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DAILY NEWS REPORTERS 07 JULY 2016
During the 2015 general election campaigns, President John Magufuli pledged to revamp the factory and many others in the region which had collapsed, mostly due to mismanagement.
Speaking at the 40th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair, NDC Communications Manager, Mr Abel Ngapemba, said the factory has resumed production of various machineries, including carpentry and milling.
The plan is part of government efforts to cut importation of such machines in the country. He said the current NDC strategy is to instal a machinery to melt iron which will cost 450m/-. The machinery will be used to mould spare parts of different sizes, according to needs of respective equipment.
Mr Ngapemba hinted further that through partnership with a social security fund, NDC is determined to ensure that the plant becomes a major manufacturer of spare parts in the country.
“We expect to embark on full production of spare parts by next year and this will enable us to do away with importation of the parts,” he explained.
He noted further that the factory will start producing rims for tyres when the Arusha-based tyre manufacturing plant, General Tyre, resumes production. “There are issues being sorted out before General Tyre resumes operations; our plan is to enable KMTC to produce rims,” he stated.
He pointed to the fact that Tanzania was endowed with vast iron ore deposits at Liganga which could be used to produce metal products locally. Mr Ngapemba noted further that resumption of production and establishment of new factories was in line with Tanzania’s Second Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP II), which focuses on nurturing industrialisation to boost the economy.
Spare parts produced at the Kilimanjaro-based factory have attracted customers from both local and foreign markets given their high quality and affordability compared to imported parts.
During the 2015 general election campaigns, President John Magufuli pledged to revamp the factory and many others in the region which had collapsed, mostly due to mismanagement.
Speaking at the 40th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair, NDC Communications Manager, Mr Abel Ngapemba, said the factory has resumed production of various machineries, including carpentry and milling.
The plan is part of government efforts to cut importation of such machines in the country. He said the current NDC strategy is to instal a machinery to melt iron which will cost 450m/-. The machinery will be used to mould spare parts of different sizes, according to needs of respective equipment.
Mr Ngapemba hinted further that through partnership with a social security fund, NDC is determined to ensure that the plant becomes a major manufacturer of spare parts in the country.
“We expect to embark on full production of spare parts by next year and this will enable us to do away with importation of the parts,” he explained.
He noted further that the factory will start producing rims for tyres when the Arusha-based tyre manufacturing plant, General Tyre, resumes production. “There are issues being sorted out before General Tyre resumes operations; our plan is to enable KMTC to produce rims,” he stated.
He pointed to the fact that Tanzania was endowed with vast iron ore deposits at Liganga which could be used to produce metal products locally. Mr Ngapemba noted further that resumption of production and establishment of new factories was in line with Tanzania’s Second Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP II), which focuses on nurturing industrialisation to boost the economy.
Spare parts produced at the Kilimanjaro-based factory have attracted customers from both local and foreign markets given their high quality and affordability compared to imported parts.