This is the list of companies that manufacture cement in Uganda.[1][2]
- 1) Tororo Cement Limited[3]
- 2) Hima Cement Limited[4][5]
- 3) Kampala Cement Company Limited[1]
- 4) Simba Cement Uganda Limited[2][6]
- 5) Metro Cement Limited (based in Mbale, Uganda).[7]
- 6) Sinoma Cement Factory Uganda Limited (under development)[8]
Production
As of, Uganda cement manufacturers had installed capacity of 6,800,000 tonnes of cement annually,[9] with Tororo Cement Limited being responsible for 3.0 million tonnes (44 percent) and Hima Cement Limited producing 1.9 million tonnes (28 percent).[2] Simba Cement Uganda Limited* produces 1 million tonnes annually (15 percent).[2][6] The remaining companies are responsible for the remaining 900,000 tonnes (13 percent).
In January 2018, Uganda's consumption was estimated at 2.4 million tonnes annually;[9] 35.3 percent of total annual production, although that percentage is on the rise, given the multitude of major, ongoing infrastructure projects in the county.[2][10]
Marketsharing
The table below illustrates the rankings of Uganda's cement manufacturers, based on annual production figures, for the calendar year 2018.[9]
See also
External links
References
- SBRM. Cement war is on: New firm, Kampala Cement set to launch Summit Business Review Magazine (SBRM), 2014, retrieved 2 March 2018^
- Mark Keith Muhumuza. Cement companies rush to set up new plants in Tororo Daily Monitor, 20 January 2017, retrieved 2 March 2018^
- David Mugabe. CMA to discuss funding options at oil and minerals meet