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Dangote Cement Plc has concluded plans to commission its new 3.0 million metric tonnes cement plant located in Mtwara District of Tanzania on October 10, 2015.
A company statement said it will also unveil its 25 hectares of Jetty land at Mgao village in Mtwara District the same day, October 10, 2015.
The company noted that the commissioning of the new cement plant is part of its Africa expansion strategy and will be the fourth in the series after Ethiopia, Zambia and Cameroun, adding that cement plants due for commissioning this year include that of Senegal and South Africa, while construction works are ongoing in several other African countries.
With the plant in operation, Tanzania is on its way to becoming one of African countries that are self-sufficient in cement production.