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Company type | Public |
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JSE: TON, LSE: THL | |
Industry | Sugar |
Founded | 1892 |
Key people | Liege Hulett, founder JG Hudson, CEO |
Revenue | R14,373 Billion (FY 2013)[1] |
R2,145 Billion (FY 2013)[1] | |
Number of employees | 31, 230 [2] |
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 (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]