Cement.—Rwanda imported 116,000 t of cement in 2008; Ciments du Rwanda Ltd. (Cimerwa) [Rwanda Investment Group S.A. (RIG), 90%] was unable to meet domestic demand in spite of producing at about its full capacity of 100,000 t/yr. Cimerwa planned to build a new plant with a capacity of 600,000 t/yr at a cost of $70 million.
