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Moroto Ateker Cement plant set for construction
22 October 2020Uganda: The Uganda Development Corporation has announced that its subsidiary Moroto Ateker Cement is ready to begin construction of a 1.2Mt/yr integrated cement plant in Moroto District. The New Vision newspaper has reported that employees are clearing land and erecting a fence around the site. The company says that cement production will follow 18 months after the start of construction of the complex, which will also produce lime and marble. Senior engineer David Ekanya said that 600 local people will be directly employed in the plant’s operations.
It was previously reported in 2016 that Moroto Ateker Cement is a 51:49 joint venture of the state-owned Uganda Development Corporation and Savannah Mines.
Ugandan government to build cement plant in Karamoja
07 October 2016Uganda: The government intends to build a cement plant in Karamoja in partnership with Moroto Ateker Cement. The company is a formation of Uganda Development Corporation and Savannah Mines, a local firm based in Karamoja, with a shareholding of 51% and 49% respectively, according to the Monitor newspaper. Moroto Aterer has contracted India’s Saboo Technologies to build the cement plant in the Moroto Industrial Park. Saboo has completed a feasibility study and say that the plant will be completed in two phases.