Mozambique will soon count with three more cement factories, this time in the district of Chibabava, province of Sofala, another one in Vilankulo, province of Inhambane, and the third one in the province of Cabo Delgado.
This is a strategy that is being followed by the Government that aims to stimulate the realization of more investments capable of producing and placing the final product with quality and at competitive prices.
According to the weekly Domingo, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC), the Government is determined to cherish the companies that invest in production using local raw material and that are able to complete the value chain, as is currently the case with the cement company “Dugongo”, recently established in the national market.
The entry of new cement production operators is inserted in the context of an invitation made to investors from various origins, according to which companies should establish themselves in the country on the condition that they explore the abundant existing limestone, use electricity, natural gas and mineral coal, where applicable, to reduce costs, and put the final product on the market with quality and at the most affordable price possible.
Another condition imposed on these companies is the production of clinker in sufficient quantities to supply other companies in the same industry that do not have clinker kilns, and thus eliminate the import of this raw material and help save foreign currency.
As a matter of fact, this strategy is being implemented in other sub-sectors connected to civil construction, where there are already movements tending to organize the scrap business, from its collection to export, in order to stimulate the production of construction iron in the country.
