Mumias Sugar Company

Industry

Biorefining, Energy, Waste & circular economy

Topics

Sugar, palm oil & agri-commodity processing, Biomass, bagasse & waste valorisation

Role

Producer — “…a County, Kenya, is a sugar manufacturer that produces consumer and industrial sugar, molasses, ethanol, and e…”

Parent / group

Sarrai Group

Why it is bioeconomy

Mumias Sugar Company is a sugar manufacturing and processing company that produces sugar, ethanol, and electricity from sugarcane bagasse.

Found via

[Gap] Kenya · energy

Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.

Subsidiaries: Sarrai Group (Parent/Leaseholder)

• 2021 Latest status: The company is currently undergoing a long-term restructuring and revitalization process under a 20-year lease agreement with Sarrai Group, following its previous collapse and administration. ↗ ↗ ↗
• 2026-09-16 Shinali Leads MPs to Mumias Sugar as Parliament Probes Impact of Raw Sugar Imports - Morning Mail
  Mumias Sugar Company testified that imported sugar can undercut local prices, slow production, and strain cash flow, potentially delaying farmer payments and cane development, while stressing that protecting the industry means safeguarding farmers, workers, …
• 2026-09-28 Investor presses CMA for Mumias freeze answers - Business Daily
  Mumias Sugar is under prolonged receivership with its shares suspended from trading since 2019, its assets leased to Sarrai Group, and CMA oversight ongoing amid insolvency proceedings, leaving shareholders largely uninformed about the company’s regulatory …
• 2026-09-26 Mumias Sugar shareholder asks Kenya watchdog to review CMA’s refusal to disclose suspension details - ChiniMandi
  A Mumias Sugar shareholder has petitioned Kenya’s Commission on Administrative Justice to compel the CMA to disclose detailed information about the company’s ongoing trading suspension, arguing the regulator’s broad refusal lacks specific legal justifications. …
• 2026-08-25 Mumias Sugar denies repackaging claims, calls for more investment in cane farming – Food Business Middle East & Africa – No.1 Food & Beverage Formulation, Processing & Packaging Publication
  Mumias Sugar denies repackaging allegations and urges more investment in cane farming, calling for stronger farmer support and collaboration with mills to boost local sugar production and reduce reliance on imports.
• 2026-02-18 East Africa’s largest miller Mumias Sugar blames cane zone ownership disputes with rivals and weather swings for payment and harvesting delays - Tell Media
  Mumias Sugar Company says delays in harvesting and payments are due to overlapping cane-ownership disputes with rival millers, a three-month sector shutdown, and difficult Busia County terrain, compounded by weather; it remains committed to paying farmers, …
• 2026-09-25 Mumias Sugar Shareholder Takes CMA to Administrative Justice Commission Over Suspended Shares | Streamline
  The case portrays Mumias Sugar as a troubled, state-regulated restructuring saga where investors remain locked out since 2019, with ongoing questions about regulatory transparency and whether the company has a clear path to resuming trading. It also highlights …

Ownership & investors 2

Partners & deals 1

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