Construction is also planned for 10 new sugar factories, according to Girma Amente, Minister for Public Enterprise, Fana Broadcasting Corp reported. The country is expected to have 13 large sugar factories by 2020, according to Ethiopian Sugar Corporation. Ethiopian sugar production is meeting local demand with some surplus production expected this year, Ethiopian Herald reported. The four listed Dangote companies include Dangote Cement Plc, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, NASCON Allied Industries Plc and Tiger Branded Consumers Goods Plc. In Nigeria, Dangote Sugar Refinery produces 800,000 tonnes of sugar a year, and is the major supplier of sugar to Nigeria’s soft drink companies and breweries.

Source: Ethiopian News January 31, 2017 18:12 UTC