This is the list of companies that manufacture cement in Tanzania.[1]
- 1) Dangote Industries Tanzania[2]
- 2) Lake Cement Limited[1]
- 3) Tanga Cement Plc[1]
- 4) Camel Cement Company[1]
- 5) Kilimanjaro Cement Limited[1]
- 6) Lee Building Materials Limited[1]
- 7) ARM Cement Tanzania Limited[1]
- 8) Mbeya Cement Company Limited[1]
- 9) Tanzania Portland Cement Limited[3]
- 10) Huaxin Cement MLL (Former Rhino cement)
- 11) Sinoma and Hengya Cement Tanzania (In development)[4]
- 12) Mtwara Cement Limited[5]
- 13) Kisarawe Cement Company Limited.[6]
Production
As of, Tanzania cement manufacturers were producing an estimated 2.8 million tonnes, with Tanzania Portland Cement Limited being the production leader, accounting for 36 percent of the total, followed by Tanga Cement Plc and Dangote Industries Tanzania.[7] In addition to local production, Tanzania was projected to import as estimated 700,000 metric tonnes in 2016.[7]
By December 2016, five new manufacturers had set up factories in the country, raising annual installed capacity to 10.8 metric tonnes, with total production in 2016, amounting to 7.1 million tonnes. Annual consumption in 2016 was 4.1 million tonnes, with the balance sold to regional neighbors, including Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[8]
See also
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References
- Cemnet.com. Cement Plants located in Tanzania Cemnet.com, 2017, retrieved 2 March 2018^
- Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala. Nigeria's Dangote Cement to start production in Tanzania in August Reuters.com, 4 May 2015, retrieved 2 March 2018^
- Citizen Reporter. Dar cement firm issued with two-month ultimatum to end dust pollution The Citizen (Tanzania), 7 March 2018, retrieved 7 March 2018^
- Construction Review Online. China to build largest cement factory in East Africa Constructionreviewonline.com, 2 March 2017, retrieved 2 March 2018^
- Haika Kimaro. Sharp rise in cement price as Dangote stops The Citizen (Tanzania), 30 November 2016, retrieved 2 March 2018^
- Antony Kiganda. Cement output to be increased in Tanzania by 33.3% Asokoinsight.com Quoting Construction Review Online, 14 November 2017, retrieved 2 March 2018^
- Tanzaniainvest.com. Tanzania Cement Outlook 2016 Tanzaniainvest.com, April 2016, retrieved 2 March 2018^
- Citizen Reporter. Sh20 trillion cement investment on the cards: Government 8 December 2016, retrieved 2 March 2018^