Compagnie Sucrière was born out of an economic mission in Belgian Congo in the early 20th century to develop a sugar cane plantation between two rivers, the Kwilu and the Ngongo. Driven by hard work and the need to innovate in the DRC, the company grew into a full-fledged factory and distillery to produce the first rum in the Congo. A series of initiatives and partnerships have been built around what is now our CSR (corporate social responsibility) to give back to the environment and teach the local community to respect and preserve the world we live in.

The agronomy department takes care of the 12,000 hectares of sugarcane plantations spread over 42 kilometres of Kwilu Ngongo on the borders of Angola. With more than 1500 permanent and 3500 seasonal employees during the harvest season, the factory transforms sugar cane and extracts around 85,000 tons of sugar per year. The distillery then transforms the sugarcane molasses into 7,000,000 litres of 96% alcohol. In collaboration with the state and the community it has built, Kwilu-Ngongo has remained a consistent producer of quality sugar and sugar derivatives for the local market.