Tanga Cement
Public | |
Traded as | DSE: SIMBA |
Industry | Cement |
Founded |
1970 Plans 1980 Commissioned |
Headquarters | Tanga, Tanzania |
Key people |
Reinhart Swart Managing Director |
Products | Simba Cement |
Revenue | TZS 182.8 Billion (2013) |
TZS 32.5 Billion (2013) | |
Number of employees | 358 |
Website |
www |
Footnotes / references Annual Report 2013:[1] |
Tanga Cement is a cement company of Tanzania. The company was founded in 1980 in association with the government of Denmark and in 1989, as a state company of the Tanzanian government, entered into a management contract with Holcim Cement of Switzerland. In 1996, the government began to privatize the company and as of 2007 it is owned primarily by the public and by Holcim Mauritius.[2] Today it is most well known for its simba cement bags, which began production in 1980.[2]
Production
Tanga Cement produces Simba brand portland cement grades of Type II 32.5R and Type II 42.5R.[3]
Location
Production facilities are located in the area of the city of Tanga in Pongwe. Corporate offices are located in Dar es Salaam.
Listing
Tanga Cement's stock is listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange; its symbol is SIMBA.
Competition
Other major cement companies in Tanzania include:
- Mbeya Cement
- Twiga Cement
- Rhino Cement (4500 TPD project is underway)
- Dangote cement
See also
References
- ↑ "Simba Cement Annual Report 2013" (PDF). dse.co.tz. Tanga Cement. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- 1 2 http://www.simbacement.co.tz/Our-Company/Corporate-Profile
- ↑ http://www.simbacement.co.tz/Products-&-Services/Products