Hima Cement's new Tororo Plant. Although the new plant grew the LaFarge owned company's production capacity to 1.9 metric tonnes a year, this is yet to have an impact of the bottomline as the company has come under intense competitive pressures

The Ugandan Cement Industry has historically been a playground for two rivals- Hima Cement and Tororo Cement, the latter being the market leader with about 55%-60% market share and Hima with about 40%.  Hima Cement is owned by LafargeHolcim, the global Swiss-headquartered giant, formed by the 2015 merger between France’s LaFarge and Switzeland’s Holcim. Tororo Cement is owned by a reclusive Indian family.   Some players from Kenya, especially East Africa Portland Cement with their Blue Triangle brand, have always tinkered with the Ugandan market with imports from Kenya, but with not so much success- scraping, barely 1% of market…

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Muhereza Kyamutetera is the Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine. I am a travel enthusiast and the Experiences & Destinations Marketing Manager at EDXTravel. Extremely Ugandaholic. Ask me about #1000Reasons2ExploreUganda and how to Take Your Place In The African Sun.

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