November 24, 2009
The first phase of Tanga Cement’s expansion project is now complete and the company is proud to announce the commissioning of its new state-of-art mill and packing plant. This is the first expansion project the Company has done since its commissioning in 1980.
The first cement from the new facility came out on the 11th of November. A total of 450 people where hired to complete this project over a period of two years.
With this development, Tanga Cement’s capacity output increases from 750,000 tons to 1,250,000 tons of cement per year. This is an increase of 67% which puts the Company in a strong position to meet the increasing demand of cement in Tanzania and neighbouring countries.
The addition of new capacities by Tanga Cement has now taken the current capacities of Tanzania cement plants to 3million tons which is more than enough to meet the current domestic demand of 2million tons per year.
Speaking about the investment, the Managing Director of Tanga Cement said “This USD46million investment is an affirmation of Tanga Cement’s commitment to the industrialisation of Tanzania and to the growth of both the Tanzanian and East African economies”.
Below are photos from the Media tour of the new facility.
