Tanga Cement PLC

1970  National Development Corporation of Tanzania assigned the job of preparation of feasibility report for setting up a cement plant in Tanzania to French firm – Fives Lille-Cail

1978  Construction of the Tanga Cement PLC plant started.

Contractors involved:

• FL Smidth & Company – Design, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning.
• Demoor Construction Company – Off loading, clearing and transportation of machinery from Tanga port to the plant site.
• Ballast OC C of Holland (now known as TANCON) – Civil works
• MECCO – Housing complex, access roads and rail way siding
• MONJI RAMJI & Company – Construction of houses and community facilities in the township
• MOWLEM Construction Company – Drilling soil for investigation
• DEWETO International (Commissioned by FLS as sub-contractor) – Erection of Machinery and equipment.