# Hima Cement to invest $40M in new Tororo plant

Hima Cement, a subsidiary of Lafarge, will invest $40 million in a new cement plant in Tororo, Uganda, with an annual capacity of one million metric tonnes. The project is part of an expansion to meet East African demand.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-07-22
- Where: Tororo, eastern Uganda, Uganda
- Value: $40.0M
- Starts operating: 2016
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1 million metric tonnes per year
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Hima Cement](https://endata.com/companies/21582.md)
- [Lafarge S.A.](https://endata.com/companies/15776.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [theeastafrican.co.ke](https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Hima-Cement-to-invest-USD40m-in-new-Tororo-plant-/2560-3393614-12oln7c/index.html), 2020-07-22: "Hima Cement, a subsidiary of the French conglomerate Lafarge, has announced it will invest $40 million in a new plant in the eastern Uganda district of Tororo."

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