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Tororo Cement Limited

Tororo Cement Limited (TCL), a Ugandan company, is one of the largest manufacturers of construction materials in East Africa.

Location

The main factories of TCL are in the town of Tororo, approximately 207 km, by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2] This is approximately 13.5 km, by road, west of the border town of Malaba and the international border between Uganda and Kenya.[3] The coordinates of the main factory are 0°39'36.0"N, 34°09'18.0"E (Latitude:0.6600; Longitude:34.1550).[4]

Overview

TCL is the largest manufacturer of cement in Uganda, producing an estimated 3.0 million metric tonnes annually.[5] In second place is Hima Cement Limited, which produces an estimated 1.7 million metric tonnes annually.[6] In July 2015, TCL successfully completed and commissioned a UGX:86 billion expansion to increase annual production to 3.0 million metric tonnes.[7][8] Production on the newly completed production line is expected to begin in March 2018.[9]

History

TCL was established in 1952 by the British colonial government to manufacture cement from the abundantly available limestone in the area around the town of Tororo in the Eastern Region. The company, then known as Uganda Cement Industries (UCI), was administered as a parastatal company under the umbrella of the Uganda Development Corporation. In 1995, the government of Uganda divested from UCI, which was then acquired by the present owners and re-branded as Tororo Cement Limited.[10]

Ownership

The shares of stock of TCL are privately held. The detailed shareholding in the company is not publicly disclosed.

See also

  • Busia, Uganda

External links

References

  1. Paul Tajuba. UNRA to erect weighbridges on Tororo road to prevent damage Daily Monitor, 3 September 2015, retrieved 3 September 2015^
  2. {{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Tororo+Cement+Limited,+Tororo/@0.5762788,34.012277,9z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x177f6ccd8fbcc5f5:0x165389fecdfad7a2!2m2!1d34.1564071!2d0.6600363!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Tororo Cement Limited, Tororo, Uganda |access-date=23 July 2022}}^
  3. {{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Tororo+Cement+Limited,+Tororo/Malaba+Uganda+Immigration+Offices,+Tororo/@0.6318865,34.2355732,13z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177f6ccd8fbcc5f5:0x165389fecdfad7a2!2m2!1d34.1564071!2d0.6600363!1m5!1m1!1s0x177f6e4007a0811f:0xa94afcadcdb35995!2m2!1d34.2648686!2d0.6383355!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Tororo Cement Limited, Tororo, Uganda And Malaba Uganda Immigration Offices, Uganda |access-date=23 July 2022}}^
  4. {{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B039'36.0%22N+34%C2%B009'18.0%22E/@0.6602895,34.1577261,3140m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x874e5532429999d!8m2!3d0.66!4d34.155 |title=Location of Tororo Cement Limited Headquarters & Factory |access-date=23 July 2022}}^
  5. David Mugabe. CMA to discuss funding options at oil and minerals meet New Vision, 10 September 2014, retrieved 1 August 2015^
  6. Lafarge Uganda. About Us Lafarge.co.ug (Lafarge Uganda), 23 July 2022, retrieved 23 July 2022^
  7. Faustine Odeke. Tororo cement in sh86b expansion New Vision, 30 July 2015, retrieved 1 August 2015^
  8. Halima Abdallah. Hima Cement to invest $40m in new Tororo plant The EastAfrican, retrieved 26 September 2016^
  9. Eronie Kamukama. Cement prices shoot up amidst scarcity Daily Monitor, 21 February 2018, retrieved 22 February 2018^
  10. Tororo Cement Limited. Company Profile of Tororo Cement Limited Tororocement.com, 23 July 2022, retrieved 23 July 2022^