Ugandan President opens new Simba grinding plant
Uganda's President, Yower Museveni, has opened the Tororo grinding plant of Simba Cement and during the opening the owners of the factory announced that they would produce the l...
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New Ugandan power supply will feed extra cement capacity
As new cement factories start-up in Tororo, power distributor Umeme is making investments in anticipation of the projected increase in power demand. The existing nearby substati...
Hima Cement taken to High Court over mining in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Activists under the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) has taken Hima cement to the High Court over encroachment into Queen Elizabeth National Park, a...
Hima Cement forecasts prices to fall in Uganda
Nicholas George, Hima Cement Country CEO, has stated that cement prices in Uganda will fall some more as new capacities, such as Hima's 1.7Mta expansion in Tororo, come on-stream.
Ugandan government calls off plans for imports
Uganda's government has back-tracked on initial plans to call in cement imports because local manufacturers have stablised prices. Yesterday, the Trade, Industry and Cooperative...
Ugandan cement producers struggle to participate in SGR project
Local cement producers will have to change their products to supply the new Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project in Uganda. The SGR project is a mega railway transportation netw...
New plants boost Uganda cement industry
In the coming month, the Ugandan cement industry is expected to expand with two new plants in Tororo district as Simba Cement and Hima Cement commission their projects. Construc...
Hima Cement to open new plant in Uganda next month
Hima Cement has announced that its UGX144bn (US$40m) new plant in Tororo, Uganda, will begin operations next month. The country is currently experiencing a severe price hike and...
Ugandan cement producers given three weeks to lower prices
Uganda's Government, through the Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives, has vowed to allow cheap imported cement into the country if local cement manufacturers do not lower prices....
PPC considers expansion and possible sell-off in DR Congo
PPC Ltd's Chief Executive Officer, Johann Claassen, has vowed to boost liquidity and extend debt maturity and he's eyeing future expansion for the company in east and west Africa.