at a glance
Agriculture and agri-processing is a fundamental element of socio-economic development in Africa - particularly in the development of rural communities, farming activities, food security and water management, housing and land conversion to development as urban areas expand. This is also linked to the socio-political
dynamics of the region. Tongaat Hulett is well positioned in the nexus of these dynamics.
dynamics of the region. Tongaat Hulett is well positioned in the nexus of these dynamics.
TONGAAT HULETT CREATES VALUE FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH AN
ALL-INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, WHICH FOLLOWS
THE INTERCONNECTED NATURE OF ITS ACTIVITIES
STARCH OPERATIONS
- 630 000 tons of maize converted to starch and glucose per annum
- Available wet-milling capacity and enhanced product mix
- Only wet-miller of maize in Africa south of Egypt
SUGAR OPERATIONS
- 201 153 hectares (own and third-party) of sugarcane supplying eight Tongaat Hulett sugar mills
- Intensive agricultural improvement programmes to grow cane yields and increase sugar production
- Low-cost incremental sugar production from existing 2 million tons milling capacity
LAND CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
- 7 709 hectares of developable
land identified for conversion - Act 70 of 1970 approvals (release from agriculture for development)
on some 3 582 developable hectares - 1 314 developable hectares in the portfolio have EIA approval, while a further 1 100 developable hectares are well advanced in EIA processes
CONSTRUCTIVE INTERFACE WITH GovernmentS AND SOCIETY
