Gum Arabic
Gum Arabic Company in Sudan
Origin: Kordofan and Darfur · indicative from USD 2,800/MT
Premium-grade Gum Arabic — sourcing, cleaning, bulk storage, and year-round export to global markets via Port Sudan.
Grades
- Acacia gum
- Hashab gum
Gum arabic in Sudan
These figures describe Sudan’s industry and the world market. They are not Al-Nibras shipment volumes.
Gum arabic (acacia gum) is a natural resin drawn from the sap of acacia trees, including hashab and talh.
The gum belt
Sudan’s gum arabic belt covers about 500,000 square kilometres, roughly one fifth of the country, and crosses 13 states, including White Nile, Blue Nile, and Darfur.
Production and livelihoods
- Sudan’s share of world supply
- About 80%
- Hashab trees in Kordofan
- About 85%
- People working in the sector
- 5 to 6 million
- Belt area
- About 500,000 km²
Principal types
- Hashab. The highest grade and the highest price.
- Talh. A sound grade, below hashab in quality and price.
World market and uses
- Global market, 2024
- USD 950.95 million
- Projected market, 2032
- USD 1,496.34 million
- Expected annual growth
- 5.83%
- Industries that use it
- More than 180
The main uses are food (soft drinks and confectionery), pharmaceuticals, chemicals such as printing inks and paper, and cosmetics.