The National Sugar Development Council, NSDC, has commended BUA Foods Plc for the progress it has made at its subsidiary, LASUCO Sugar Company Limited. LASCO is situated on 20,000 hectares of farmland in Lafigi, Kwara state.
Under the supervision of NSDC, BUA has invested largely in the backward integration program of the Federal Government.
After completion, the sugar factory will have a sugar mill with a capacity of 10,000 tons of cane per day, a sugar refinery with an annual capacity of 220,000 metric tonnes, a 35 megawatts power generating plant to fuel the factory and a 20 million litres per annum ethanol production plant.
The plantation also has a 3km airstrip of international standards built to support its operations.
The managing director of BUA foods, Engr Ayodele Abioye affirmed the company’s drive to ensure the advancement of the food sector and the Nigerian economy.
