# Sapphire Float Glass to build glass factory in Mkuranga, Tanzania

Sapphire Float Glass (Tanzania) Company Limited is building a glass factory in Mkuranga, Tanzania, with an investment of over TZS 720 billion. The factory will produce 700 tons of glass per day and is expected to start production in April 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-09-06
- Where: Mkuranga, Coast Region, Tanzania
- Jobs: 1,500
- Starts operating: Apr 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 700 tons per day
- Products: float glass
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Sapphire Float Glass (Tanzania) Company Limited](https://endata.com/companies/65137.md)

## Sources

- [tic.go.tz](https://www.tic.go.tz/news/tanzania-investment-centre-verifies-the-project-implementation-of-saphire-float-glass), 2022-09-06: "This factory expects to invest more than 720 billion and will be able to produce 700 tons of glass per day when they start production in April, 2023."

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