# Hima Cement starts construction of $40M cement plant in Tororo, Uganda

Hima Cement Limited began construction of a cement grinding station in Nyakesi, Rubongi, Tororo, Eastern Uganda, as part of a $40 million capacity expansion. The project will add 1 million metric tons of cement capacity, bringing total capacity to 1.9 million metric tons per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-01-23
- Where: Nyakesi, Rubongi, Tororo, Eastern Uganda, Uganda
- Value: $40.0M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1 million metric tons per year
- 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) (partner)

## Sources

- [constructionreviewonline.com](https://constructionreviewonline.com/construction-of-us-40m-cement-plant-in-tororo-uganda-starts/), 2017-01-23: "Hima Cement Limited announced that it is embarking on a capacity expansion strategy that will start with the construction of a cement plant in Tororo, Eastern Uganda, in the first phase."

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