To offer customers the best in innovative materials and reliable products and services, Hima Cement announced the first phase of a capacity expansion strategy that will see the construction of a Grinding Station in Tororo, Eastern Uganda. The $40-million investment in Nyakesi, Rubongi will add an additional one million metric tonnes of cement to the market.
Daniel Pettersson, the Hima Cement Limited Country CEO said, “Hima Cement is committed to ensuring sufficient cement capacity to serve the national infrastructure and construction projects, individuals and the commercial sector. We are also exploring a limestone position in North East Uganda to support a future clinker position; lastly we are launching a RMX operation in Kigali next month, to be followed by further aggregates and RMX operations in Uganda and Rwanda in the near future.”
Hima Cement, located in Western Uganda, is a member of the LafargeHolcim Group, the leading producer of building materials in the world. The new project in Tororo will help meet the increasing demand for cement and concrete not only within Uganda, but the wider East African market.
Recently, Hima Cement signed a memorandum of understanding with Guangzhou Dongsong Energy Group Company for the supply of over 40,000 metric tonnes of cement. This output will be a vital input in the construction of infrastructure on the proposed industrial park in Sukulu and support development of the phosphates deposits in the area. Pettersson says: “The purpose of memorandum of understanding is to establish the relationship between Hima and Guangzhou Dongsong.
On completion, the Tororo expansion will further increase Hima Cement’s capacity to 1.9 million metric tonnes per year. East Africa is one of the fastest growing regions in the world with an average GDP growth of 7%. The construction sector is growing at a higher pace of over 10% per annum.
Hima cement offers the widest range of cement products in Uganda with seven different cements available for different building needs.
