E-Society
Hima Cement has decided to spend US$3.2m to upgrade its bag filter
technology at its Kasese cement plant in western Uganda. The move
follows a history of complaints from local communities over dust
emissions. The upgrade will be installed at the factory's old production
line, which plans to bring stack emissions in line with global
standards. It is expected to be completed by May 2013.
"We are confident that this time round the problem of emissions will
become a thing of the past since the same technology was installed at
our Bamburi Cement factory in August 2012," said David Njoroge, Hima
Cement general manager.
The upgrade is the second attempt that Hima Cement has made at its
old line in Kasese. Previously an electrostatic precipitator (ESP)
failed due to frequent power cuts. In 2011 Kasese's new production line,
which uses bag filter technology, was opened to increase cement
production capacity from 300,000t/yr to 850,000t/yr.
