Ugandan Cement Industry Archives

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Jean-Michel Pons, Hima Cement’s new CEO banks on product innovation and recent mega investments to drive growth

Mr. Jean-Michel Pons took up the Country CEO role at Hima Cement Ltd this June 2019 from Moldova, where he was the Country CEO for LafargeHolcim. He joined the LafargeHolcim Group in

December 22, 2019

C-Suite Leadership·CEO Perspectives·The Big Story

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

New kids on the block, disrupt Hima Cement and Tororo Cement’s growth; Kampala Cement bites out UGX186bn chunk as Simba Cement forces industry price cuts

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

October 27, 2019

The Big Story