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Overview

SCOUL is the third-largest manufacturer of sugar

Sugar

Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...

in Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

, producing an estimated 60,000 metric tonnes annually, accounting for approximately 17% of national output. Kakira Sugar Works

Kakira Sugar Works

Kakira Sugar Works Limited, often referred to as Kakira Sugar Works , is a leading sugar manufacturer in Uganda.-Overview:Kakira Sugar Works is the largest manufacturer of sugar in Uganda, producing an estimated 165,000 metric tonnes annually, accounting for about 47% of the national output in 2011...

, in Kakira

Kakira

Kakira is a town in Eastern Uganda. It is the location of the International headquarters of the Madhvani Group.-Location:Kakira is located in Jinja District, approximately east of downtown Jinja on the highway to Iganga...

, Jinja District

Jinja District

Jinja District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, it is named after its main municipal and commercial center, Jinja.-Location:...

, is the largest sugar manufacturer in the country, accounting for approximately 47% of national output. Kinyara Sugar Works

Kinyara Sugar Works

Kinyara Sugar Works, whose complete name is Kinyara Sugar Works Limited is a sugar manufacturer in Uganda.-Location:The main factories of the company are located in the town of Kinyara, in Masindi District, Western Uganda. Kinyara lies approximately , by road, west of Masindi, the nearest large town...

, in Kinyara, just outside of Masindi

Masindi

Masindi is a town in Western Uganda, which lies on the road from Kampala to the Murchison Falls National Park. It is the 'chief town' of the Masindi District and the district headquarters are located there...

, in Masindi District

Masindi District

Masindi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town' of Masindi, the location of the district headquarters. The region of the country in which the district is located is comparatively dry, but is fertile enough to support a...

has an annual output of 110,000 metric tons annually, accounting for about 31% of national output. Uganda's fourth-largest sugar producer is Sango Bay Estates Limited

Sango Bay Estates Limited

Sango Bay Estates Limited , also Sango Bay Estates is a sugar manufacturer in Uganda.-Overview:SBEL sits on approximately of land. It is the fourth-largest manufacturer of sugar in Uganda, producing an estimated 15,000 metric tonnes annually in 2011, accounting for approximately 5% of national...

, in Sango Bay, Rakai District

Rakai District

Rakai District is a district in Central Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Rakai.-Location:Rakai District borders Lyantonde District to the northwest, Lwengo District to the north, Masaka District to the northeast, Kalangala District to the east, the...

, producing 15,000 metric tonnes in 2011, accounting for about 5% of national outpuut.

The sugar produced by the four companies is marketed to the Eastern African countries of Uganda

Uganda

, Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

, Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

, Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

, Burundi

Burundi

Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...

, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

and South Sudan

South Sudan

South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...

. SCOUL is currently undergoing renovations and expansion to increase output to 100,000 metric tonnes annually by 2013.

History

Shri Nanjibhai Kalidas Mehta
Nanji Kalidas Mehta
Nanji Kalidas Mehta was an Industrialist and Philanthropist from Gujarat. He was founded the Mehta Group of Industries in Uganda, now having its head office in India.-Lifesketch:...

, is the founder of the Mehta Group of Companies

Mehta Group

The Mehta Group of Companies commonly referred to as the Mehta Group is a conglomerate based in Mumbai, India with subsidiaries in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Kenya and Uganda. The group employs in excess of 15,000 people worldwide and has an asset base in excess of US$350...

, a Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

-based conglomerate

Conglomerate (company)

A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company...

, with business interests spanning four (4) continents, namely: Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

, Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

, Europe

Europe

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and North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

.

In 1900, at age thirteen (13), he left his native India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

and sailed to Eastern Africa, settling in Uganda

Uganda

, near the town of Lugazi

Lugazi

Lugazi is a town in Buikwe District, in Central Uganda. The town is also called Kawolo, and the two names are interchangeably used by the local inhabitants.-Location:...

, Buikwe District

Buikwe District

Buikwe District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Buikwe, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

in Central Uganda

Central Region, Uganda

Central Region is a region of Uganda. It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...

. Over the next thirty (30) to forty (40) years Mehta travelled back and fourth between India and East Africa, a total of forty-six (46) times. During that period, he established the following in Uganda:(a) cotton ginneries (b) a sugar plantation (c) a sugar factory (d) tea plantations (e) coffee plantations. The sugar factory, established in 1924, was the founding of what today is known as SCOUL.

The Mehta Family lost their Ugandan assets in 1972, when Idi Amin

Idi Amin

Idi Amin Dada was a military leader and President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment, the King's African Rifles in 1946. Eventually he held the rank of Major General in the post-colonial Ugandan Army and became its Commander before seizing power in the military...

, dispossessed all Asians of their businesses and personal property. Those assets were returned in the 1980s with the change of govwernment in the country. Since then, the family has rehabilitated their businesses and started new ones as well.

Location

The main factory of the company is located in the town of Lugazi

Lugazi

Lugazi is a town in Buikwe District, in Central Uganda. The town is also called Kawolo, and the two names are interchangeably used by the local inhabitants.-Location:...

, approximately 48 kilometres (29.8 mi), by road, east of Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of the SCOUL factory are:+0° 22' 48.00"N, +32° 56' 42.00"E (Latitude:0.380000; Longitude:32.945000).

Ownership

SCOUL is a subsidiary of the Mehta Group

Mehta Group

, a diversified industrial and investment conglomerate based in Mumbai

Mumbai

, India

India

, employing over 10,000 people in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. , the shareholding in SCOUL is as depicted in the table below:

{| style="font-size:100%;"
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| width="100%" align="center" | SCOUL Stock Ownership
|- valign="top"
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"
! style="width:2em;" |Rank !!Name of Owner!!Percentage Ownership
|-
|1||Government of Uganda||51.00
|-
|2||Mehta Group

Mehta Group

||49.00
|-
| ||Total||100.00
|-
|}

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