List of cement manufacturers in Tanzania

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. Rhino Cement (In development)
  11. Sinoma and Hengya Cement Tanzania (In development)[4]
  12. Mtwara Cement Limited[5]
  13. Kisarawe Cement Company Limited.[6]

Production

As of April 2016, 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

References

  1. Cemnet.com (2017). "Cement Plants located in Tanzania". Cemnet.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. Reuters Staff (4 May 2015). "Nigeria's Dangote Cement to start production in Tanzania in August". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. Citizen Reporter (7 March 2018). "Dar cement firm issued with two-month ultimatum to end dust pollution". The Citizen (Tanzania). Dar es Salaam. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. Construction Review Online (2 March 2017). "China to build largest cement factory in East Africa". Nairobi: Constructionreviewonline.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. Kimaro, Haika (30 November 2016). "Sharp rise in cement price as Dangote stops". The Citizen (Tanzania). Dar es Salaam. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. Kiganda, Antony (14 November 2017). "Cement output to be increased in Tanzania by 33.3%". Nairobi: Asokoinsight.com Quoting Construction Review Online. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. Tanzaniainvest.com (April 2016). "Tanzania Cement Outlook 2016". Dar es Salaam: Tanzaniainvest.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  8. Citizen Reporter (8 December 2016). "Sh20 trillion cement investment on the cards: Government". Dar es Salaam. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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