Industry Dynamics

TEOSS also plans a facility so that lithium batteries from solar products that can’t be repaired are repurposed into battery packs for powering homes, businesses, or other facilities.

MPs on the committee were dismayed to learn how Pinetti, the firm's director, reportedly mortgaged 25 acres of state land in Namanve - given to them to secure a loan from a commercial banks - to set up the coffee processing plant.

The biggest consumer of Ugandan coffee in June was Italy that maintained the highest market share with 34.57% compared with 37.02% last month. It was followed by Germany 13.11% (14.36%), India 9.52% (5.00%) Sudan 7.81% (4.04%) and Algeria 6.28% (5.80%)

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzania’s new leader Samia Suluhu Hassan, on her first official visit, attended the signing of the three accords that included: a host government agreement for the pipeline, a tariff and transportation agreement and a shareholding agreement.

The increase is the highest since 1991 according to Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), the country’s agency mandated to control and market the crop.Figures released by the UCDA show that exports for the calendar year January 2020 to December 2020 amounted to 5,492,525 60...

In these times of global economic covid-19 upsets, Uganda, which earns huge sums from coffee exports, might do well to breathe life into its domestic market and sip on a strong cup of independent and internal coffee-bean gains.

Data from the Uganda Coffee Development Authority show that coffee exports in February 2019 hit a record high in nearly 28 months due to bumper harvests in central and eastern regions.

The mobile phone industry in Africa has been dominated by Transsion, a little-known Shenzhen company outside the African continent and is preparing to make an initial public offering in China. Now, Vivo is ready to open the Middle East and African markets with low-cost products.

Chinese company ENGO Holdings Limited has started construction of a computer and mobile phone assembly and manufacturing plant. The plant will be located in the famous Namanve Industrial Park, in Wakiso.