Hima Cement Limited

Hima Cement Limited
Private
Industry Manufacturer and distributor of cement
Founded 1994
Headquarters Hima, Uganda
Key people
 Nicolas George
Managing Director[1]
Products Cement
Number of employees
 700+ (2011)
Website Homepage

Hima Cement Limited (HCL) is a cement manufacturer in Uganda. It is a subsidiary of Bamburi Cement Limited, the construction materials manufacturer based in Kenya, which in turn is owned by Lafarge of France.[1]

Location

The main factories of HCL are located in Hima in the Kasese District in the Western Region. This is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi), by road, north of Kasese, the nearest large town.[2] Hima is approximately 353 kilometres (219 mi), by road, west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[3] The coordinates of the main factory are +0° 17' 21.00"N, +30° 10' 45.00"E (Latitude:0.289167; Longitude:30.179167).[4]

As of July 2017, HCL was in the process of building a US$40 million cement factory along the Tororo-Mbale-Soroti Road, with a goal to begin production in 2018.[5] The new factory will increase total output to 1.9 million tonnes annually.[5] The Tororo factory of Hima Cement Limited is expected to come online in May 2018.[6]

Overview

As of 2010, HCL was the second-largest manufacturer of cement in Uganda, producing an estimated 850,000 metric tonnes annually.[7]

In addition to the factories in Hima and Tororo, HCL maintains a corporate office in Twed Towers, Kafu Road, in Kampala and two warehouses, one in Kampala's industrial area and the other in the eastern border town of Tororo. HCL also owns a limestone quarry at Dura in the Kamwenge District, which supplies the limestone used in cement manufacturing. The quarry is estimated to contain enough limestone to sustain current production capacity until 2036.[8]

History

In 1994, the parastatal formerly known as Uganda Cement Industries was privatized by the government of Uganda. It was split into Tororo Cement and Hima Cement. The two companies were acquired by different investors. Tororo Cement eventually became Tororo Cement Limited. In 1999, the French conglomerate LaFarge acquired 100 percent shareholding in Hima Cement and re-branded the company into Hima Cement Limited.

Production capacity at the HCL's factories increased steadily from the 20,000 metric tonnes in 1994 to 850,000 in 2011.[9]

Supply contracts

In July 2017, HCL signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Communications Construction Company to supply 120,000 metric tonnes of cement for three public projects as follows:.[10]

Ownership

HCL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bamburi Cement Limited (BCL) based in Kenya.[11] BCL is itself is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange with its stock majority held by LaFarge, the construction materials manufacturer based in France.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 Mukami, Lynette (9 February 2018). "Bamburi Cement names new boss". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Globefeed.com (22 February 2018). "Distance between Kasese Post Office, Rwenzori Road, Kasese, Uganda and Hima Cement Industry, Hima, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Globefeed.com (22 February 2018). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Hima Cement Industry, Hima, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Google (5 July 2015). "Location of Hima Cement Limited Factory at Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 Mark Keith Muhumuza (20 January 2017). "Cement companies rush to set up new plants in Tororo". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Mwesigwa, Alon (16 April 2018). "Hima Cement new plant open for production next month". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Muhumza, Mark (28 June 2010). "Uganda: US$108 Million Hima Cement Plant for October". East African Business Week via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  8. ↑ Mafaranga, Hope (15 August 2011). "Quarry Boosts Hima Cement Output". New Vision. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "History of Hima Cement Limited". Hima Cement Limited. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Barigaba, Julius (27 July 2017). "Hima pulls ahead in race for Uganda's large infrastructure projects". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "31 December 2012 Annual Financial Report" (PDF). Bamburi Cement Limited. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  12. ↑ Abdallah, Halima (24 September 2016). "Hima Cement to invest $40m in new Tororo plant". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

Coordinates: 00°17′21″N 30°10′45″E / 0.28917°N 30.17917°E / 0.28917; 30.17917

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