Uganda: MPs set to start debate on Dura cement report
MPs have begun to debate on a highly-billed report about the cancellation of a mining lease that cost taxpayers UGX43.5bn (US$16.4m).
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Uganda: new plant to lower cement prices
Kuwaiti-based, Dao Group plans to put up a third cement factory in Uganda to compete with Hima Cement in Kasese district and Tororo Cement in Tororo district. The company has br...
New Uganda cement plant construction launched
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 Pres...
Kuwait investors to build cement plant in Budaka, Uganda
President Museveni broke ground for the construction of a cement plant in Daka village, Budaka District, Uganda.
Hima Cement’s alternative fuels initiative, Uganda
Uganda-based producer Hima Cement is looking to increase its use of coffee husks as an energy source for cement production. The East African reports that the company is to spend...
Uganda: Hima Cement turns to husks to power kilns
With inadequate and expensive energy already hurting industrialists, Hima Cement has resorted to growing coffee in the Rwenzori region from which it can get husks to heat its ki...
Athi River Mining: East Africa expansion
Kenya-based cement producer Athi River Mining (ARM) earlier this week reported a significant rise in 2011 cement sales on the back of new domestic cement capacity. The company i...
Bamburi Cement uncertain on 2012 outlook
Bamburi Cement, a unit of Lafarge, reported a 28 per cent rise in 2011 turnover supported by sales from its Ugandan unit but warns its performance this year could be affected by...