANY LIMITED
UCL Company Ltd operates a sugar mill, a wattle extract factory and adhesive factory, a saw mill, a number of mixed farms, a payroll division, a trading division and an animal feed plant.
USHUKELA MILLING (PTY) LIMITED
The Gledhow Mill is owned by a black empowerment grouping which bought the mill from Illovo Sugar Limited in 2004.
SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR ASSOCIATIONS
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SASA provides a range of specialist services that
enhance the profitability, global competitiveness
and sustainability of the South African sugar industry.
SASA DIVISIONS SUPPORTING CORE INDUSTRY FUNCTIONS
SOUTH AFRICAN SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SASRI)
The SA Sugarcane Research Institute is a leading agricultural research institute at the forefront of a thriving sugar industry. SASRI is world-renowned for its research into the development of new sugarcane varieties, and improved crop management and farming systems that enhance profitability. Effective delivery of new knowledge and technology make a significant contribution to the sustainability of the industry.
Research at SASRI is clustered within three multi-disciplinary programmes: • Variety Improvement seeks to breed and select high yielding, pest and disease resistant varieties that meet industry requirements, using both conventional breeding and modern molecular technologies. Improved efficiency in variety production is a key focus area.
• Crop Protection research is aimed at minimising the impact of weeds, pests and diseases on crop yields. Emphasis is placed on the integrated use of management practices and optimisation of cycle length and number is encouraged.
• The Resource Optimisation programme focuses on enabling production of high quality sugarcane through optimal choice of varieties, appropriate use of ripeners, herbicides and fertilisers for enhanced soil sustainability, as well as efficient use of water and improved harvesting and mechanisation systems. Development of appropriate technology transfer tools and practices is recognised as fundamental to improved adoption of research advice and sustainable sugarcane production.
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HUMAN RESOURCES
INFORMATION SYSTEMS & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
SASA DIVISIONS SUPPORTING THE INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
SOUTH AFRICAN SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
CANE TESTING SERVICE
SHUKELA TRAINING CENTRE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SASA DIVISIONS SUPPORTING CORE INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES
SASA INTERNAL SUPPORT SERVICES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR ASSOCIATION DIVISIONAL STRUCTURE
The Extension Service provides the essential link between SASRI researchers and farmers through consultation and feedback. Its primary role is to facilitate the adoption of technology and best management practices that encourage responsible and sustainable land use and deliver optimal productivity and profitability.
A range of services is provided to the industry on a user-pays basis, including Specialist Advice on growers’ problems and the Fertiliser Advisory Service. Short courses in Sugarcane Agriculture at the junior and senior levels are held annually. SASRI also operates the only sugarcane quarantine facility in South Africa.
CANE TESTING SERVICE (CTS)
The Cane Testing Service provides a specialist service under contract to individual Mill Group Boards to determine the quality of individual grower cane deliveries to the mill for cane payment purposes. This analytical chemistry service assesses the recoverable value content in cane delivered to the mill by growers, providing a neutral and objective basis on which to calculate recoverable value payment by miller to grower. The CTS also provides a technical audit of the distribution between millers and growers ensuring fair and equitable division of proceeds. SHUKELA TRAINING CENTRE (STC)With the slogan 'Training today’s people for South Africa’s tomorrow', the Shukela Training Centre is the preferred provider of agricultural and engineering training to the sugar industry. The Agricultural Training Department focuses on the sugar industry and provides skills based training to all sugarcane farmers. The courses take place on the farms and the training has a high practical component and can be of benefit to new entrants into sugarcane growing, established commercial and small-scale growers and farm workers.
Engineering training is carried out at the Shukela Training Centre based in Mount Edgecombe, where accommodation is available for the learners. The Centre proudly boasts training equipment that spans the progress of technology. Learners are trained in Electrical, Electronics, Fitting, Millwright, Refrigeration and Welding and all departments are accredited to qualify learners to artisan status either by Learnership or Apprenticeship.
The Centre is accredited with the relevant Sectoral Education and Training Authorities and has the status of Institute of Occupational Excellence conferred by the AgriSETA.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS – AUTOLAB
Autolab develops and provides support services for computerised systems installed at 14 mills in South Africa and 1 mill outside of the country. The Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) is designed to manage growers’ estimates and allocations, and provides the source data for determining payments for sugar deliveries by growers. Autolab also develops and maintains the systems that track sugarcane through the milling process for the purpose of sampling and testing by the mills and Cane Testing Service (CTS) laboratories.
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SASA DIVISIONS SUPPORTING THE INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP
NATIONAL MARKET
The Division is responsible for managing industry matters that affect the national market for sugar with respect to: marketing communication of sugar to consumers, administration of industrial rebates, researching drivers of sugar demand, administering aspects of SACU/SADC sugar agreements and statistically analysing sugar supplies and demand.
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
The marketing and logistics related to South Africa’s bulk raw sugar is performed by the International Marketing Division. The Division focuses on achieving maximum net proceeds at an acceptable level of risk. The raw sugar is sold to refineries in the Far East, Middle East, Africa, the Black Sea region and the United States, either directly or through international trade houses. Price risk is managed by hedging the value of raw sugar exports on the inter-continental NYBOT Sugar Exchange. Bulk raw sugar is exported through SASA’s Sugar Terminal in Durban and the STAM Terminal in Maputo, in which SASA is a shareholder.
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
This Division performs in a range of areas that require specialist external communication skills. This covers an international and regional focus, publications, communications, renewable energy, environment, development and nutrition. The Division also administers the Sugar Industry Trust Fund for Education.
External Affairs is responsible for the building of governmental relationships and the monitoring of local, regional and global trade policies affecting the South African sugar industry. This includes representation on the International Sugar Organisation (ISO) and liaison with relevant international organisations such as the World Trade Organisation, Food and Agriculture Organisation, International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Global Alliance for the Liberalisation of Trade in Sugar. The work programme addresses a wide range of key audiences through direct contact with private enterprise, government and non-governmental organisations.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
The Division is responsible for the Treasury function, including obtaining all funds required for industrial requirements, for example carry-over stock and foreign exchange risk management. Finance and Administration provides monthly and annual financial reporting to the industry.
Administrating and facilitating the partnership aspects of the industry, the Division is responsible for legislation governing the sugar industry (Sugar Act and Sugar Industry Agreement). This includes the division of proceeds between millers and growers, and the growers register. Umthombo Agricultural Finance, within the Finance and Administration Division, provides savings facilities and administers loans for small-scale growers in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces in South Africa.
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SASA INTERNAL SUPPORT SERVICES
The services of the SASA divisions are facilitated by the support they obtain from SASA’s Finance and Administration, Information Systems and Human Resources.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
In addition to the functions listed under SASA divisions supporting core industry functions, the Finance and Administration Division provides financial accounting, taxation, corporate governance, treasury and administration services to SASA.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
The Information Systems Department provides technical support to computer users in the SASA Divisions. The department is responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of all computer network services. These services include the storage of network user data, application hosting for various divisions and external clients, the provision of all electronic communications such as e-mail, internet and intranet and the management of all wide area and dial-up communication links. The weekly processing of the Industrial Systems that determine cane payment amounts for growers who have delivered sugarcane to the mills is also performed by the department. Through Autolab, the division provides expert support and development of the Sugar Industry Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) utilised by all sugar mills within South Africa. The division also manages the various aspects of service delivery at SASA sites particularly in respect of the provision of centralised hard and soft services.
HUMAN RESOURCES
As a provider of specialist services, SASA's performance and service levels are highly reliant upon the performance and service of SASA's employees. The diversity of the skills SASA employs, range from high-level specialists to unionised industrial and agricultural labour, and the wide geographical spread of our operations, makes the effective management of people, their knowledge and their performance particularly important.
In support of this need, the Human Resources division provides a comprehensive range of services to managers and employees in SASA, all of which aim to resource the organisation with highly competent and effective people who are committed to serving the best interests of the South African sugar industry.
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TOTAL CANE/SUGAR PRODUCTION : 1994/1995 TO 2007/2008
Season Cane crushed Sugar produced
National Market International Market
1994/1995 15 683 277 1 310 328 347 507
1995/1996 16 713 649 1 283 282 375 653
1996/1997 20 950 894 1 264 066 995 630
1997/1998 22 154 775 1 310 352 1 093 278
1998/1999 22 930 324 1 285 001 1 353 155
1999/2000 21 223 098 1 194 763 1 329 897
2000/2001 23 876 162 1 231 442 1 490 120
2001/2002 21 156 537 1 239 651 1 163 592
2002/2003 23 012 554 1 278 720 1 475 899
2003/2004 20 418 933 1 356 400 1 055 631
2004/2005 19 094 760 1 210 416 1 016 453
2005/2006 21 052 266 1 261 808 1 238 696
2006/2007 20 278 603 1 340 524 886 329
2007/2008 19 723 916 1 399 657 873 842
TOTAL CANE/SUGAR PRODUCTION
TOTAL SUGAR PRODUCED: 1994/1995 TO 2007/2008
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CROP DATA: 1994/1995 TO 2007/2008Areas Yields
Yields per hectare of harvested cane
Rainfall June to May (mm)
Sucrose % Cane
Tons cane to 1 ton sugar
Tons cane crushed
Tons sugar made
1994/1995 12,54 9,40 15 683 277 1 667 920 55,18 900
1995/1996 11,87 10,02 16 713 649 1 667 315 61,19 1221
1996/1997 12,60 9,23 20 950 894 2 269 195 69,92 976
1997/1998 12,63 9,18 22 154 775 2 412 914 74,70 1101
1998/1999 13,36 8,67 22 930 324 2 646 172 72,48 801
1999/2000 13,77 8,38 21 223 098 2 531 805 67,74 1306
2000/2001 13,08 8,77 23 876 162 2 729 219 73,95 894
2001/2002 13,11 8,83 21 156 537 2 395 566 64,96 1001
2002/2003 13,71 8,33 23 012 554 2 762 885 71,64 850
2003/2004 13,70 8,44 20 418 933 2 419 287 62,64 792
2004/2005 13,52 8,54 19 094 760 2 234 898 60,42 898
2005/2006 13,74 8,40 21 052 266 2 507 203 66,02 921
2006/2007 12,92 9,07 20 278 603 2 235 287 66,36 982
2007/2008 13,47 8,64 19 723 916 2 281 765 64,79 973
CROP DATA
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TOTAL CROP AREA: 1993/1994 TO 2007/2008
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HECTARES HARVESTED FOR MILLING
HECTARES UNDER SUGARCANE
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357
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SUGARCANE CRUSHED: 2001/2002 TO 2007/2008
REGION 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
NORTHERN IRRIGATED
Malelane 1 761 160 1 853 104 1 837 756 1 551 272 1 646 458 1 526 932 1 673 411
Komati 1 907 089 2 056 787 2 137 724 1 978 632 2 090 988 2 102 157 2 278 334
Pongola 1 355 654 1 409 293 1 426 568 1 370 009 1 419 079 1 379 011 1 307 361
Total Northern Irrigated 5 023 903 5 319 184 5 402 048 4 899 913 5 156 525 5 008 100 5 259 106
ZULULAND
Umfolozi 1 172 173 1 262 294 1 087 606 1 072 527 1 197 851 1 113 986 1 033 108
Entumeni 405 585 409 394 361 203 - - - -
Felixton 2 018 564 2 175 081 1 894 726 2 010 329 2 287 595 2 139 239 1 843 728
Amatikulu 1 624 590 1 672 146 1 160 625 1 690 400 1 613 631 1 560 434 1 415 976
Total Zululand 5 220 912 5 518 915 4 504 160 4 773 256 5 099 077 4 813 659 4 292 812
NORTH COAST
Darnall 1 211 236 1 373 582 1 097 397 1 261 744 1 353 382 1 224 859 1 075 048
Gledhow (KwaDukuza) 1 150 711 1 383 225 1 175 622 1 094 491 1 184 415 1 196 391 1 181 104
Maidstone 1 648 747 1 899 922 1 389 215 1 393 182 1 309 502 1 346 956 1 170 597
Total North Coast 4 010 694 4 656 729 3 662 234 3 749 417 3 847 299 3 768 206 3 426 749
MIDLANDS
Eston 1 255 166 1 418 127 1 307 274 1 074 963 1 306 057 1 267 501 1 409 281
Noodsberg 1 565 577 1 673 982 1 614 762 1 064 756 1 512 304 1 449 050 1 450 009
Union 744 868 804 492 777 307 629 994 792 473 722 445 670 076
Total Midlands 3 565 610 3 896 601 3 699 343 2 769 713 3 610 834 3 438 996 3 529 366
SOUTH COAST
Sezela 2 187 376 2 321 366 2 014 283 1 946 179 2 164 689 2 088 586 2 071 265
Umzimkulu 1 148 041 1 299 759 1 136 865 956 282 1 173 842 1 161 056 1 144 618
Total South Coast 3 335 417 3 621 125 3 151 148 2 902 461 3 338 531 3 249 642 3 215 883
TOTAL 21 156 537 23 012 554 20 418 933 19 094 760 21 052 266 20 278 603 19 723 916
SUGARCANE CRUSHED BY MILLS (TONS)
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SA SUGAR SUPPLIES INTO SACU MARKET
SALES 2007/2008
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SA SUGAR SALES/TONS: 1994/1995 TO 2007/2008
DIRECT & CONTRACT SALES
784 293 TONS
INDUSTRIAL SALES
578 263 TONS
SA SUGAR SALES/TONS: 1995/1996 TO 2007/2008
SeasonWhitesugar(tons)
Brownsugar(tons)
Direct sales(tons)
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consumption (kg)
1995/1996 1 129 989 148 026 915 521 71,6 362 494 28,4 32,4
1996/1997 1 182 745 160 866 920 896 68,5 422 715 31,5 32,8
1997/1998 1 176 660 157 929 905 592 67,9 428 997 32,1 32,8
1998/1999 1 072 230 148 150 808 884 66,3 411 496 33,7 32,0
1999/2000 1 069 494 160 551 811 591 66,0 418 454 34,0 31,2
2000/2001 1 140 308 170 788 879 529 67,1 431 567 32,9 31,1
2001/2002 1 066 168 161 047 819 273 66,8 407 942 33,2 31,9
2002/2003 1 218 766 194 029 924 146 65,4 488 649 34,6 31,9
2003/2004 926 951 174 651 670 214 60,4 431 388 39,1 31,9
2004/2005 1 073 867 194 112 785 538 61,9 482 441 38,0 32,3
2005/2006 1 112 153 215 640 810 017 61,0 517 776 39,0 32,4
2006/2007 1 121 273 224 297 771 216 57,3 574 354 42,7 33,6
2007/2008 1 121 263 241 292 784 293 57,6 578 263 42,4 34,9
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RECOVERABLE VALUE AND CANE PRICES
RECOVERABLE VALUE AND CANE PRICES 1996/97 TO 2007/2008
Season Recoverable Value* Cane
1996/1997 951,07 108,91
1997/1998 1 036,19 117,58
1998/1999 1 046,62 125,85
1999/2000 971,09 121,36
2000/2001 1 105,00 130,50
2001/2002 1 352,14 160,23
2002/2003 1 368,79 171,78
2003/2004 1 357,01 169,08
2004/2005 1 297,19 159,55
2005/2006 1 389,80 173,59
2006/2007 1 701,86 198,78
2007/2008 1 701,90 208,82
NB: For the 1996/1997 – 1997/1998 seasons prices have been averaged for the A and B pools.
* From 2000/2001 payments to growers are on a recoverable value basis (previously on a sucrose basis). Figures reflected for prior seasons are estimates based on the new payment system.
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SA SUGAR ASSOCIATIONKwa-Shukela, 170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4300PO Box 700, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7000Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. (031) 508 7199
EXECUTIVEExecutive Director: MK Trikam170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7003Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7197e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
DIVISIONS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR ASSOCIATION
SOUTH AFRICAN SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTEDirector: CD DettmanKwa-Shukela, 170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4300 Private Bag X02, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7400Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7597e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Direct Contact DetailsIf the area of operation you are looking for is not listed, phone (031) 508 7400. E-mail Tel Fax (031) (031) Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] 508 7401 508 7599
Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] 508 7404 508 7599
Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] 508 7492 508 7595
Diagnostic and Analytical Services . . . . . . . . [email protected] 508 7528 508 7597
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] 508 7514 508 7597
Human Resources . . . . . . [email protected] 508 7505 508 7596
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Extension Resource ManagerG Maher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 031 508 7492 082 6540056 [email protected] Cane Growers MJ Eweg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 031 508 7491 082 6550357 [email protected]
Cane Growers North Coast F Phewa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 031 508 7494 082 6550358 [email protected]
Lower South CoastGF Buchanan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 039 682 1822 082 6533151 [email protected]
South CoastD McElligott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 039 975 1377 083 6555012 [email protected]
Midlands SouthE Bruggemann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 031 781 1718 082 6543536 [email protected]
Midlands NorthP Brenchley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 033 503 1818 082 6543549 [email protected]
Durban North CoastO de Haas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 032 947 1410 082 6543546 [email protected]
Cane Growers South CoastWA Gillespie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 031 302 2865 082 6550356 [email protected]
North CoastRA Stranack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 032 947 1410 082 6533144 [email protected]
Zululand SouthG Lagerwall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 035 337 1593 082 6533147 [email protected]
Zululand CentralPJ Fourie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 035 474 2629 083 3209099 [email protected]
Cane Growers Zululand SouthTR Masondo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 035 474 5217 082 6533148 [email protected]
Cane Growers Zululand NorthJL Neen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 035 474 5217 082 6533149 [email protected]
Zululand NorthRR Fortmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 035 772 5871 082 6533150 [email protected]
UmfoloziM Adendorff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 035 550 0097 083 6555011 [email protected]
Cane Growers MalelaneSJ Mkwanazi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 013 790 0230 082 6550387 [email protected] Bhengu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 013 790 0230 082 6543547 [email protected]
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CANE TESTING SERVICE (CTS) General Manager: S Naidoo 170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7141Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7196e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Managers:North: Felixton, Komati, Malelane, Pongola, Umfolozi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O Kusche . . (034) 413 1551South: Eston, KwaDukuza, Maidstone, Amatikulu, Darnall, Noodsberg, Sezela, Umzimkulu. . . . . . . . . . K Naidoo . . (031) 508 7142Cane Testing Service Managers:Amatikulu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P Naidoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 331 1235Darnall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P Naidoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 486 1391Eston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C Govender . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 781 1092Felixton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T McPherson . . . . . . . . . . (035) 791 5020Komati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JB Mhlongo . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 723 4152KwaDukuza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Maharaj . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 551 3031Maidstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Maharaj . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 944 6637Malelane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BG Mmonwa . . . . . . . . . . (013) 791 1224Noodsberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V Mohabir . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 501 1479Pongola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J Dheopursad . . . . . . . . . . (034) 413 1359Sezela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S Naidoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 975 1106Umfolozi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FAM Mathaba . . . . . . . . . (035) 550 0531Umzimkulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S Naidoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0396) 821 333
SHUKELA TRAINING CENTREPO Box 23, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7700Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 086 643 0291e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
General Manager: TJ Bamber. . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7701 Agricultural Training Manager: B Ndiweni . . (031) 508 7736 Engineering Training Manager: E Maharaj . . (031) 508 7719
NATIONAL MARKETNational Market Manager: M Cutts170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7102Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7190e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING International Marketing Director: M Cutts170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7101Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7189e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
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Trading Desk: Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7104
Export Relationship Manager: Robin BellSASA United KingdomTelephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +44 1264 335 128Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +44 1264 351 353e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
SA SUGAR TERMINAL Operations Manager: JD Harmse25 Leuchars Road, Durban 4001PO Box 61104, Bishopsgate 4008Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 365 8100Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 301 1313e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Tour CentreTelephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 365 8153Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 365 8151e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIONFinance and Administration Director: DP Rossler 170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4300 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7050 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7194 e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
EXTERNAL AFFAIRSExternal Affairs Director: JM van der Merwe170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7025Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7191e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . j [email protected]
INFORMATION SYSTEMS & FACILITIES MANAGEMENTGeneral Manager – Information Systems & Facilities Management: AW Coreejes 170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4300 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7048/7178 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7194/7170 e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
HUMAN RESOURCESHuman Resources Executive: PJ Milner-Smyth170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7011Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7193e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
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SA CANE GROWERS’ ASSOCIATIONKwa-Shukela, 170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4300PO Box 888, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7200Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7201e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.sacanegrowers.co.zaExecutive Director: DB Wayne;Director Regional Services: K Hurly;Director Industrial Affairs: AT Wynne;Director Economic Services: R Armitage;Corporate Affairs Director: K Mlotshwa
LOCAL GROWER COUNCIL SECRETARIES
Amatikulu: W Eggers, PO Box 413, Gingindlovu 3800Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 337 1349Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 337 1481
Darnall: A Jagessur, PO Box 79, Stanger 4450Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 486 1519Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 486 1519
Eston: J Gurney, PO Box 112, Eston 3740Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 781 2001Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 781 2003
Felixton: N Kok, PO Box 1338, Empangeni 3880Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 772 3110Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 772 5477
Gledhow: Y Lewis, PO Box 55, Stanger 4450Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 437 4515Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 551 5568
Maidstone: D Ramdial, PO Box 770, Umhlali 4390Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 944 2783Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 944 2787
Mpumalanga: K Trumpelmann, PO Box 1379, Malelane 1320Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 790 0230Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 790 0231
Noodsberg: I Lutge, PO Box 487, Wartburg 3233Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 503 1818Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 503 1822
Pongola: D Bosman, PO Box 200, Pongola 3170Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (034) 413 1215Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (034) 413 1299
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Sezela: W Gillham, PO Box 224, Sezela 4215Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 975 2078Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 975 2079
Umfolozi: J Viljoen, PO Box 13069, Monzi 3935Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 550 0237Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 550 2489
Umzimkulu: E Berry, PO Box 552, Port Shepstone 4240Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 682 5122Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 682 5420
Union: SP Love, PO Box 1, Dalton 3236Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 501 1600Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 501 1187
REGIONAL MANAGERS
Northern Irrigated: B Sugden . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 790 0305North Coast: A Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 947 0176South Coast: RM Thomson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 682 5122Zululand: G Groom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 772 3111Midlands: B Pearce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 503 1820Tugela: B Nothard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 337 1135
GROCANE FIRE INSURANCE CO-OP 1998 LIMITED170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4302PO Box 557, Mount Edgecombe 4302Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7161Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7169Chairman: MP Finch; Vice-Chairman: HF Eggers; Administration Manager: DD Fregona
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SA SUGAR MILLERS’ ASSOCIATION LIMITEDKwa-Shukela, 170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4300PO Box 1000, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(031) 508 7300Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7310e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Director: DW Hardy; Company Secretary: KL Lansdell
SUGAR MILLING COMPANIESILLOVO SUGAR LIMITEDHead Office: Illovo Sugar Park, 1 Montgomery Drive, Mount Edgecombe, KwaZulu-NatalPO Box 194, Durban 4000Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 4300Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 4499Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.illovosugar.comChairman: RA Williams;Managing Director: DG MacLeod;Operations Director: GJ Clark; Group Human Resources: NM Hawley; New Projects Director: JT Russell; Technical Director: BM Stuart;Financial Director: K Zarnack;Group Secretary: GD Knox
GROUP OPERATIONSMedical: Dr PH Canter; Technical Services: D Coates; Marketing: R J de Allende; Finance: DE Howells; Corporate Services: X Magojo; New Projects: JM Moult; Internal Audit: AE Oosthuizen; Information Technology: DA Schaller; Agriculture: GS Trott
SA OPERATIONSIllovo Sugar Park, 1 Montgomery Drive, Mount Edgecombe, KwaZulu-NatalPO Box 194, Durban 4000Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 4300Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 4530General Manager: LW Riddle; Marketing: HR Hackmann; Human Resources: S Hlela; Finance/Industry Affairs: NT Moor; Refined Sugar Production: GF Mann; Raw Sugar Production: S Rau
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PONGOLA MILLPO Box 23, Pongola 3170Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (034) 413 8100Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (034) 413 8167Operations Manager: BV Holmes; Factory Manager: H Zungu; Administration Manager: J Delport; Cane Procurement Manager: BN Rapson; Human Resources Manager: D Main
UMFOLOZI MILLPrivate Bag X12, Mtubatuba 3935Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 550 0031Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 550 1145 Factory Manager: B Govender; Administration Manager: MA Walsh;Human Resources Manager: S Botes (Note: As previously advised during April 2008, Illovo has taken back ownership of the Umfolozi sugar mill and will be operating it during the current 2008/09 sugar season. Discussions regarding future long-term ownership arrangements are continuing.)
NOODSBERG MILLPrivate Bag 501, Dalton 3236Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 502 9500Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 501 1109Operations Manager: E Lucht; Factory Manager: M Pousson; Administration Manager: T Spencer; Cane Procurement Manager: J De Lange; Human Resources Manager: E Monaheng
ESTON MILLPrivate Bag 2, Eston 3740Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 781 1092Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 781 1316Operations Manager: V Pillay; Administration Manager: P Naidoo; Agricultural Manager: R Thompson; Human Resources Manager: E Sibiya
SEZELA MILLPO Sezela 4215Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 975 8000Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 975 8299Operations Manager: SS Munsamy; Factory Manager: J Janse van Rensburg;Factory Manager (Downstream products): BG Robson; Administration Manager: DJ Dale; Human Resources Manager: H Wortmann
UMZIMKULU MILLPO Box 59, Port Shepstone 4240Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 682 4202Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 682 4126Operations Manager: L Bachan; Administration Manager: WA Bennett; Agricultural Manager: P Albers; Human Resources Manager: V Nene
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TONGAAT HULETT SUGAR (SOUTH AFRICA) LIMITEDCorporate Office: Private Bag 3, Glenashley 4022Amanzimnyama Hill Road, Tongaat, 4399Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 439 4300Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 439 4392Managing Director: MN Mohale; Executive Director: PD McKerchar; Executive Director - Technology Management: DM Meadows; Executive Director - Human Resources: JD Bhana; Business Services Manager: LJ Munro; Commercial Manager: MR Fell; Industry Affairs Manager: TB Ngeleza
TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING GROUPPrivate Bag 3, Glenashley 4022No.1 Amanzimnyama Hill Road, Tongaat, 4399Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 439 4455 / 439 4342Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 439 4396Projects Manager: Ricky Govender; New Technology Group Leader: C Jensen; Technology Group Leader: PM Schorn; Engineering Group Leader: AD Ferguson
TONGAAT HULETT SUGAR REFINERYPO Box 1501, Durban 4000Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 460 0111Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 460 0380Executive Director - Refinery: Rammy Govender; Production Manager: M Moodley; Technical Services Manager: C Lewis; HR Manager: T Campbell; Business Services Manager: A Gobind; Technical Manager: N Padayachee
TONGAAT HULETT SUGAR - MARKETING, SALES AND DISTRIBUTIONPO Box 1501, Durban 4000 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 460 0111Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 460 0366 / 460 0383General Manager - Marketing: PM Dickinson; Marketing Manager: A Randeria; Trade Marketing Manager: R Zwane; Manager - Industrial Marketing/Cape Sweeteners: GB Armstrong; Product Development Manager: L Thorpe; Senior Brand Manager: W Beuster; HR Manager: Z Mohamed; Warehousing and Distribution Manager: SL Paul
VOERMOL FEEDS (PTY) LTDP O Box 13, Maidstone 4380 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 439 5599Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 944 6636 Managing Director: PT Strydom; Technical Manager: S Breytenbach; Business Services Manager: G Lovell
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AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS (SA) Off Watson Highway, Tongaat Estate, 4399 Private Bag X50, Tongaat, 4400 Telephone ………..……………………………………(032) 438 3500 Fax ………..……………………………………………(032) 438 3522 General Manager: P Russell; Business Services Manager: MC Govender; HR Manager: A Nkabane
NORTHERN REGION (Amatikulu/Felixton) Private Bag X02, Felixton 3875 Telephone ………..……………………………………(035) 791 5000 Fax ………..……………………………………………(035) 791 1864 Regional Operations Manager: D van den Berg; Business Services Manager: D Maharaj; Regional HR Manager: B Lane; Cane Procurement - Commercial: D Beath; Cane Procurement - Small Scale Growers: W Ntshangase
AMATIKULU MILL Private Bag Amatikulu 3801 Telephone ………..……………………………………(035) 331 9000 Fax ………..……………………………………………(035) 331 1377 Engineering Manager: A Balouza; Production Manager: M Ninela; Cane Supply and Transport Manager: L Viljoen
FELIXTON MILL Private Bag X02, Felixton 3875 Telephone ………..……………………………………(035) 791 5000 Fax ………..……………………………………………(035) 791 1864 Engineering Manager: JP de Jager; Production Manager: P Masinga; Cane Supply and Transport Manager: M Sagadevan
SOUTHERN REGION (Darnall/Maidstone) PO Box 5, Maidstone 4380 Telephone ………..……………………………………(032) 439 5511 Fax ………..……………………………………………(032) 944 2818 Regional Operations Manager: R Scott; Business Services Manager: G Maphumalo; Regional HR Manager: M Tucker; Cane Procurement - Commercial: D Armstrong; Cane Procurement - Small Scale Growers: W Ntshangase
DARNALL MILL PO Box 4480 Telephone ………..……………………………………(032) 439 9111 Fax ………..……………………………………………(032) 486 1635 Factory Manager: N Simmonds; Production Manager: WJ Morris; Supply Chain Manager: J van Niekerk
MAIDSTONE MILLPO Box 5, Maidstone 4380 Telephone ………..……………………………………(032) 439 5511 Fax ………..……………………………………………(032) 944 2818 Factory Manager: C Soji; Engineering Manager: J Rawlinson; Production Manager: N Rajoo; Supply Chain Manager: G Corson
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TSB SUGAR RSA LIMITEDHead Office: PO Box 47, Malelane 1320Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 791 1000Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 790 0769 e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.tsbsugar.comManaging Director: H Snyman; Financial Director: IG van der Walt; General Manager Molatek Animal Feed: GS du Plessis; Director of Cane and Sugar Production: D van Rooy; General Manager Group Services: E Terblanche; General Manager Sugar Marketing: P Harland; General Manager Corporate Communications: V Khoza General Manager Cane Supply: MJ Slabbert
KOMATI MILLPO Box 69, Komatipoort 1340Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 723 4860Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 723 4444General Manager: G Rolfe; Operations Manager: L Govender
MALELANE MILLPO Box 47, Malelane 1320Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 791 1015Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 790 0264General Manager: G Rolfe; Operations Manager: A Williamson
Grower AffairsPO Box 47, Malelane 1340Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 791 1222Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 791 1133General Manager Cane Supply: MJ Slabbert
Durban OfficePO Box 800, Mount Edgecombe 4300170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe 4300
Manager Sugar Industry Affairs: BJ RogersTelephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7320Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7329
Export Manager: C SmitTelephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7323Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7329
Tsb - Marketing, Sales and DistributionQuality SugarsPO Box 70741, Bryanston 2021Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (011) 463 7688Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (011) 463 7624General Manager: PC Harland
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UCL COMPANY LIMITEDHead Office: PO Box 1, Dalton 3236Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 501 1600Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 501 1187Chairman: CE Klipp; General Manager: HW Rencken; Assistant General Manager Agri Services: FM Eggers; Assistant General Manager Manufacturing: PH von Fintel; Production Manager: P Waldron; Engineering Manager: L van der Westhuizen; Assistant General Manager Marketing: M van der Merwe; Assistant General Manager Subsidiaries: S Casey; Human Resources Manager: A de Vries;Financial Manager: H Tredoux
USHUKELA MILLING (PTY) LIMITED GLEDHOW MILLPO Box 55, Stanger 4450Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 437 4400Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 551 5568Directors: MP Sokhela and J Sokhela
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MILL GROUP BOARDSAmatikulu: EHW Eggers, PO Box 413, Gingindlovu 3800Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 337 1349Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 337 1481Darnall: B Blake, PO Box 54, Darnall 4480Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 439 9111Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 486 1635Illovo/Eston: J Gurney, PO Box 112, Eston 3740Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 781 1718Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 781 1614Felixton: S Schwartz, PO Box 1338, Empangeni 3880Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 772 3110Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 772 5477Gledhow: Y Lewis, PO Box 55, Kwa-Dukuza 4450Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 437 4515Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 551 5568Noodsberg: I Lutge, PO Box 487, Wartburg 3233Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 503 1818Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 503 1822Komati: E van der Merwe, PO Box 98, Komatipoort 1340Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 723 4305Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 723 4232Maidstone: D Ramdial, Maidstone Mill, PO Box 770, Umhlali 4390Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 944 2783Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 944 2787Malelane: EA Stark, PO Box 1379, Malelane 1320Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 790 1083Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (013) 790 0231Pongola: D Bosman, PO Box 200, Pongola 3170Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (034) 413 1215Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (034) 413 1299Sezela: W Gillham, PO Box 224, Sezela 4215Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 975 2078Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 975 2078Umfolozi: J Viljoen, PO Box 179, Mtubatuba 3935Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 550 0237Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (035) 550 2489Umzimkulu: E Redmile, PO Box 552, Port Shepstone 4240Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 682 5121Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (039) 682 3658UCL Company: SP Love, UCL Company Ltd MGB, PO Box 1, Dalton 3236Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 501 1600Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (033) 501 1187
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R E S E A R C H A N D L A B O U RRESEARCH ORGANISATIONSSUGAR MILLING RESEARCH INSTITUTEc/o University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 273 1300Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 273 1302e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Executive Officer: J Dewar; Administration and Human Relations Manager: ML Oosthuizen; Head Analytical Services: R Simpson; Head Chemical Research: SN Walford;Head Process Engineering: SB Davis
SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR TECHNOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATIONc/o SA Sugarcane Research Institute, Private Bag X02, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7543Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7420 e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.sasta.co.zaPresident: PM Schorn; Vice-President: DL Sweby
SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR INDUSTRY AGRONOMISTS’ ASSOCIATIONSA Sugarcane Research Institute, Private Bag X02, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (032) 947 1410e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Chairman: RA Stranack
LABOUR ORGANISATIONSSUGAR MANUFACTURING AND REFINING EMPLOYERS’ ASSOCIATIONKwa-Shukela, 170 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe, 4300PO Box 1000, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7300Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7310Secretaries: South African Sugar Millers’ Association Limited
NATIONAL BARGAINING COUNCIL FOR THE SUGAR MANUFACTURING AND REFINING INDUSTRYPO Box 472, Mount Edgecombe 4300Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7331/2Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 508 7339Chairman: M Makamu; Vice-Chairman: S Hlela; Secretary: Y Motala
INKEZO LAND COMPANYWestwing Ground Floor, 2 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe, 4300PO Box 1730, Country Club, 4301Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 539 4514Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (031) 539 5943e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.inkezo.co.zaChief Executive Officer: T Mbatha
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S O U T H A F R I C A N S U G A R
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1848 Edmund Morewood plants the first sugarcane on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
1853 First shipment of KwaZulu-Natal sugar to the Cape
1861 Indentured workers from India arrive
1865 First black owned steam mill at American Board of Missions station at Amanzimtoti
1896 Locusts destroy 40% of sugarcane crop
1900 Sugar output reaches 16 000 tons per annum with 30 mills in operation and 2 600 hectares under sugarcane
1910 Natal Sugar Association formed
1916 Agricultural News and Sugar Planters Gazette launched (Sugar Journal)
1920 Natal Sugar Millers’ Association founded
1925 Experiment Station (SASEX) established
1927 South African Cane Growers' Association formed
1936 Sugar Act promulgated and first Sugar Industry Agreement published
1937 South Africa becomes foundation member of the first International Sugar Agreement with quota of 209 000 tons
1939 Annual production reaches 475 000 tons with 23 factories operating and 145 000 hectares under cane
1945 NCo310 released by SASEX
1949 Sugar Milling Research Institute (SMRI) established
The formation of Grocane Fire Insurance Co-operative Limited by private growers
1950 First bulk shipment of 5 750 tons of raw sugar
1953 South Africa joins post-war International Sugar Agreement (ISA)
1954 SASEX Extension service begins
1955 NCo376 released by SASEX
1961 South Africa leaves British Commonwealth but negotiates new bilateral agreement to supply Britain 150 000 tons annually
1962 New markets developed in Canada and Japan
1964 Bilateral agreement with Britain terminated and 165 000 tons Commonwealth Preference transferred to Swaziland with agreement on marketing
1965 Bulk Sugar Terminal erected with storage capacity of 180 000 tons
Sugar Industry Trust Fund for Education launched
1968 First N variety of cane – bred and selected in Natal – released by SASEX
1970 Molasses mixing plant installed at Bulk Sugar Terminal
1973 SASA launches Small Growers' Financial Aid Fund with grant of R5 million
1974 Industrial Training Centre opened at Mt Edgecombe
1975 Domestic consumption reaches one million tons
1978 N12 released
1981 Bulk Sugar Facility established in Gauteng for domestic market
New markets developed in Korea
1983 World Sugar Research Organisation (WSRO) meets in Durban
Severe drought cuts production by 750 000 tons
1984 Price Stabilisation Fund borrowings reach R327 million
Cane transport scheme transfers cost responsibility to growers
Quarantine glasshouse moved from Botanic Gardens to Mt Edgecombe
1985 A and B pool systems introduced
Record sugar production of 2,370 million tons
1986 Political sanctions lead to loss of Canadian and USA markets
1987 Small-scale grower production exceeds 1,5 million tons (worth R51m)
Floods disrupt mills and cane areas in KwaZulu-Natal
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HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
1988 N21 released – first eldana resistant variety
1989 R1 m project announced to expand industry production by 300 000 tons
1990 Industry proceeds exceed R2 billion for one season
1991 USA quota restored at 2,3% equating to 26 000 tons per annum
1992 First year of four-year drought reduces production to 1,5m tons
Small Grower Development Trust launched
1993 Drought in 1993/94 season reduces production to 1,171 million tons
100 000 tons of sugar imported
Loans by Financial Aid Fund (Umthombo Agricultural Finance) exceed R100 million
R6,7 million IDT/Industry Work Creation Programme launched
N24 released
Transvaal Sugar Limited’s new mill near Komatipoort starts crushing
1994 Introduction of phased deregulation programme
Sugar Industry Central Board disbanded
1995 Drought restricts production to 1,67m tons in 1995/96
R12 million Siyakha programme launched by President Mandela
1996 Industry recovers from drought. Production increases to 2,2m tons
Illovo Sugar Ltd’s Eston Mill starts crushing
1997 Illovo Sugar Ltd consolidates its leading position in southern Africa with the acquisition of Lonrho’s sugar division for R1,62 billion.
1998 Pools system of sucrose payments ends
1999 Record crop in 1998/99 at 2,646 million tons of sugar
Sugar Association moves with Growers and Millers to Mount Edgecombe
2000 Crop for 1999/2000 exceeds 2,53m tons at record 8,38 tons cane per ton sugar
Record summer rainfall in many regions
2001 Record crop in 2000/2001 at 2,729 million tons of sugar
Launch of Umthombo Agricultural Finance (formerly Financial Aid Fund)
2002 SA chairs the International Sugar Organisation (ISO) for the first time
ISO Council held in Durban in May 2002
2003 Record crop of 2 763 000 tons of sugar
2004 As part of its rationalisation to cut costs Tongaat Hulett Sugar Ltd's Entumeni Mill is closed
Industrial Training Centre (ITC) changes name to Shukela Training Centre (STC)
Illovo Sugar Ltd sells Gledhow Mill making it the first sale of a sugar mill to a black empowerment group
South African Sugar Experiment Station (SASEX) changes name to South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI)
Inkezo Land Company established
2005 Illovo Sugar Ltd sells Umfolozi Mill to the black empowerment group – Umvoti Transport Ltd
SASA purchases 25% share in Maputo Sugar Terminal
2006 Highest world sugar price in twenty-five years
Transvaal Sugar Limited changes name to Tsb Sugar RSA Limited
Opening of STAM Terminal in Maputo in which SASA is a shareholder
Sugar Journal turns 90 years old and publishes commemorative edition
2007 The 2006/07 season dips to the lowest level in 10 years with a production of 2,226 million tons of sugar The ISSCT is held in South Africa for the first time in 33 years
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