Sweet Sovereignty —
Made in Nigeria
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) is the largest sugar refinery in sub-Saharan Africa, with a refining capacity of 1.44 million metric tonnes per annum. The Apapa refinery in Lagos processes imported raw sugar into refined white sugar for retail, industrial and export markets.
DSR is listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) under the ticker DSR and is one of the three publicly-listed Dangote subsidiaries alongside Dangote Cement (DCP) and NASCON Allied Industries (NASCON).
The company's backward integration program aims to develop Nigeria's domestic sugarcane production, reducing dependence on raw sugar imports. The Savannah Sugar company in Numan, Adamawa State is the largest integrated sugarcane and sugar production facility in Nigeria with 24,000 hectares under cultivation.
From Cane to
Consumer
From Import Dependency
to Self-Sufficiency
Nigeria currently consumes approximately 2 million tonnes of sugar annually, with a significant portion met through imports. Dangote Sugar's backward integration program targets producing 1.5 million tonnes from domestic sugarcane by 2027, substantially eliminating import dependency.
In addition to Savannah Sugar in Adamawa, the program includes new greenfield plantations in Taraba, Nassarawa and Benue states — Nigeria's most fertile sugarcane growing regions.