THE Government has said that it has been delighted by the
Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) move to invest billions of shillings in
the cement production industry in Tanzania.
Speaking in Dar es Salaam during a brief ceremony to unveil
the company’s future expansion of Cement Kiln Number Five, the Minister for
Industry and Trade, Dk. Abdallah Kigoda said the new kiln would help to meet
cement demand in the country.
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| Minister for Industry and Trade, Dr Abdallah Kigoda (C ) signs on a billboard to official launch the Tanzania Portland Cement expansion project 2013-2014 for company’s cement mill number 5 at a press event in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Looking on left is TPCC Managing Director, Pascal Lesoinne and TPCC Board Chairman, Jean Marc Junon. |
“I am happy to learn the TPCC’s impact on cement sector in
less than month since I launched Kiln Number Three at Wazo Hill. It is obvious
that its completion, TPCC will increase job opportunities to Tanzanians,” said Dr.
Kigoda.
The kiln plant at Wazo Hill site in the city will cost the
company at least TSh 50bn and will be ready 18 months to come.
Dk. Kigoda said right now, Tanzania is winning confidence
from the donors and that sooner the country will shift from agricultural
dependency economy to industrialized country.
Previously, TPCC Chairman of Board of Directors, Mr. Jean-Marc
Junon said after its completion, the kiln will increase cement production by 700,000
tons per year.
He said by then, the company will be able to produce 2,000,000
tons of cement per year and become the number one cement maker in the country,
and the biggest cement production site in East Africa.
“This project will be completed by September 2014 and will
help us to continue satisfying the domestic demand for the high quality product
as well as looking for export opportunities,” said Mr. Junon.
The TPCC Director General, Mr. Pascal Lesoinne said right
now, cement prices have been seen to stabilize due to different factors in the
cement production industry, giving Tanzanians an opportunity to achieve their
development goals.
“For about 10 years cement prices have remained stable, and
due to the availability of gas, there is a possibility of lowering down these
prices as the Government asked us,” he said.
TPCC is trading under
Twiga Cement and is the leading cement producer in Tanzania.
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