Principal Roles and Objectives

The Sugar Milling Research Institute (SMRI) is the central scientific organisation involved in research work and technical services for the southern African sugar milling and refining industries.

Membership

All 14 raw sugar factories in South Africa and the central refinery of the Tongaat-Hulett Group are Full Members of the SMRI. In addition, the Institute provides a technical service to a number of Affiliated Member mills in Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania.

Finance

The Institute is financed by a levy on the sugar produced at member mills and by payments for contract research and technical services undertaken for individual mills.

Governance and Control

The SMRI's strategic direction is overseen by the SMRI Board of Directors. The Institute's research activities are reviewed by an Advisory Research Committee which consists of members elected to represent the Institute's member mills.