# Knauf Gypsum Tanzania to connect to Madimba natural gas pipeline

Knauf Gypsum Tanzania agreed to connect to the Madimba natural gas pipeline as part of a TPDC project. The plant expects to save at least $3 million by switching from coal to natural gas, with operations starting by end of 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-09-12
- Where: Mkurunga area, south of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Value: $3.00M
- Status: announced
- Products: gypsum board
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Knauf Gypsum Tanzania](https://endata.com/companies/34306.md)
- [Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/34307.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [globalgypsum.com](https://www.globalgypsum.com/news?start=924), 2018-09-13: "Knauf Gypsum Tanzania is set to benefit from a new connection to the Madimba natural gas pipeline as part of a project by the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation."

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