# Hima Cement breaks ground on $40 million grinding station in Tororo

Hima Cement broke ground on a $40 million grinding station in Tororo, Uganda, scheduled to commence production in Q1 2018. The plant will increase capacity from 0.9 million to 1.9 million metric tons per year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-01-20
- Where: Nyakesi-Rubongi, Tororo, Uganda, Uganda
- Value: $40.0M
- Starts operating: Q1 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.9 million metric tons per year (after expansion)
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Hima Cement](https://endata.com/companies/21582.md)
- [LafargeHolcim Group](https://endata.com/companies/19905.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [bigeye.ug](https://bigeye.ug/hima-cement-breaks-ground-new-plant-tororo/), 2017-01-20: "Hima Cement has broken ground on the construction of a $40 million Grinding Station in Tororo with the plant scheduled to commence production in Q1 2018."

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