Minerals & Materials

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Minerals And Materials

Minerals and Materials is one of the sections under the Department of Product Development, It specializes in identifying different ceramic raw material sources, collecting samples, processing, and characterizing these raw materials to formulate and test different bodies that are suitable for the production of ceramic products.

It is well-equipped with a ceramic material laboratory and a pilot plant for the development of ceramic products on a commercial scale.

Departmental Strategic Goals

Identification of raw material sites with in and outside Uganda
Characterization and analysis of different materials from different sites
Body formulations and prototype testing
Glaze Development and testing
Technical and Advisory services to the community
Technology transfer
Research and Development
Laboratory upgrading

Services offered include

Processing of raw materials
Firing ceramic pieces
Glazing and body formulating
Basic ceramic training and advisory services

Departmental strategic Objectives

To develop high-quality white bodies
To produce high-quality glaze that matches different bodies and customer tastes
To produce high-quality ceramic products
To run modularized demand-driven training programs
To improve the technical competency of small-scale entrepreneurs, strengthening entrepreneurship skills, innovation, and management
To transfer bone china technology
To develop appropriate processes for production of industrial ceramics products and new technologies
Laboratory upgrading

Minerals & Materials

Home - Directorates - Product Development - Minerals & Materials

Minerals And Materials

Departmental Strategic Goals

Services offered include

Departmental strategic Objectives

Uganda Industrial research Institute

The Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), under the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, specializes in value addition, product development, process design, technology sourcing, machinery fabrication, managing processing plants, SME outreach, and business incubation.

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