Tongaat Hulett Sugar
| Public | |
| Traded as | JSE: TON, : |
| Industry | Sugar |
| Founded | 1892 |
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Key people
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P H Staude CEO |
| Revenue |
 R14,373 Billion (FY 2013) |
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R2,145 Billion (FY 2013) |
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Number of employees
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31, 230 |
| Website |
www www |
Tongaat Hulett is an agriculture and agri-processing business, focusing on the complementary feedstocks of sugarcane and maize. The company had its origins on the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal, specifically the town of Tongaat. The company was formed as a result of a merger between the Tongaat Sugar Company founded by Edward Saunders and Hulett's Sugar founded in 1892 by Liege Hulett. Company stock is listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange. Its core businesses are sugar, starch and property management.
Tongaat-Hulett's three sugar estates in Zimbabwe are in the Chiredzi District and they border one another.
Voermol Feeds, based in Maidstone, produces molasses-based animal feeds.
Cape Sweeteners, based in Durban, is a subsidiary of Tongaat Hulett Sugar, producing artificial sweeteners including; aspartame, neotame, acesulfame-K, fructose, sodium saccharin, sodium cyclamate, polydextrose, maltitol and lactitol. It is the exclusive South African agent of Nutrasweet's aspartame and neotame
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