French major Total has launched a lubricant blending plant worth US$20mn in Tanzania
The factory was officially inaugurated on 8 February 2019 by the minister of Trade, George Joseph Kakunda, and the director of investments of Total.
Total has stated that as a part of its growth, expansion and commitment to participate and contribute to industrialisation in Tanzania, the company has acquired a US$20mn blending plant that will see the manufacturing and blending of lubricants and grease done in the country along with the introduction of Total innovations and high-tech know-how to Tanzania lubricants industry.
The blending plant will also see new employment opportunities, increased production of lubricants for local consumption at a more attractive price, increased government revenues through taxes arising out of business growth and exportation of lubricants to neighbouring countries.
The 8 000m2 lubricant blending plant will host an internal laboratory and a 2 200t tank farm enabling to process 22 000t of lubricants and 2000t of grease per year, it concluded.