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Uganda: Government to construct plant in Karamoja

07 October 2016, Published under Cement News

It has been reported that the Ugandan government has plans to construct a cement plant in the Karamoja sub-region through a public-private partnership with Moroto Ateker Cement (MAC). MAC is formed by the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) and Savannah Mines, a local Karamoja firm, with a shareholding of 51 and 49 per cent, respectively. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, cement production in the country has fallen 14.7 per cent, resulting in higher prices on the back of dema...