Illovo Sugar SA Ltd | Umzimkulu Sugar Mill 3545 Sugar Mill Rd, Port Shepstone, Port Shepstone, 4240, KwaZulu-Natal

The group is Africas biggest sugar producer and has extensive agricultural and manufacturing operations in six African countries. The group produces raw and refined sugar for local, regional African, European Union (EU), United States of America (USA) and world markets from sugar cane supplied by its own agricultural operations and independent outgrowers who supply cane to Illovos factories. High-value products manufactured downstream of the sugar production process are sold internationally into niche markets. Installed electricity generating capacity, fuelled by renewable resources, annually provides around 90% of the groups energy requirements. The group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Associated British Foods, a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group operating in 48 countries. The groups countries of operation provide good climatic and soil conditions, which, accompanied by irrigation from secure and sustainable water sources, are ideal for the cultivation of high yielding and h