EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES (MINERAL BENEFICIATION)
Moroto Integrated Cement/ Lime/ Marble plant.
UDC is in partnership with the private sector in Moroto district, Karamoja sub-region, is setting up an integrated cement, lime and marble factory to add value to the existing raw material (limestone/ Marble) that has not been fully exploited. Upon the completion of the project, the products will include, cement, clinker and tiles.
The project will generate employment to Ugandans, scale up revenue sources to local and central government, increase incomes, enhance foreign currency inflows and foster skills development for employees in technical and managerial capacity
Lake Katwe Salt Project.
The Lake Katwe Salt project was one of the projects implemented by UDC before its holding company was wound up in 1998. UDC incorporated Lake Katwe salt company in 1975 with the mandate to extract, and process salt for both human and industrial use.
Regrettably, it did not produce any salt due to lack of an in-depth chemical analysis to identify the properties within the brine hence resulting into the poor technology design. UDC is in the process of revamping the Lake Katwe salt project into a chemical plant to produce salt (sodium chloride) for human consumption and by-products to be used in the chemical, pharmaceutical, leather tanning and textile industry.
The project will generate employment to Ugandans, scale up revenue sources to local and central government, increase incomes, enhance foreign currency inflows and foster skills development for employees in technical and managerial capacity.