Assessment of Cement Supply and Pricing on August 28

TLDR

• The Tanzanian government has given cement manufacturers eight days to improve supply and reduce prices due to shortages causing price increases in some areas of the country.
• The directive was issued after the Ministry of Industries and Trade met with cement producers to discuss challenges in production and distribution.
• Manufacturers have until August 28, 2026, to take action to increase production and ensure prices return to acceptable levels.
• The price of a 50 kg bag of cement has reached approximately TZS 26,000 in some stores, while the average factory price for one ton of cement has risen from around TZS 300,000 in June to approximately TZS 321,251 before.
• Challenges in obtaining cement have been partly attributed to malfunctions in some clinker production plants, which are essential raw materials for cement manufacturing.