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New Uganda cement plant construction launched

28 November 2012, Published under Cement News

The DAO Group has launched construction of Uganda’s third cement factory in the Baduka district in the east of the country with a groundbreaking ceremony in the presence of President Yoweri Museveni. The plant will have an initial capacity of with a 750tpd plant which will increase to 2500tpd in the medium-term and 5000tpd in the long-term, according to reports by Business Week. The other two cement companies operating in the East African country are Tororo Cement and Hima Cement. The ...

Kuwait investors to build cement plant in Budaka, Uganda

21 November 2012, Published under Cement News

President Museveni broke ground for the construction of a cement plant in Daka village, Budaka District, Uganda. The new 5000tpd factory will be constructed by the Dao Group of Kuwait and is expected to be twice the size of the Hima Cement Factory in Kasese. Presently, Uganda counts two cement plants, operated by Tororo Cement and Lafarge-owned Hima Cement, resulting in a national installed capacity of 1.9Mta.