Africa-Press – Uganda. The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury (PSST), Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi, on Saturday visited Roofings Rolling Mills Limited at the Kampala Industrial and Business Park in Namanve to assess progress on the company’s Ultra-Modern Cold Rolling Mill Complex, a flagship industrial investment strengthening Uganda’s steel value chain.
During the visit, Ggoobi commended Roofings Group for its continued investments in world-class manufacturing capacity, noting that the Cold Rolling Mill Complex is a strong signal of Uganda’s readiness to host heavy, high-technology industrial establishments.
The facility adds 54 percent value to hot-rolled coils and supplies critical inputs to 111 steel manufacturers across East Africa, significantly reinforcing regional industrial value chains.
The steel sector’s growing contribution to the national economy was highlighted by Roofings Group’s 2025 performance.
In the year, the Group added over Shs 400 billion in value to raw materials, contributed more than Shs 191 billion in tax revenues, and accounted for over 0.5 percent of Uganda’s total export earnings—underscoring the sector’s expanding role in industrialization, revenue generation, and exports.
Speaking during the visit, Sikander Lalani, Chairman of Roofings Group, expressed appreciation to President Museveni and Government for sustained policy and institutional support to the steel industry.
He reaffirmed the Group’s commitment to further investment in Uganda, aligned with the national ambition of achieving ten-fold economic growth through industrialization and value addition.
Ggoobi reaffirmed government’s commitment to supporting the steel sector to produce high-quality construction materials, increase tax revenues, expand export earnings, and create more jobs for Ugandans.
Ggoobi further pledged government support to de-risk backward integration in the iron and steel sector, describing it as a critical step toward enabling Uganda to add value to its iron ore resources and build a resilient, competitive steel industry capable of driving long-term economic transformation.
The visit underscores government’s broader strategy to deepen industrial capacity, promote value addition, and strengthen linkages across priority sectors—positioning Uganda as a regional manufacturing hub.
