Rwanda’s sole cement maker, Cimerwa, could soon lose its monopoly following the impending entry of another local player, Prime Cement, that plans to construct a $65 million cement plant in Musanze District, Northern Province.
Gisele Bayigamba, the general manager Milbridge Holding, a consortium that owns Prime Cement, said construction of the plant will begin in the third quarter of 2018.
Bayigamba said Once completed, the plant will have production capacity of 700,000 tonnes of cement per year.
Infrastructure Minister James Musoni said when implemented, the project will boost the country’s growing construction industry.
