On 8th March we could read on CemNet Newsroom that  Tanzania Portland Cement Company Ltd (TPCCL) has been issued a two-month ultimatum from the government to improve its dust control or face a ban. TPCCL Managing Director said the plant will work on the directives but added that they were already doing their best in preserving the environment.

Whitehopleman spent a considerable time at the Dangote plant in Mtwara, Tanzania in 2016 and then at the Tanga Cement plant at Tanga in 2017. Tanzania is one of the most pleasant countries in Africa.