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PubLICATIOnS

The SA Sugar Association has publications available to the public which describe in full detail the diverse aspects of the sugar industry. Please contact the External Affairs Division on 031 508 7026

PubLICATIOnS

• SASugarJournal–Availableonsubscription

EDuCATIOnAL bROCHuRES

• MapoftheSASugarIndustry

• NutritionEducationPrintMaterial

• IndustryEducationalMaterial–OBETeacher’sPack

InfORmATIOn DISTRIbuTED by THE SOuTH AfRICAn SugARCAnE RESEARCH InSTITuTE

Please contact the Librarian at 031 508 7514 or write to: The Librarian, SouthAfricanSugarcaneResearch Institute,PrivateBagX02,MountEdgecombe 4300. Email: [email protected]

• SASugarcaneResearchInstituteProgressReports

• TheLink(TechnicalNewsletter)

• TechnicalManuals

• InformationSheets

• ResearchReports

• HerbicideGuide

• Ingede(ZuluNewsletter)

• SASRIPosterSeries

• SugarcaneCertificateCourseNotes

• MechanisationReports

• InfoPackCD

• SASugarcaneAtlas

• CareersinSugarcaneAgriculture

• SASRIVisitors’Guide

WEbSITE For further information visit the SASA Website: http://www.sasa.org.za

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CONTENTS

THE SOuTH AfRICAn SugAR InDuSTRy

EconomicContribution 3 ContributiontoSustainableDevelopment andBroad-basedBlackEconomicEmpowerment 4 SugarandHealth 8 MarketCompetitiveness 9 IndustryStructure 11 CaneGrowinginSouthAfricaandthe

SACaneGrowers’Association(CANEGROWERS) 12

SugarMillingandRefiningandthe

SASugarMillers’AssociationLimited(SASMAL) 14

SouthAfricanSugarAssociation(SASA) 16

fACTS & fIguRES

IndustryProductionFiguresandGraphs 21

DIRECTORy

SA Sugar Association 28

SACaneGrowers’Association 32

LocalGrowerCouncilSecretaries 32

GrocaneAgriculturalFireInsurancePrimaryCo-OpLtd 33

SASugarMillers’AssociationLimited 34

IllovoSugarLimited 34

TongaatHulettSugarLimited 36

TsbSugarHoldings(Pty)Limited 38

GledhowSugarCompany(Pty)Limited 39

UCLCompanyLimited 39

UmfoloziSugarMillCompany(Pty)Limited 39

MillGroupBoards 40

ResearchOrganisations 41

LabourOrganisations 41

InDuSTRy InfORmATIOn

HistoricalHighlights 42

Publications 45

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SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR INDUSTRY DIRECTORY • 2011/2012

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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 and sustainable socio-economic development, particularly in rural areas, and also to the national economy.

It is a diverse industry combining the agricultural activities ofsugarcane cultivation with the manufacture of raw and refined sugar, syrups,specialisedsugarsandarangeofby-productsandco-products.

Thecane-growingsectorcomprisesapproximately29130registeredsugarcane growers farming predominantly in KwaZulu-Natal withsubstantial operations in Mpumalanga, and some sugar-caneproductionintheEasternCape.Sugarismanufacturedbysixmillingcompanieswith14sugarmillsoperatinginthecane-growingregions.

The industry produces an average of 2,2 million tons of sugar per season.About70%ofthissugarismarketedintheSouthernAfricanCustoms Union (SACU). The remainder is exported to markets inAfrica,AsiaandtheMiddleEast.

ECOnOmIC COnTRIbuTIOn

SugAR AnD THE ECOnOmy

TheSouthAfricansugarindustrymakesanimportantcontributiontothe national economy, given its agricultural and industrial investments, foreignexchangeearnings,itshighemployment,anditslinkageswithmajor suppliers, support industries and customers. Sugarcane is the second largest South African field crop by gross value, surpassed only by maize.

REvEnuE

Based on revenuegenerated through sugar sales in the SACU regionas well as world marketexports, the South African sugar industry generates an annual estimated average direct income of over R8 billion. This constitutes R5,1 billion in the value of sugarcane production with the balance being the contribution of the milling companies.

EmPLOymEnT

The sugar industry provides direct employment in cane production and processing, and indirect employment in numerous support industries in the provinces where sugarcane is grown and processed, namelyKwaZulu-Natal,MpumalangaandtheEasternCape.

Direct employment within the sugar industry is approximately 79 000 jobs, which represents a significant percentage of the total agricultural workforce in South Africa. Indirect employment isestimated at 350 000. In addition there are approximately 29 130registered cane growers supplying cane for processing to sugar mills. Approximately onemillion people,more than 2% of South Africa’spopulation, 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. The industry is a major contributor to rural development, an area often neglected in an urbanizing society. Industry focus includes the promotion of economic transformation, social investment and sustainable environmental practises.

Inadditiontoinitiativesundertakenasanindustry,theSouthAfricanCaneGrowers’AssociationandthesugarmillingcompaniesundertakedevelopmentprojectsandareinvolvedinBroad-basedBlackEconomicEmpowerment(BBBEE)througharangeofimportantinitiatives.

ECOnOmIC TRAnSfORmATIOn

Theindustry’sinitiativesintheareaofeconomictransformationcouldbest be summarised under its commitment to Broad-based BlackEconomic Empowerment, with focus on land reform, agricultural support services, employment equity and enterprise ownership.

Land Reform

The South African sugar industry has long recognised the need to promote diverse ownership of agricultural land under sugarcane and have a range of support instruments in place to promote the sustainability of such initiatives. As a result, 19,8% of freehold land undersugarcanehasalreadybeentransferredtoblackgrowers.

Inordertoprogressthe industry’s targetof30%blackownershipoffreehold sugarcane land by 2014, the industry initially established an independentlandreformentity,calledInkezoLandCompanyin2004.Inkezo’sprimaryobjectivewastostreamlinetransferofownershipofland to black farmers, and promoting the sustainability of the newventures through targeted support services.

However,thelackofacomprehensiveandprogrammaticapproachtothe restitution of land to dispossessed communities has since emerged as a fundamental determinant of the future sustainability of the sugar industry. The industry has consequently expanded its focus on land reform to also deal with land restitution processes and outcomes. In order to optimally integrate the required support services andstructures with those already available in SASA, this expanded activity hasbeenincorporatedintoSASA’sExternalAffairsDivision.I

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ThekeyobjectiveofthisexpandedLandReformfunctionistofacilitateandco-ordinateactivitiesthatsupportthesustainabletransferofland,by providing a comprehensive developmental support programme. This programme will promote re-establishment of optimal levelsof sugarcane production, deliver skilled and capacitated farmers,promote good governance amongst the new land holding institutions, and sustainable business enterprises. Key focus areas are:

• An integrated land acquisition and post transfer supportbusiness process for the sugar industry, one that will clearly identifythesupportrolesofindustrystakeholders;

• A comprehensive farmer support programme for land reformbeneficiaries(training,skillsdevelopment,mentorship);

• Aprogrammaticapproachtowardsthesettlementofoutstandingrestitution claims in the industry, and

• Leveragingfinancialandtechnicalresources,anddevelopingafinancing model to enable land reform beneficiaries to access loan finance.

Agricultural Support Services

The South African sugar industry has a long history of promoting and supportingsmall-scalefarmersontriballand.Buildingontheextensiveinfrastructureandnetworkofthegrowersandmillers,theindustryhasbeen able to engage effectively in ongoing delivery related projects.

Mentorship programmes focussing on business skills and growersupport extension services are deployed to support cane growing activities.TheSouthAfricanCaneGrowers’Associationalsoprovidestechnicalskillstrainingfornewandemergingcanegrowers,accountsandfinancialmanagementworkshops,regionaleconomicadvisors,a

growersupportserviceofficerandaccesstoaspecialVATanddieseldispensationforsmall-scalegrowers.TheSouthAfricanCaneGrowers’Association has bolstered its regional economic service to provide local levelsupporttonewmedium-scaleblackgrowerswhohaveenteredtheindustrysince1994,includingbeneficiariesofgovernment’slandreform programme.

The milling companies provide extensive service in support of the cane-growing operations of small- medium- and large-scale blackfarmers.

TheSouthAfricanSugarAssociationprovidesin-fieldtrainingtosmall-scale growers, offers certified courses in sugarcane agriculture and provides technology transfer and extension.

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 updatedannually. These have targets for recruiting, developing and promoting people from designated groups.

Enterprise Ownership

Participants in the sugar industry have been actively promoting and implementing the objectives of the Broad-based Black EconomicEmpowerment Act. Progress has been made towards transforming the ownershipprofileoftheindustry.InitiativesembarkeduponbySouthAfricanmillingcompanieshaveresultedinincreasedblackownershipof sugar manufacturing capacity. I

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SOCIAL InvESTmEnT

Thesugarindustry’sinvolvementinsocialinvestmentincludesprojectsin the areas of Enterprise Development, Health and Welfare, andHumanResourceDevelopment.

EnTERPRISE DEvELOPmEnT

The industry is involved in numerous projects such as the provision ofseedfundingtoassistruralblackwomen,youthandcommunitiestoestablishco-operativesandtoaccessrealeconomicopportunities.Theenterprisedevelopmentprogrammesseek toacceleratepeople'saccess to employment opportunities and increase their participation in the mainstream economy.

HEALTH AnD WELfARE

The staggering challenge of poverty, HIV and AIDS, unemploymentand household food insecurity not only affects the quality of life of the indigent, it also threatens the social stability of these vulnerable communities. Meeting these challenges is a priority of the sugarindustry. The industry works in partnership with non-governmentalorganisations supporting vulnerable communities in order to respond to these issues.

HumAn RESOuRCE DEvELOPmEnT

Human resource development is a major area of social investmentfor the sugar industry. The following initiatives are maintained by the industry to promote human resource development, and are primarily focusedonpromotingBroad-basedBlackEconomicEmpowerment:

Educational Support

TheSugarIndustryTrustFundforEducation(SITFE)was launchedin1965asaprivatesector initiative,andisoneofSouthAfrica’soldesteducation and training programmes. To date SITFE has providedbursaries to approximately 10 000 students, financed school building projects, given assistance to tertiary institutions, and worked withcommunity-basededucationalauthoritiestoimproveoveralleducationstandards.

Agricultural and Engineering Training

TheShukelaTrainingCentre(STC)providestraininginAgricultureandEngineering.AgriculturaltrainingisspecifictotheSugarIndustryandprovides a support to new entrants into sugarcane farming, as well as ongoingsupporttoexistingfarmers.Theskills-basedtrainingismainlyconducted on the farm. Engineering training is mainly for apprentices andSTCcoversawidespectrumoftrades.Theinstitutionaltrainingtakes place at the nationally acclaimed Training Centre in MountEdgecombe. The Centre is an accredited decentralised trade testcentre and services the sugar and other industries.

Technology Transfer

ResearchconductedbytheSouthAfricanSugarcaneResearchInstitute(SASRI)contributestotheprofitabilityandsustainabilityoftheindustrywhilst encouraging environmentally responsible farming practices. Outputs from the various research programmes at the Institute aretransformed into practical knowledge and technology products.Training and development takes place through annual CertificateCoursesinSugarcaneAgricultureandthroughaseriesofinterventionsbyanetworkofextensionspecialists.

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The Sugar Milling Research Institute (SMRI) is the central scientificorganisation involved in research work and technical services forthe southern African sugar manufacturing/milling industries. It wasfounded in 1949 and is located on the Durban campus of the UniversityofKwaZulu-Natal.

Health Education

Thekey focalareaof theSouthAfricanSugarAssociation'sNutritionDepartment is to communicate science-based information onnutrition, especially the role of sugar as part of a balanced diet and healthylifestyletohealth;educationandmediaprofessionalsandthewider public. The programme contributes to capacity building and continued professional development of these professionals through support of nutrition research, congresses and nutrition education.

SuSTAInAbLE EnvIROnmEnT

The South African Sugar Association promotes sound and sustainable environmental practices within the industry in line with national legislation and international requirements. This is achieved through knowledge transfer of sugarcane environmental research, includingthe development of better management practices, support of environmental committees located in the sugarcane producing areas, and collaboration with organisations such as the World Wide Fund forNature,andtheWildlifeandEnvironmentSocietyofSouthAfrica.These interventions promote and facilitate sustainable environmental management in the sugar industry.

REnEWAbLE EnERgy

The South African sugar industry has the potential to make asignificant contribution to government’s objectivesin the area of green and renewable energy such as the generation of renewable electricity and bio-ethanol.

At present, the 14 sugar mills in South Africa are designed for energy balance, which means that they use the biomass produced during the processing of sugarcane, called bagasse, to generate steam and electricity for their own internal needs. However, these factories can be modified tomaximise the biomass energy available for electricity generation, and in doing so produce significant quantities of renewable energy that could be supplied onto the national energy grid.

LeadinginternationallycompetitivesugarcaneindustriessuchasBraziland India have alreadydevelopedmarkets for renewable energy fortheir sugarcane-based value-chains. Revenue from sugar production,electricitygenerationand fuelethanolproductionarekey to the fullvalue extraction of sugarcane, and is core to secure a sustainable future for sugar cane and the rural economic regions in which the sugar industry operates in South Africa.

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SugAR AnD HEALTH

Sugar is a natural sweetener of plant origin and it is a pure carbohydrate and 100% natural. Sugars made by plants are classifiable as sucrose, glucose and fructose. All three are found in varying amounts in most fruits and many vegetables. All carbohydrate rich foods, once digested, provide glucose, the primary fuel for the body. The source of the carbohydrate is not significant in a dietary context. The sucrose from sugar cane is identical to the sucrose present in fruits and vegetables.

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 offats 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 diet.

EminentbodiessuchastheWorldHealthOrganisationandtheFoodandAgriculturalOrganisationagreethatsugar, like other carbohydrate-containing foods, hasan 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.I

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mARKET COmPETITIvEnESS

SouthAfricacontinuestobeoneoftheworld’sleadingcostcompetitiveproducers of high quality sugar. According to independent surveys of the costs of production of more than100 global sugar industries, the SouthAfrican sugar industry consistently ranks amongst the top15.Its excellent export infrastructure, world-renowned agricultural andindustrialresearchplatformsandefficientindustryorganisationarekeydrivers of excellence.

Despite its comparative production efficiencies, the South African sugar industry finds it difficult at times to export profitably to the

worldmarket,astheglobalsugarpriceisseverelyaffectedbysubsidy-induced overproduction in some major sugar-producing countries.Accesstothemajormarketsforrawandrefinedsugarisfurthermorerestricted by high tariffs and preferential trade arrangements in the formof tariff ratequotas. These sameglobalmarketdistortions alsothreaten the maintenance of a profitable and sustainable sugar price onthedomesticmarket.

Government’s strategic support for the SouthAfrican sugar industryrecognisesthedistortednatureoftheworldmarketforsugar,andthesevere impact of producer support measures on price determination on the global market. Based on these considerations governmentsupport includes intervention in the following three areas: tariff protectionagainstdisruptivelylowworldsugarprices;provisionfortheestablishmentofequitableexportobligationsformillersandgrowers;andtheSugarCooperationAgreementbetweenthemembersoftheSouthernAfricanDevelopmentCommunity.

The South AfricanGovernment’s support in these areas is endorsedin theDepartment of Trade and Industry’s Strategy for theOptimalDevelopmentof the Sugar Industrywithin the contextof the SouthAfrican Customs Union and the Southern African DevelopmentCommunity.

TARIff PROTECTIOn

Theindustryissupportedthroughadollar-basedreferencepricetariffsystemthatisbasedonthelong-termaverageworldpriceforsugar,adjusted for distortions, which only delivers protection when the world price drops below a reference price.

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EquITAbLE ExPORT ObLIgATIOnS

The profitability of the industry’s exports to the world market isseverelyaffectedbyasubsidy-inducedoversupplyofglobaldemand.The South African sugar industry exports approximately 40% of its sugar production to theworldmarket at priceswhich are normallysubstantially below the domestic sugar price. In order to distributeexposuretotheworldmarketequitablyamongstgrowersandmillers,a redistribution of proceeds is effected via the South African Sugar Association.TheSugarActandtheSugarIndustryAgreementprovideregulatory support for this redistribution of proceeds.

THE SOuTHERn AfRICAn DEvELOPmEnT COmmunITy SugAR COOPERATIOn AgREEmEnT

A Southern African Development Community (SADC) SugarCo-operationAgreementhasbeenestablishedandisincorporatedintotheSADCTradeProtocol. ARegionalSugarStrategyandassociatedAction Plan have been developed to advance the objectives of the Agreement.

ThemainobjectivesoftheSADCSugarCo-operationAgreementare-

• To promote,within the region, production and consumption ofsugar and sugar-containing products according to fair tradingconditionsandanorderlyregionalmarketinsugarforthesurvivalof the sugar industries in all sugar producing member states, in anticipationoffreerglobaltrade;

• Tocreateastableclimatefor investment, leadingtogrowthanddevelopmentofsugarindustriesinthememberstates;

• To improvethecompetitivenessof thesugar-producingmemberstatesintheworldmarket;

• Tofacilitatethesharingofinformation,researchandtrainingwitha view to improve the efficiency of growers, millers and refiners of sugarinmemberstates;

• To facilitate the development of small and medium sugarenterprises;and

• To create stable market conditions in the member states so asto encourage the development of all sugar industries with a view of facilitating direct foreign investment and the creation of employment opportunities.

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InDuSTRy STRuCTuRE

COunCIL Of THE SA SugAR ASSOCIATIOn

The South African Sugar Association administers the partnership on behalf of the SouthAfricanCaneGrowers’Associationandthe South African Sugar Millers’ AssociationLtd. As equal partners, each member elects eleven councillors to sit on the SA Sugar Association Council. The Chairmanshipand Vice-Chairmanship of Council usuallyalternates every two years between a grower and a miller.

The South African Sugar Association is an autonomous organisation and operates free ofgovernmentcontrol.IntermsoftheSugarActandSugar IndustryAgreement, statutorypowers of self governance are granted to the sugar industry.

The South African Sugar Association’sadministrative and industrial activities and organisations are financed from the proceeds ofthesaleoflocalandexportsugars.Itsaffairsare administered by the Council of the SASugar Association.

ORGANISATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR INDUSTRY

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CAnE gROWIng IN SOUTH AFRICA

The approximately 29 130 registered sugarcane growers annually produce on average 19.9 million tons of sugarcane from 14 mill supply areas, extending from Northern pondoland in the Eastern Cape to the Mpumalanga Lowveld. More than 27 580 are small-scale growers, of whom 13 871 delivered cane last season, producing 8,59% of the total crop. With the growth of economic development and empowerment of previously disadvantaged people, the participation of black farmers in sugarcane production is constantly increasing.

Thereareapproximately1550 large-scalegrowers (inclusiveof378black emerging farmers) who produce 84,69% of total sugarcaneproduction.Millingcompanieswiththeirownsugarestatesproduce6,72% of the crop.

SA CAnE gROWERS’ ASSOCIATIOn

The 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 26 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 electionofanyindividualcanefarmertotheExecutiveCommitteeorChairmanshipof the organisation. This, typically,wouldbe througha region's Local Farmers' Association, its Local Grower Council,the centrally based Board of Directors (54 members) from whicha Chairman and Vice-Chairman are elected annually, and finallyto the Executive Committee (11 members). An Executive Director,management team and staff administer the day to day business of CANEGROWERS,to:

• Ensure that cane growers receive fair value for their sugar cane.

• Provide cane growers with relevant research, data and support services to facilitate successful farming regions.

• EnsurethatCANEGROWERSisrecognisedbyallstakeholdersas the duly mandated and effective representative of all cane growers in South Africa.

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SugAR mILLIng & 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. Illovo Sugar Ltd and Tongaat Hulett Sugar Ltd own four mills each while Tsb Sugar Holdings (proprietary) Ltd owns three mills. Gledhow Sugar Company (pty) Ltd, UCL Company Ltd and Umfolozi Sugar Mill (pty) Ltd own one mill each. Two of the mills owned by Tsb Sugar Holdings (proprietary) Ltd are located in the Mpumalanga province while the remainder of the mills are located in the KwaZulu-Natal province.

Four of themills are known as “white end”millsand produce their own refined sugar. Part of the raw sugar produced by Tsb Sugar Holdings (Pty)LtdisrefinedattheMalalane“whiteend”mill,andthe balance is exported via the sugar terminal in Maputo,Mozambique.Therawsugarproducedatthe remaining mills that is not used by the milling companies for exports of bagged refined sugar or direct consumption raw sugar, is routed to Durban. Here it is either refined at the central refinery ofTongaat Hulett Sugar Ltd or stored at the SouthAfrican Sugar Association Sugar Terminal prior to export.Diversityisthekeyfactorintoday’shighlyintegrated sugar milling operations. Amongst others one of the mills produces a range of other products such as ethyl alcohol and furfural and its derivatives, although these activities are outside the industry partnership.

THE SOuTH AfRICAn SugAR mILLERS’ ASSOCIATIOn LImITED

This Association represents the interests of all sugar millers and refiners in South Africa. The Association's objectives cover partnership administrative matters, legislative measures affecting the industry, and support for training and scientific and technological research.

The Association is administered by an executive director and staff who undertaketheseactivitiesandwhointeractwiththeotherorganisationsonmattersconcerningtheindustry,particularlyCANEGROWERSandthe South African Sugar Association.

The members of the South African Sugar Millers' Association Limited are:

ILLOvO SugAR LImITED

IllovoSugarpresentlyoperatesfoursugarmillsinSouthAfrica,oneofwhichhasarefineryandtwowhichhavepackagingplants.Ithasthreecane growing estates and, in addition to producing speciality sugars andsyrup,alsoproducesavarietyofhigh-valuedownstreamproducts.

TOngAAT HuLETT SugAR LImITED

TongaatHulettSugarLimitedoperatesfoursugarmillsinSouthAfricatwo of which have packaging plants, a central refinery in Durbanwhich has its own packaging plant, various sugar estates and ananimal feeds operation.

TSb SugAR HOLDIngS (PTy) LTD

Tsb Sugar Holdings (Pty) Limited operates three sugarmills two ofwhichhaverefineries,apackagingplant,sugarestates,caneandsugartransport and an animal feed division.

gLEDHOW SugAR COmPAny (PTy) LImITED

On the 10 September 2009 Gledhow Sugar Company (Pty) Ltdcame into being. The company ownership is comprised of supplying growerswith25.1%equity;alongestablishedmiller(IllovoSugarLtd)with30.0%equity;apapermanufacturer(SappiLtd)with10%equity,andaBEEpartner(TheSokhelaFamilyTrust)with34.9%equity.Themillhasa35tonperhourrefineryandproducesEEC2qualitysugar.

uCL COmPAny LImITED

UCLCompanyLtdoperatesasugarmill,awattleextractfactory,twosaw mills, a number of mixed farms and a trading division.

umfOLOZI SugAR mILL (PTy) LImITED

TheUmfoloziMillisownedbytwoshareholders.Thefirstisagroupof cane growers with cane growing interests comprising a large cane growing company to the south, the largest cane grower in northern KwaZulu-Natal andanunlistedpublic companywhose shareholdersgrow sugar cane on the Umfolozi flats. The second is a large alcohol producing company in Durban.

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SUGAR ASSOCIATION

The South African Sugar Association (SASA) provides a range of specialist services that enhance the profitability, global competitiveness and sustainability of the South African sugar industry.

TheIndustryAffairs,CaneTestingService,NationalMarket,InternationalMarketingandExternalAffairsdivisionsofSASAserveinsupportoftheSugarActandtheSugarIndustryAgreement,andSASAalsooperatesthe Sugarcane Research Institute and the Shukela Training Centre.These divisions, as well as the internal support functions within SASA, are described in more detail below.

InDuSTRy AffAIRS

Administrating and facilitating adherence to the Sugar Act, the Sugar IndustryAgreementandtheSASAConstitution, istheresponsibilityofSASA’sIndustryAffairsDivision.

Joint decision-making on all matters affecting the partnership thatfall within the scope of the legislation and agreements governing the industry is undertaken by grower and miller representatives throughtheirparticipationinthemeetingsoftheSASACouncilanditsnumerouscommittees. The Industry Affairs Division is responsible for theadministrationofthisimportantandcomplexdecision-makingprocess.

Thedivision’s keyperformanceareas includePartnershipSupport andSecretariat services, responsibility for the Division of Proceeds and GrowerAdministration.

CAnE TESTIng SERvICE

The Cane Testing Service (CTS) provides a specialist service undercontract to individual Mill Group Boards to determine the qualityof 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 paymentbymillertogrower.TheCTSalsoprovidesatechnicalauditof the distribution between millers and growers ensuring fair and equitable division of proceeds.

nATIOnAL mARKET

The division is responsible for managing industry matters that affect the national market for sugar including statistically analysingsugar sales, supplies and demand, researching drivers of sugar demand,administeringaspectsofSACU/SADCsugaragreements,theadministration of industrial rebates.

InTERnATIOnAL mARKETIng

The marketing, sales and logistics related to South Africa’s bulkraw sugar is performed by the International Marketing Division.The division focuses on achieving maximum net proceeds within anacceptable levelof risk.The rawsugar is sold to refineries in theEast, Middle East and the United States, either directly or throughinternationaltradehouses.PriceriskismanagedbyhedgingthevalueofrawsugarexportsontheInterContinentalExchangeICEUSFuturesNo 11. Bulk raw sugar is exported through SASA’s Sugar Terminalin Durban and the STAM Terminal in Maputo, in which SASA is ashareholder.

ExTERnAL AffAIRS

This division operates in a range of areas that require specialist external communicationskills,withafocusoninternationalandregionaltradeissues, renewable energy, environment, development, land reform,

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nutrition,stakeholdercommunication,andspecialisedpublications.ThedivisionalsoadministerstheSugarIndustryTrustFundforEducation.

External Affairs is responsible for the development and maintenance of stakeholder relationships and the monitoring of local, regionaland global trade policies affecting the South African sugar industry. This includes representation on the International SugarOrganisation,the Global Alliance for the Liberalisation of Sugar Markets, theSADCTechnicalCommittee on Sugar, and theWorld Sugar ResearchOrganisation. External Affairs also liaises with other relevantinternationalorganisationssuchastheWorldTradeOrganisation,FoodandAgricultureOrganisationandtheInternationalFundforAgriculturalDevelopment. The work programme addresses a wide range of keyaudiences through direct contact with private enterprise, government andnon-governmentalorganisations.

SOuTH AfRICAn SugARCAnE RESEARCH InSTITuTE

TheSouthAfricanSugarcaneResearch Institute (SASRI) is the leadingsugarcaneagriculturalresearchinstituteinAfrica.TheInstituteisworld-renowned for its research into the development of new sugarcane varieties and improvement of crop management and farming systems to enhance profitability. Effective delivery of new knowledge andtechnologymakeasignificantcontributiontothesustainabilityoftheindustry.

ResearchatSASRIisclusteredwithinfourmulti-disciplinaryprogrammes:

• VarietyImprovementseekstobreedandselecthighyielding,pestand disease resistant varieties that meet industry requirements, using both conventional breeding and modern molecular technologies. Improved efficiency in variety production is a keyfocus area.

• Crop Protection research is aimed at minimising the impact ofweeds, pests and diseases on crop yields in environmentally

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and economically sustainable ways. Emphasis is placed on the integrated use of management practices on biosecurity issues through the development of proactive countermeasures and threat-specificincursionplans.

• TheCropPerformanceandManagementprogrammefocusesonenabling 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 practices.

• The Systems Design and Optimisation programme is directedtowards investigating and developing innovative systems that optimise crop production through modeling, technology design and a farming systems approach. Development of appropriate technology transfer tools and practices is recognised as fundamental to improved adoption of research advice and sustainable sugarcane production.

SASRI’s extension service provides the essential link between SASRIresearchersandfarmersthroughconsultationandfeedback.Extension’s role is to facilitate the adoption of technology and better management practices that encourage responsible and sustainable land use and deliver optimal productivity and profitability. The extension service also communicatesstakeholderneedsbacktoSASRI.

A range of specialist and advisory services is provided to the industry. These services include biosecurity, biosafety, quarantine facilities and expertise, alien invasive weed biocontrol, crop forecasting, climate and related data, real time irrigation advice, specialist advice on policy development and implementation, GIS and mapping support. Otherservicesareprovidedonauser-paysbasisincludingspecialistadviceongrower problems as well as soil and leaf analyses through the Fertiliser AdvisoryService(FAS),anRSDdiagnosticservice,varietyfingerprintingand testing of new agrochemicals. Short courses in Sugarcane Agriculture at the junior and senior levels are also held annually.

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SHuKELA TRAInIng CEnTRE

Withtheslogan'Trainingtoday’speopleforSouthAfrica’stomorrow',the Shukela Training Centre (STC) is the preferred provider ofagricultural and engineering training to the sugar industry.

The Agricultural Training Department focuses on the sugar industry and providesskillsbasedtrainingtoallsugarcanefarmers.Thecoursestakeplace on the farms and the training has a high practical component and can be of benefit to new entrants into sugarcane growing, established commercialandsmall-scalegrowersandfarmworkers.

Engineering training is carried out at the Shukela Training Centrebased inMount Edgecombe, where accommodation is available forthe learners. The Centre proudly boasts training equipment thatspans the progress of technology. Learners are trained in electrical, electronics,fitting,millwright,refrigerationandweldingtrades.Beingade-centralisedtradetestcentre,apprenticescansittheirtradetestsoncetheyhavecompletedtheirapprenticeshiptraining.TheCentreisalsoaccreditedtotrainandtestfortheElectricalInstallationCertificateof Competency. STC holds overall accreditation with the AgriSETAand has programme approval with many other SETAs including the MERSETA,CHIETAandESETA.

fInAnCE

SASA’sFinanceDivisionprovidesManagementAccounting,FinancialAccounting, Taxation, Corporate Governance, Treasury, Payroll,Procurement, Facilities Management and associated administrationservicestoSASA.Itisalsoresponsibleformonthlyandannualfinancialreporting to the industry. The Treasury function includes the obtaining ofallfundsforindustryrequirements,forexamplecarry-overstockandforeignexchangeriskmanagement.

Through Autolab, the division provides expert support and development

of the Sugar Industry Laboratory InformationManagement Systems(LIMS)utilisedbyallsugarmillswithinSouthAfrica.LIMSisdesignedto manage growers’ estimates and allocations, and provides thesource data for determining payments for sugar deliveries by growers. Autolabalsodevelopsandmaintainsthesystemsthattracksugarcanethrough the milling process for the purpose of sampling and testing bythemillsandCaneTestingService(CTS)laboratories.

The Information Systems Department provides technical support tocomputer users in the SASA divisions. The department is responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of all computer networkservices.TheweeklyprocessingoftheIndustrialSystemsthatdetermine cane payment amounts for growers who have delivered sugarcane to the mills is also performed by the department.

Umthombo Agricultural Finance provides savings facilities and administersloansforsmall-scalegrowersintheKwaZulu-Natal,EasternCapeandMpumalangaprovincesinSouthAfrica.

HumAn RESOuRCES

As a provider of specialist services, SASA's performance and servicelevelsarehighly reliantupontheperformanceandserviceofSASA'semployees.ThediversityoftheskillsSASAemploys,rangingfromhigh-level specialists to unionised industrial and agricultural labour, and thewidegeographical spreadofouroperations,makes theeffectivemanagement of people, their knowledge and their performanceparticularly important.

In support of this need, the Human Resources Division provides acomprehensive 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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Season Canecrushed

Saleable sugar produced

NationalMarket

InternationalMarket

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1997/1998 22 154 775 1 310 352 1 093 278 2 403 630

1998/1999 22 930 324 1 285 001 1 353 155 2 638 156

1999/2000 21 223 098 1 194 763 1 329 897 2 524 660

2000/2001 23 876 162 1 231 442 1 490 120 2 721 562

2001/2002 21 156 537 1 239 651 1 163 592 2 403 243

2002/2003 23 012 554 1 278 720 1 475 899 2 754 619

2003/2004 20 418 933 1 356 400 1 055 631 2 412 031

2004/2005 19 094 760 1 210 416 1 016 453 2 226 869

2005/2006 21 052 266 1 261 808 1 238 696 2 500 504

2006/2007 20 278 603 1 340 524 886 329 2 226 853

2007/2008 19 723 916 1 399 657 873 842 2 273 499

2008/2009 19 255 404 1 438 587 821 657 2 260 244

2009/2010 18 655 089 1 412 273 766 177 2 178 450

2010/2011 16 015 649 1 583 457 325 779 1 909 236

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Sucrose % Cane

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Tons cane crushed

Tons sugar made

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 64,17 1026

2008/2009 13,69 8,49 19 255 404 2 269 087 68,70 941

2009/2010 13,68 8,53 18 655 089 2 187 542 67,67 973

2010/2011 14,14 8,35 16 015 649 1 919 116 66,74 887

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TOTAL CROP AREA: 1996/1997 TO 2010/2011

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REGION 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

NORTHERNIRRIGATEDMalalane 1 551 272 1 646 458 1 526 932 1 673 411 1 731 056 1 656 847 1 614 815Komati 1 978 632 2 090 988 2 102 157 2 278 334 2 362 732 2 280 798 2 236 546Pongola 1 370 009 1 419 079 1 379 011 1 307 361 1 186 787 1 126 893 1 135 497TotalNorthernIrrigated 4 899 913 5 156 525 5 008 100 5 259 106 5 280 575 5 064 538 4 986 858ZULULANDUmfolozi 1 072 527 1 197 851 1 113 986 1 033 108 1 045 080 1 066 417 1 113 655Felixton 2 010 329 2 287 595 2 139 239 1 843 728 1 737 101 1 642 987 1 468 070Amatikulu 1 690 400 1 613 631 1 560 434 1 415 976 1 527 579 1 288 510 994 842TotalZululand 4 773 256 5 099 077 4 813 659 4 292 812 4 309 760 3 997 914 3 576 567NORTHCOASTDarnall 1 261 744 1 353 382 1 224 859 1 075 048 1 098 962 1 144 455 672 676Gledhow(KwaDukuza) 1 094 491 1 184 415 1 196 391 1 181 104 914 079 1 154 811 846 208Maidstone 1 393 182 1 309 502 1 346 956 1 170 597 1 222 829 890 355 690 368TotalNorthCoast 3 749 417 3 847 299 3 768 206 3 426 749 3 235 870 3 189 621 2 209 252MIDLANDSEston 1 074 963 1 306 057 1 267 501 1 409 281 1 342 575 1 207 697 1 008 379Noodsberg 1 064 756 1 512 304 1 449 050 1 450 009 1 321 382 1 430 770 1 263 964Dalton 629 994 792 473 722 445 670 076 715 525 754 186 685 126TotalMidlands 2 769 713 3 610 834 3 438 996 3 529 366 3 379 482 3 392 653 2 957 469SOUTHCOASTSezela 1 946 179 2 164 689 2 088 586 2 071 265 2 056 164 1 955 481 1 576 815Umzimkulu 956 282 1 173 842 1 161 056 1 144 618 993 553 1 054 882 708 688TotalSouthCoast 2 902 461 3 338 531 3 249 642 3 215 883 3 049 717 3 010 363 2 285 503TOTAL 19 094 760 21 052 266 20 278 603 19 723 916 19 255 404 18 655 089 16 015 649

SugARCAnE CRuSHED by mILLS (TOnS)

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SA SUGAR SALES/TONS: 1998/1999 TO 2010/2011

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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

2008/2009 1 162 113 264 949 822 224 57,6 604 838 42,4 35,8

2009/2010 1 191 342 307 510 867 616 57,9 631 236 42,1 34,7

2010/2011 1 230 945 319 132 861 273 56,0 675 882 43,9 34,3

SALES 2010/2011

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INDUSTRIALSALES

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DIRECT&CONTRACTSALES 861273TONS

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RECOvERAbLE vALuE AnD CAnE PRICES

RECOvERAbLE vALuE AnD CAnE PRICES 1999/2000 TO 2010/2011

Season RecoverableValue* Cane

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

2008/2009 2 011,18 251,00

2009/2010 2 284,20 284,15

2010/2011 2 572,14 331,55

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SA SugAR ASSOCIATIOnKwa-Shukela,170FlandersDrive,MountEdgecombe4300POBox700,MountEdgecombe4300

Executive Director:MKTrikam170FlandersDrive,MountEdgecombe4300

IndUStRy AffAIRSIndustry Affairs Executive:Vacant170FlandersDrive,MtEdgecombe4300

CAnE tEStInG SERVICE General Manager: SNaidoo 170FlandersDrive,MountEdgecombe4300

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Cane testing Service Managers

Region Tel Cell Email

Amatikulu: TMatthews 035 331 1235 082 654 5706 [email protected]

Darnall: TMatthews 032 486 1391 082 654 5706 [email protected]

Eston: CGovender 031 781 8327 071 851 2574 [email protected]

Felixton: NPillay 035 791 5020 082 653 6843 [email protected]

Komati: JBMhlongo 013 723 4152 082 654 5436 [email protected]

KwaDukuza: AMaharaj 032 551 3031 082 653 6846 [email protected]

Maidstone: AMaharaj 032 944 6637 082 653 6846 [email protected]

Malalane: DMHarris 013 791 1224 082 328 0014 [email protected]

Noodsberg: VMohabir 033 501 1479 082 651 7359 [email protected]

pongola: JDheopursad 034 413 8165 083 291 6665 [email protected]

Sezela: MCele 039 975 1106 071 853 4879 [email protected]

Umfolozi: FAMMathaba 035 550 0531 071 851 2461 [email protected]

Umzimkulu: MCele 039 682 1333 071 853 4879 [email protected]

Cane testing Service Regional Managers

Region Tel Cell Email

North: PNaidoo(Felixton, Komati, Malalane, Pongola, Umfolozi)

031 508 7148 082 650 8448 [email protected]

South: KNaidoo(Eston, KwaDukuza, Maidstone, Amatikulu, Darnall, Noodsberg, Sezela, Umzimkulu)

031 508 7142 082 653 6845 [email protected] 031 508 7000

Fax 086 686 1172

Web www.sasa.org.za

Telephone 031 508 7003

Email [email protected]




Cell 082 654 3552


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MARKEtInGMarketing Director: MCCutts170FlandersDrive,MountEdgecombe4300

national Market

National Market Support Manager: NMakuraj

Rebates Administration:DDukkan

International Marketing

Trading Desk: MOsborn

Export Relationship Manager: RBellSASA United Kingdom

SA Sugar terminal25 Leuchars Road, Durban 4001POBox61104,Bishopsgate4008

Tour Centre

EXtERnAL AffAIRSExternal Affairs Director:JMvanderMerwe170FlandersDrive,MountEdgecombe4300

SHUKELA tRAInInG CEntRE (Pty) LtdPOBox23,MountEdgecombe4300











Fax 031 502 3520


General Manager:TJBamber 031 508 7701

Agricultural Training Manager:BNdiweni 031 508 7736

Engineering Training Manager:EMaharaj 031 508 7719





Telephone +44 1264 335 128


SOUtH AfRICAn SUGARCAnE RESEARCH InStItUtESASRI Director:CMBakerKwa-Shukela,170FlandersDrive,MountEdgecombe4300PrivateBagX02,MountEdgecombe4300

Direct Contact DetailsIftheareaofoperationyouarelookingforisnotlisted, phone 031 508 7400.

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SA Sugarcane Research Institute Extension Specialists Tel Cell Email

SASRIMOUNTEDGECOMBEExtension Manager: GWMaher 031 508 7492 082 654 0056 [email protected]

Extension Technology Resource Specialist: BSZBengu

031 508 7491 082 654 3547 [email protected]

SOUTHCOASTREGIONRegional Extension Manager: DMcElligott 039 975 1377 083 655 5012 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: Small-scale Growers: JoeNkala

039 975 1377 082 613 8819 [email protected]

Regional Extension Specialist: South Coast: JBowley

039 682 1822 082 653 3151 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: Midlands South: AOdeHaas

031 781 2001 082 654 3546 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: Small-scale Growers: WAGillespie

031 302 2847 082 655 0356 [email protected]

NORTHCOASTREGIONRegional Extension Manager: Vacant 032 947 1410 – –

Extension Specialist: Durban North Coast: INHlongwa

032 947 1410 082 654 3536 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: Midlands North: DavidWilkinson

033 503 1818 082 654 3549 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: Small-scale Growers: BPhewa

031 302 2885 082 655 0358 [email protected]



Web www.sasa.org.za/sasri

Direct Contact Email Tel (031)

Director [email protected] 508 7404

Liaison [email protected] 508 7567

Extension [email protected] 508 7492

Diagnostic and Analytical Services

[email protected] 508 7528

Specialist Advisory Requests


Library [email protected] 508 7514

Human Resources


Education [email protected] 508 7405

Biosecurity [email protected] 508 7459

fInAnCE Finance Director:AWCoreejes170FlandersDrive,MountEdgecombe4300

HUMAn RESOURCESHuman Resources Executive:PJMilner-Smyth170FlandersDrive,MountEdgecombe4300

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SA Sugarcane Research Institute Extension Specialists Tel Cell Email

SASRIMOUNTEDGECOMBEExtension Manager: GWMaher 031 508 7492 082 654 0056 [email protected]

Extension Technology Resource Specialist: BSZBengu

031 508 7491 082 654 3547 [email protected]

SOUTHCOASTREGIONRegional Extension Manager: DMcElligott 039 975 1377 083 655 5012 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: Small-scale Growers: JoeNkala

039 975 1377 082 613 8819 [email protected]

Regional Extension Specialist: South Coast: JBowley

039 682 1822 082 653 3151 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: Midlands South: AOdeHaas

031 781 2001 082 654 3546 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: Small-scale Growers: WAGillespie

031 302 2847 082 655 0356 [email protected]

NORTHCOASTREGIONRegional Extension Manager: Vacant 032 947 1410 – –

Extension Specialist: Durban North Coast: INHlongwa

032 947 1410 082 654 3536 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: Midlands North: DavidWilkinson

033 503 1818 082 654 3549 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: Small-scale Growers: BPhewa

031 302 2885 082 655 0358 [email protected]

SA Sugarcane Research Institute Extension Specialists (cont.)ZULULANDREGION

Regional Extension Manager: RR Fortmann

035 772 5871 082 653 3150 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: Zululand Central and South: GLagerwall

035 337 1593 082 653 3147 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: Umfolozi: Vacant

035 550 0097 083 320 9099 –

Extension Specialist: pongola: MAdendorff

034 413 2120 083 655 5011 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: Small-scale Growers (North/pongola) JLNeen

035 474 5217 082 653 3149 [email protected]

Extension Specialist: New Freehold Growers (Zululand): TRMasondo

035 772 5871 082 653 3148 [email protected]

NORTHERNIRRIGATEDREGION

Extension Specialist: Small-scale Growers (Komatipoort) Vacant

031 790 0230 – –

Extension Specialist: Small-scale Growers (Malalane) JoyMngadi

031 790 0230 082 613 8819 [email protected]





SA CAnE gROWERS’ ASSOCIATIOn

Kwa-Shukela,170FlandersDrive,MountEdgecombe4300POBox888,MountEdgecombe4300

Executive Director:DBWayne;Director Regional Services:KMHurly;Director Industrial Affairs:TFunke;Director Economic Services:OCFinnemore

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Website www.sacanegrowers.co.za

Local Grower Council Secretaries

Amatikulu:KArchibald,POBox413,Gingindlovu3800


Fax 035 337 1481

Darnall:AJagessur,POBox79,Stanger4450


Fax 032 486 1519

Local Grower Council Secretaries (cont.)

Eston:JGurney,POBox112,Eston3740


Fax 031 781 2003

Felixton:NKok,POBox1338,Empangeni3880


Fax 035 772 5477

Gledhow:RJeevanath,POBox55,Stanger4450


Fax 032 551 5568

Maidstone:UHemraj,POBox770,Umhlali4390


Fax 032 944 2787

Mpumalanga:AduPreez,POBox1379,Malalane1320


Fax 013 790 0231

Noodsberg:GDiack,POBox487,Wartburg3233


Fax 033 503 1822

REGIOnAL MAnAGERS

gROCAnE AgRICuLTuRAL fIRE InSuRAnCE PRImARy CO-OP LTD

170FlandersDrive,MountEdgecombe4302POBox557,MountEdgecombe4300

Chairman:HFEggers;Vice-Chairman:PBRichards;AdministrationManager:DDFregona

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pongola:DBosman,POBox200,Pongola3170


Fax 034 413 1299

Sezela:WGillham,POBox224,Sezela4215


Fax 039 975 2079

Umfolozi:JViljoen,POBox179,Mtubatuba3935


Fax 035 550 2489

Umzimkulu:EBerry,POBox26639,PortShepstone4240


Fax 039 682 5420

Union:SPLove,POBox1,Dalton3236


Fax 033 501 1187

Northern Irrigated:JMurray 013 790 0305

North Coast:CGillitt 032 947 0176

South Coast:GDucasse 039 682 5122

Zululand:GSparks 035 772 3111

Midlands: Vacant 033 503 1820

Tugela:BNothard 035 337 1135


Fax 031 508 7169


SA SugAR mILLERS’ ASSOCIATIOn LImITED

Kwa-Shukela,170FlandersDrive,MountEdgecombe4300POBox1000,MountEdgecombe4300

Executive Director:DPRossler;Company Secretary: KL Lansdell

ILLOVO SUGAR LIMItEd

HeadOffice:IllovoSugarPark,1MontgomeryDrive, MountEdgecombe,KwaZulu-NatalPOBox194,Durban4000

Chairman:DGMacLeod Managing Director:GJClark [email protected] Improvement Executive: [email protected] Commercial Director: LW Riddle [email protected] Company Secretary & Corporate Affairs Director:GDKnox [email protected] Finance Director:MAbdool-Samad (WEF01/09/11)Group Human Resources Director:[email protected] Operations Director:BMStuart [email protected]

GROUP OPERAtIOnSAgricultural Development:NZwane [email protected]:GSTrott [email protected]:GHWilliams [email protected] Finance:WLJackson [email protected] Marketing:MEEdwards [email protected] Management:NTWilliams [email protected] performance:DGCoates [email protected] Technology: DA Schaller [email protected] Audit:RBotha [email protected] Consultant:DrPHCanter [email protected]:RBrown [email protected]:CRees [email protected] & Corporate Citizenship: XMagojo [email protected] Services: SD Langton [email protected]

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Fax 031 508 4499

Website www.illovosugar.com

SugAR mILLIng COmPAnIES

ILLOVO SUGAR (SOUtH AfRICA) LIMItEdBuilding3C,GleneaglesPark,10FlandersDrive, MountEdgecombe,KwaZulu-NatalPOBox194,Durban4000

Regional Director (South Africa): DEHowells [email protected]:JJRLyall [email protected] Resources:SBHlela [email protected]:HRHackmann [email protected] Sugar production: S Rau [email protected] Sugar production:GFMann [email protected]

Eston MillPrivateBag2,Eston3740

General Manager:VPillay [email protected] Manager:PNaidoo [email protected] Manager: R Thompson [email protected] Manager: D Pillay [email protected] Resources Manager:DMadau [email protected]

noodsberg MillPrivateBagX501,Dalton3236

General Manager: E Lucht [email protected] Manager: T Spencer [email protected] procurement Manager:JDeLange [email protected] Manager:MPousson [email protected] Resources Manager: E Sibiya [email protected]

Sezela MillPOSezela4215

General Manager:LBachan [email protected];Administration Manager:WBennett [email protected] Manager:E.Bruggemann [email protected] Manager Downstream products: CKruger [email protected] Manager:JJansenvanRensburg [email protected] Resources Manager:CGwala [email protected]

Umzimkulu MillPOBox59,PortShepstone4240

General Manager:BHolmes [email protected];Administration Manager:VPillay [email protected] Manager:GShange [email protected] Manager:VacantAssistant Human Resources Manager:SZuma [email protected]

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Fax 031 508 4310


Fax 039 975 8296


Fax 033 501 1109


Fax 039 682 4126


Fax 031 781 8398

tOnGAAt HULEtt SUGAR LIMItEd

CorporateOffice:PrivateBag3,Glenashley4022AmanzimnyamaHillRoad,Tongaat4399

Managing Director (SA):MNMohale;Executive Director - Technology Management:DMMeadows;Executive Director - Human Resources (SA):JDBhana;Executive Director - Business Services (SA):LJMunro;Commercial Manager (SA):MRFell;Industry Affairs Manager (SA):TBNgeleza

tECHnOLOGy And EnGInEERInG GROUPPrivateBag3,Glenashley4022No.1AmanzimnyamaHillRoad,Tongaat4399

Operations Group Leader: PMSchorn;projects Group Leader: RGovender;Development Group Leader: CJensen;Operations Specialist: RRambaram;project Support Specialist: ABHlatshwayo

tOnGAAt HULEtt SUGAR – REfInERyPOBox1501,Durban4000

Executive Director - Refinery:RGovender; Factory Manager:MMoodley;Technical Services Manager:CLewis;HR Manager:TCampbell;Financial Manager:AGobind;Technical Manager:NPadayachee

tOnGAAt HULEtt SUGAR – MARKEtInG, SALES And dIStRIBUtIOnPOBox1501,Durban4000

General Manager - Marketing:PMDickinson;Marketing Manager: ARanderia;Trade Marketing Manager:RZwane;Manager - Industrial Marketing/Cape Sweeteners:GBArmstrong;product Development Manager:ZSithole; HR Manager:ZMohamed;Warehousing and Distribution Manager: SL Paul

VOERMOL fEEdS (Pty) LtdPOBox13,Maidstone4380

Managing Director:PTStrydom;Technical Manager: SBreytenbach;Business Services Manager:GLovell

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Website www.huletts.co.za








Telephone 032 439 4455 / 032 439 4342

AGRICULtURAL OPERAtIOnS (SA)OffWatsonHighway,TongaatEstate,4399PrivateBagX50,Tongaat,4400

General Manager:PRussell;Business Services Manager:MCGovender; HR Manager:ANkabane

nORtHERn REGIOn (Amatikulu/Felixton)PrivateBagX02,Felixton3875

Regional Operations Manager:DvandenBerg;Business Services Manager:DMaharaj;Regional HR Manager:BLane;Regional Cane Supply Manager:DBeath;Small Scale Growers Development Manager:WNtshangase

Amatikulu MillPrivateBagAmatikulu3801

Engineering Manager:ABalouza;production Manager:SZuma;Cane Supply and Transport Manager:LViljoen

felixton MillPrivateBagX02,Felixton3875

Engineering Manager:JPdeJager;Factory Manager: PMasinga;Cane Supply and Transport Manager:BRobertson

SOUtHERn REGIOn (Darnall/Maidstone) POBox5,Maidstone4380

Regional Operations Manager:RScott;Business Services Manager:GMaphumulo;Regional HR Manager:MTucker;Cane procurement - Commercial:DArmstrong;Small Scale Growers Development Manager:WNtshangase

darnall MillPODarnall4480

Factory Manager:NSimmonds;production Manager:SMaharaj; Supply Chain Manager:JvanNiekerk

Maidstone MillPOBox5,Maidstone4380

Factory Manager:CSoji;Engineering Manager:CLewis; production Manager:NRajoo;Supply Chain Manager:GCorson

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Fax 035 331 1377

tSB SUGAR HOLdInGS (Pty) LIMItEd

HeadOffice:POBox47,Malalane1320

Chief Executive Officer:JMduPlessis; Director Finance: IGvanderWalt; Chief Operating Officer Agriculture:DvanRooy; General Manager Human Resources:EleFTerblanche; General Manager Marketing:PCHarland; General Manager Corporate Affairs:VFKhoza; Chief Operating Officer Manufacturing:IDvanNiekerk Company Secretary:JFdeVilliers

Komati MillPOBox69,Komatipoort1340

General Manager:GRolfe

Malalane MillPOBox47,Malalane1320

General Manager:JVCoetsee

Pongola MillPOBox23,Pongola3170

General Manager: T D Endres

MOLAtEK AnIMAL fEEdSPOBox47,Malalane1320

General Manager:GSduPlessis

dURBAn OffICEPOBox800,MountEdgecombe4300170FlandersDrive,MountEdgecombe4300

Manager Sugar Industry Affairs:BJRogers

Export Manager:CSmit

tSB SUGAR – MARKEtInG, SALES And dIStRIBUtIOnQualitySugars(Pty)LimitedPOBox70741,Bryanston2021

Managing Director Quality Sugars:PCHarland

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Fax 013 790 0769


Website www.tsbsugar.co.za

Telephone 013 723 4860Fax 013 723 4444

Telephone 034 413 8100Fax 034 413 8167

Telephone 031 508 7323Fax 031 508 7329

Telephone 031 791 1036Fax 031 790 0095Email [email protected] www.molatek.co.za

Telephone 031 508 7320Fax 031 508 7329

Telephone 011 463 7688Fax 011 463 7624

Telephone 013 791 1000Fax 013 791 1231

GLEdHOW SUGAR COMPAny (Pty) LIMItEd

POBox55,Stanger4450

Directors:DEHowells;PBMcGrady;GOO’Connor;LWRiddle;DrMPSokhela;RHTweedie;PCWiseGeneral Manager:BGovender; Executive Vice Chairman:JPMdeRobillard

UCL COMPAny LIMItEd

HeadOffice:POBox1,Dalton3236

Chairman: CEKlipp;General Manager: RBLütge;Deputy General Manager:MvanderMerwe;Assistant General Manager Agri Services:FMEggers;Assistant General Manager Manufacturing:PWaldron;Assistant General Manager Subsidiaries:SCasey;Assistant General Manager Finance:HTredoux;production Manager:TKistan;Engineering Manager:MNapier;Human Resources Manager:AdeVries

UMfOLOZI SUGAR MILL (Pty) LIMItEd

Umfolozi MillPrivateBagX12,Mtubatuba3935

Chairman:RGTomlinson(IndependentNon-executiveMember);Vice-Chairman:RRAddison(Non-executiveDirector);Chief Executive Officer:ATWynne(ExecutiveDirector);Operations Director:ABWilliamson(ExecutiveDirector)

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Fax 032 552 1888 Telephone 035 550 7700

Fax 035 550 1145


Fax 033 501 1187

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Darnall: RTayler(Chairman),POBox54,Darnall4480



Eston: JGurney,POBox112,Eston3740

Telephone 031 781 2000/1


Felixton: SSchwartz,POBox1338,Empangeni3880



Gledhow: RJeevanath,POBox55,Kwa-Dukuza4450



Noodsberg: GDiack,POBox487,Wartburg3233



Komati: CRobertson,POBox98,Komatipoort1340



Maidstone: UHemraj,MaidstoneMill,POBox770,Umhlali4390



Malalane: LStark,POBox1379,Malelane1320



pongola: DBosman,POBox200,Pongola3170



Sezela:HCooper,POBox224,Sezela4215



Umfolozi:CCoetser,POBox179,Mtubatuba3935



Umzimkulu:EBerry,POBox26639,PortShepstone4240



UCL Company: SP Love,UCLCompany LtdMGB, POBox1,Dalton 3236



Amatikulu:KArchibald,POBox413,Gingindlovu3800



SUGAR MILLING RESEARCH INSTITUTEc/oUniversityofKwaZulu-Natal,HowardCollegeCampus,Durban 4041

Chief Executive Officer:DrJDewar;Corporate Services Manager:BCNgcobo;Head Analytical Services:DrRSimpson;Head Chemical Research:SNWalford;Head process Engineering:SBDavisIndustry Support Manager: GTSmith;Innovation & Knowledge Manager: AGJSachs

SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR TECHNOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATIONc/oSASugarcaneResearchInstitute,PrivateBagX02,MountEdgecombe 4300

president:GTSmith;Vice-president:KARedshaw; Administrator:DMacdonald

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RESEARCH ORgAnISATIOnS SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR INDUSTRY AGRONOMISTS’ ASSOCIATIONSASugarcaneResearchInstitute,PrivateBagX02,MountEdgecombe4300

Chairman:RAStranack

LAbOuR ORgAnISATIOnSSUGAR MANUFACTURING AND REFINING EMpLOYERS’ ASSOCIATIONKwa-Shukela,170FlandersDrive,MountEdgecombe,4300POBox1000,MountEdgecombe4300

Secretaries:SouthAfricanSugarMillers’AssociationLimited

NATIONAL BARGAINING COUNCIL FOR THE SUGAR MANUFACTURING AND REFINING INDUSTRYPOBox472,MountEdgecombe4300

Chairman:SMdlalose;Vice-Chairman:ESibiya; Secretary:YMotala


Fax 031 273 1302


Web www.smri.org


Fax 031 508 7420


Website www.sasta.co.za




Fax 031 508 7310

Telephone 031 508 7331/2

Fax 031 508 7339

HISTORICAL

HIGHLIGHTS

1848 EdmundMorewoodplantsthefirst sugarcaneontheKwaZulu-Natal NorthCoast

1853 FirstshipmentofKwaZulu-Natalsugar totheCape

1861 IndenturedworkersfromIndiaarrive

1865 Firstblackownedsteammillat AmericanBoardofMissionsstationat 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 NatalSugarAssociationformed

1916 AgriculturalNewsandSugarPlanters Gazettelaunched(SugarJournal)

1920 NatalSugarMillers’Associationfounded

1925 ExperimentStation(SASEX)established

1927 SouthAfricanCaneGrowers'Association formed

1936 Sugar Act promulgated and first Sugar IndustryAgreementpublished

1937 South Africa becomes foundation memberofthefirstInternationalSugar 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 VarietyNCo310,withmorethan40% more sucrose than other varieties, releasedbySASEX

1949 SugarMillingResearchInstitute(SMRI) established

TheformationofGrocaneFireInsurance Co-operativeLimitedbyprivategrowers

1950 Firstbulkshipmentof5750tonsof raw sugar

1953 SouthAfricajoinspost-warInternational SugarAgreement(ISA)

1954 SASEXExtensionservicebegins

1955 VarietyNCo376releasedbySASEX,the dominant variety over the next 40 years

1961 SouthAfricaleavesBritish Commonwealthbutnegotiatesnew bilateralagreementtosupplyBritain 150 000 tons annually

1962 NewmarketsdevelopedinCanada andJapan

1964 BilateralagreementwithBritain terminated and 165 000 tons CommonwealthPreferencetransferredto Swazilandwithagreementonmarketing

1965 BulkSugarTerminalerectedwithstorage capacity of 180 000 tons

SugarIndustryTrustFundforEducation launched

1968 FirstNvarietyofcane–bredand selectedinNatal–releasedbySASEX

1970 MolassesmixingplantinstalledatBulk Sugar Terminal

1973 SASAlaunchesSmallGrowers'Financial Aid Fund with grant of R5 million

1974 IndustrialTrainingCentreopenedat MtEdgecombe

1975 Domestic consumption reaches one million tons

1978 VarietyN12,suitedtohighaltitude regionsonatwo-yearcyclereleasedby SASEX

1981 BulkSugarFacilityestablishedinGauteng fordomesticmarket

1983 Severe drought cuts production by 750 000 tons

1984 Price Stabilisation Fund borrowings reach R327 million

Canetransportschemetransferscost responsibility to growers

Quarantine glasshouse moved from BotanicGardenstoMtEdgecombe

1985 AandBpoolsystemsintroduced

Record sugar production of 2,370 million tons

1986 Political sanctions lead to loss of CanadianandUSAmarkets

1987 Small-scalegrowerproductionexceeds 1,5milliontons(worthR51m)

Floods disrupt mills and cane areas in KwaZulu-Natal

1988 N21released–firsteldanaresistant variety

1989 R1 m project announced to expand industry production by 300 000 tons

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1990 IndustryproceedsexceedR2billionfor one season

1991 USA quota restored at 2,3% equating to 26 000 tons per annum

1992 Firstyearoffour-yeardroughtreduces production to 1,5m tons

SmallGrowerDevelopmentTrust launched

1993 Drought in 1993/94 season reduces production to 1,171 million tons

VarietyN24withexcellentsucroseand yieldunderirrigationreleasedbySASEX

TransvaalSugarLimited’snewmillnear Komatipoort starts crushing

1994 Introductionofphasedderegulation programme

SugarIndustryCentralBoarddisbanded

1995 Drought restricts production to 1,67m tons in 1995/96

R12millionSiyakhaprogrammelaunched byPresidentMandela

1996 Production increases to 2,2m tons

1997 IllovoSugarLtdconsolidatesitsleading position in southern Africa with the acquisitionofLonrho’ssugardivisionfor R1,62 billion.

1998 Pools system of sucrose payments ends

1999 Record crop in 1998/99 at 2,646 million tons of sugar

SASA moves into its own building in MountEdgecombewithGrowersand Millers

2000 Cropfor1999/2000setsrecordat 8,38 tons cane per ton sugar

2001 Record crop in 2000/2001 at 2,729 million tons of sugar

Launch of Umthombo Agricultural Finance(formerlyFinancialAidFund)

2002 SAchairstheInternationalSugar Organisation(ISO)forthefirsttime

ISOCouncilheldinDurbaninMay2002

2003 Record crop of 2 763 000 tons of sugar

2004 TongaatHulettSugarLtd'sEntumeniMill closes

IndustrialTrainingCentre(ITC)changes nametoShukelaTrainingCentre(STC)

IllovoSugarLtdsellsGledhowMilltoa black empowerment group

South African Sugar Experiment Station (SASEX)changesnametoSouthAfrican SugarcaneResearchInstitute(SASRI)

InkezoLandCompanyestablished

2005 IllovoSugarLtdsellsUmfoloziMilltoa blackempowermentgroup– Umvoti Transport Ltd

SASApurchases25%shareinMaputo Sugar Terminal

2006 Highestworldsugarpricein twenty-fiveyears

OpeningofSTAMTerminalinMaputoin which SASA is a shareholder

SugarJournalturns90yearsoldand publishes commemorative edition

2007 The production for the 2006/07 season dips to the lowest level in 10 years with 2,226 million tons of sugar produced

2008 TheShukelaTrainingCentrechangesfrom a division of SASA to a wholly owned subsidiary of SASA now called ShukelaTrainingCentre(Pty)Ltd.

SASA appointed as the implementing agentforaKZNGovernmentfertiliserproject whereby R60 million of fertiliser is distributedtoembattledKZNsmallscalegrowers

2009 The 2009/2010 season production drops further to a 15 year low of 2,178 million tons of sugar

Theworldrawsugarmarketpricereachesa 29 year high of 30.33 US c/lb

2010 Sugar production for 2010/11 season dropped to 1,909 million tons

150thYearCommemorationofthearrivalofIndianpeopleinSouthAfrica

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