Moroto Ateker Cement Company Limited

Moroto Ateker Cement Company Limited

Company type	Public-Private-Partnership
Industry	Manufacture of construction materials
Founded	March 16, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-16)[1]
Headquarters	Moroto, Uganda
Products	Cement

The Moroto Ateker Cement Company Limited (MACCL) is a manufacturer of cement in Uganda.[1]

Location

The main factory and headquarters of the company are located in Moroto Industrial Park in Moroto Town, approximately 460 kilometres (286 mi), north-east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2]

Ownership

Moroto Ateker Cement Company Limited is a joint venture company between Savannah Mines Limited, a private company, and Uganda Development Corporation, a government parastatal. The shareholding in the shares of stock of the company, is as depicted in the table below.[3]

Moroto Ateker Cement Company Limited Stock Ownership

Rank	Name of Owner	Percentage Ownership
1	Uganda Development Corporation	51.0
2	Savannah Mines Limited	49.0
	Total	100.0

Construction

Saboo Technologies Limited of India carried out a feasibility study, to establish the costs, raw materials, and project longevity of production. According to their findings, the project is expected to cost US$225 million (Shs765 billion). Of this, about US$200 million (Shs680 billion) will be spent on plant and machinery and the remaining US$25 million (Shs85 billion), will be spent on operational expenses. The project will be developed in two phases.[3]

UDC and Savannah Mines are looking towards awarding the construction contract to Saboo Technologies, based on Saboo's experience in building cement plants in Ethiopia and Djibouti. The project is awaiting approval from the Ugandan cabinet and from Uganda's parliament.[3]

See also

• List of cement manufacturers in Uganda
• List of companies and cities in Africa that manufacture cement

References

1. URSB (13 May 2018). "The Open Database Of The Corporate World: Moroto Ateker Cement Company Limited". Kampala: The Open Database Of The Corporate World Quoting Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). Retrieved 27 June 2018.
2. Globefeed.com (26 June 2018). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Moroto, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
3. Nakaweesi, Dorothy (7 October 2016). "Government to construct cement factory in Karamoja". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

External links

• Ugandan government to build cement plant in Karamoja
• Cement industry in huge leaps as public projects push up demand As 21 December 2016.

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