Tongaat Hulett

Tongaat Hulett Ltd.
Company typePublic
JSE: TON, LSETHL
IndustrySugar
Founded1892
Key people
Liege Hulett, founder
JG Hudson, CEO
RevenueIncreaseR14,373 Billion (FY 2013)[1]
IncreaseR2,145 Billion (FY 2013)[1]
Number of employees
31, 230 [2]
Websitewww.tongaat.com
www.huletts.co.za

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 (now oThongathi). 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.[3] Company stock is listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange. Its core businesses are sugar, starch and property management.

In the 2014/15 season, 1.314 million tons of sugar were produced.[4]

  1. ^ a b Tongaat Hulett:Audited results for the year ended 31 March 2013, May 2013, Retrieved: 23 May 2013.
  2. ^ Tongaat Hulett:Employees as of 31 March 2013 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, March 2013, Retrieved: 31 March 2013.
  3. ^ Berakofi (2021-04-09). "About Tongaat Hulett Group". BeraPortal.com. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  4. ^ Hancock, Tracy. "Tongaat Hulett starch and cellulose sees record year, keen on cogen". www.engineeringnews.co.za. Retrieved 2023-03-02.