Dangote Industries Tanzania Limited is a Tanzanian cement company, a subsidiary of
Dangote Cement
Dangote Cement Plc is a Nigerian publicly-traded multinational cement manufacturer headquartered in Lagos. The company is engaged in the manufacture, preparation, import, packaging, and distribution of cement and related products in Nigeria, and h ...
. Dangote Cement operates a three million tonne (annual capacity) plant in
Mtwara
Mtwara ( Portuguese: ''Montewara'') is the capital city of Mtwara Region in southeastern Tanzania. In the 1940s, it was planned and constructed as the export facility for the disastrous Tanganyika groundnut scheme, but was somewhat neglected whe ...
, southern
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
and is the largest cement factory in the country.
The company has also applied to build a 75MW coal powered power plant, adjacent to the factory, to provide reliable electrify to the factory and neighboring community.
Products
The company only produces cement and has the following products in conventional bags:
* 32.5R
Portland Cement
Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world as a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout. It was developed from other types of hydraulic lime in England in the early 19th c ...
* 42.5R
Portland Cement
Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world as a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout. It was developed from other types of hydraulic lime in England in the early 19th c ...
See also
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Dangote Industries Tanzania Thermal Power Station
References
External links
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Cement Manufactures of Tanzania
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Manufacturing companies established in 2015
2015 establishments in Tanzania
Cement companies of Tanzania
Tanzanian companies established in 2015