# UDC breaks ground on Shs29B packaging factory in Namanve, Uganda

Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) broke ground on a Shs29 billion packaging manufacturing facility at Namanve Industrial Park in Mukono District. The facility is expected to create over 1,000 jobs and produce packaging materials for coffee, sugar, milk, soap and other consumer goods.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-11-05
- Where: Namanve Industrial Park, Mukono District, Uganda
- Value: $7.80M (29.0B UGX)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: under construction
- Products: recyclable and biodegradable plastic packaging, paper packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Pamoja Packaging and Industrial Solutions Limited](https://endata.com/companies/16183.md)
- [Uganda Development Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/16182.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [chimpreports.com](https://chimpreports.com/udc-breaks-ground-for-shs29-billion-pamoja-packaging-factory-in-namanve/), 2026-11-05: "The Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) has broken ground for a Shs29 billion packaging manufacturing facility at Namanve Industrial Park in Mukono District, in an investment aimed at reducing Uganda’s reliance on imported packaging materials and expanding domestic manufacturing capacity."

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