Tororo Cement doubles capacity
Tororo Cement has doubled its grinding capacity with the commissioning of a cement mill and storage silo with the latest technology.
By Emmy Olaki
Tororo Cement has doubled its grinding capacity with the commissioning of a cement mill and storage silo with the latest technology.
The general manager, B.M Gagrani, said with the new technology, more than 1 million tonnes per annum can be ground.
Gagrani said due to power cuts, cheaper imports and inefficient transportation, the plant is operating at 40-50% capacity.
He said they are optimistic about the future of the industry and have installed a rotary electronic packing machine to ensure speedy, accurate and quality packing and would install another one.
Tororo Cement produces its own Klinker after commissioning a new kiln with a pre-heater, stacker reclaimer and raw mill with quality controls.
“We had some problems like the continued supply of furnace oil, limestone and electricity, but we have invested more than $5m (sh9.1b) in a coal firing system to try to resolve the fuel problem,†Gagrani said.
Tororo Cement has doubled its grinding capacity with the commissioning of a cement mill and storage silo with the latest technology.
The general manager, B.M Gagrani, said with the new technology, more than 1 million tonnes per annum can be ground.
Gagrani said due to power cuts, cheaper imports and inefficient transportation, the plant is operating at 40-50% capacity.
He said they are optimistic about the future of the industry and have installed a rotary electronic packing machine to ensure speedy, accurate and quality packing and would install another one.
Tororo Cement produces its own Klinker after commissioning a new kiln with a pre-heater, stacker reclaimer and raw mill with quality controls.
“We had some problems like the continued supply of furnace oil, limestone and electricity, but we have invested more than $5m (sh9.1b) in a coal firing system to try to resolve the fuel problem,†Gagrani said.