Tanzania
Portland Cement (TPCC), which traded as Twiga cement, said at the
weekend that its production targets will not be deterred by ongoing
illegal importation of vital construction materials.
The firm's managing
director, Mr Alfonso Rodriguez, said that the company will produce 1.5
million tonnes this year (2015), up from 1.4 million tonnes produced
last year (2014).
The increased capacity follows last year's
commissioning of a new 700,000 tonne- production line.
"We managed to
produce approximately 1.4 million tonnes last year but that was not what
we had anticipated as our business is being affected by illegal
importations of cement through various routes.
"However, we are confident
of producing 1.5 million tonnes this year," Mr Rodriguez told reporters
on the sidelines of the firm's 2015 Family Day celebrations.
Source: The Citizen, reported from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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