This is approximately 23.5 kilometres (15 mi), by road, northeast of Kasese, the nearest large town and the location of the district headquarters.
[4] In 2018, HCL opened a new US$40 million cement factory along the Tororo-Mbale-Soroti Road, with production capacity of 850,000 tonnes (936,965 tons) annually, to match the output from Kasese District.
[6] As of 2019, HCL was the second-largest manufacturer of cement in Uganda, producing an estimated 2 million metric tonnes annually, accounting for 28 percent on national output.
[9] In July 2017, HCL signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Communications Construction Company to supply 120,000 metric tonnes of cement for three public projects as follows: 1.
Over the next five years, HCL will supply 30,000 metric tonnes of cement (60 percent of the project requirements) for the ongoing expansion of the Entebbe International Airport.
[11] Prior to November 2023, Hima Cement Limited was a subsidiary of Holcim, a large Swiss-based buildings material conglomerate.
[12] In November 2023, The Sarrai Group of Uganda signed binding documentation to buy the 70 percent that Holcim previously held in Hima Cement Limited, for a consideration of US$84 million.