Tanga Cement

Name

Tanga Cement

Legal name

Tanga Cement PLC

Website

https://simbacement.co.tz

Company type

Public

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cement Manufacturing

NAICS

Cement Manufacturing (327310), Cement Manufacturing (32731)

SIC

Cement, Hydraulic (3241)

akta.pro primary industry

Cement Manufacturing (Portland, Blended & Specialty) (IMADAAAG)

Keywords

• Cement manufacturing
• Construction materials
• Building products
• Infrastructure cement
• Industrial cement supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Tanga

HQ country

Tanzania

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cement Sales: Manufacturing and sale of cement products to infrastructure developers, construction companies, and government projects across Tanzania and East Africa.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Tanga Cement PLC manufactures and sells cement under the Simba Cement brand from its Tanga-based plant in Tanzania. The company produces ISO 9001:2015 certified cement products for infrastructure projects (roads, bridges, airports) and general construction, leveraging an in-house X-ray laboratory for quality control and benefiting from Heidelberg Materials' global technical resources.

Product overview

Tanga Cement operates as a cement manufacturing company producing Simba Cement as its primary product brand. The company supplies cement for various construction applications including infrastructure projects (bridges, roads, airports) and general construction. As a Heidelberg Materials subsidiary, the company maintains international quality standards while serving the Tanzanian construction market. The product portfolio centers on the Simba Cement brand with a focus on quality-certified cement for construction applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Simba Cement Simba Cement is the primary cement brand manufactured by Tanga Cement PLC at its Tanga-based cement plant in Tanzania. The product is ISO 9001:2015 certified and is sold to government infrastructure projects (roads, bridges, airports) and commercial construction companies for housing, commercial buildings, and industrial facilities across Tanzania and East Africa. Quality is controlled via an in-house modern well-equipped laboratory with X-ray machine analysis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero harm, every day - HSE goal for workplace safety

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Heidelberg MaterialscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of Simba Cement, providing global expertise, technical resources, and operational support. Heidelberg Materials is a global building materials company headquartered in Germany.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bamburi Cement: Bamburi Cement is Kenya's largest cement manufacturer and a fellow subsidiary of a global building materials group (Holcim/Lafarge). It is the most directly comparable regional peer, sharing parent-group affiliation dynamics, government-infrastructure customer base, and East African coastal corridor exposure.
• Maweni Limestone (Cement): Maweni Limestone operates a clinker and cement plant in Tanga region, Tanzania, making it a same-country, same-product direct competitor with overlapping quarry and customer geography.
• Lake Cement: Lake Cement is a Kenyan-based cement producer serving the East African market with similar infrastructure and construction customer profiles, competing with Simba for cross-border and government-tender business.
• East African Portland Cement Company: EAPCC is a long-standing Kenyan cement manufacturer with overlapping product portfolio and customer base in government infrastructure projects across East Africa, competing for similar large-scale tenders.
• Hima Cement: Hima Cement is a major Ugandan cement manufacturer and part of the Dangote Group. It is a direct regional competitor targeting similar infrastructure and construction customers in East Africa, with a strong parent-group backing similar to Simba Cement.
• National Cement Company (Uganda): National Cement is a Ugandan cement manufacturer with overlapping regional customer base in government infrastructure projects. It competes with Simba Cement in cross-border and East African Community supply dynamics.
• Mombasa Cement: Mombasa Cement is a Kenyan-based cement manufacturer with strong distribution in coastal East Africa. It competes directly with Simba Cement in the coastal corridor and cross-border infrastructure supply.
• ARM Cement (Athi River Mining): ARM Cement (now under administration and part of National Cement of Uganda) was a significant East African cement producer with operations in Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda. Its history and product overlap make it a relevant reference for Simba Cement's competitive dynamics in the region.

Emerging players

• Savannah Cement: Savannah Cement is a newer Kenyan cement producer focusing on the regional market. While smaller in scale, it represents emerging competition in the East African cement space, particularly for cross-border and infrastructure projects.
• Dangote Cement: Dangote Cement is Africa's largest cement producer with expanding operations in East Africa. While not a direct match in scale, its regional expansion strategy and cross-subsidization capacity make it a significant emerging competitive threat to Simba Cement's market position.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/simbacement

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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