Tanzania has made great strides throughout the last decades in improving its infrastructure and communications networks with the cement industry being a key beneficiary of the building boom despite the country's power crisis. Dar es Salaam city is the commercial capital of Tanzania and although the government offices has been shifted to Dodoma, most of the activities are still carried in Dar es Salaam at the State House. Headquarters of most ministries, Foreign Embassies and international agencies are still harbored in this city. Upto eight years ago, the Country had three cement plants (namely Twiga Cement. Tanga Cement and Mbeya Cement) with a combined capacity of 4.65 million tones a year, but to date there are more than seven cement producers. With the upcoming Dengote cement increases in the production plan, there would be production capacity of over 7 million tones annually. Fortune Cement factory is situated about half a kilometer off Kilwa Road at Vikindu Area, Mkuranga District in Coast Region, approximately 30 KM south of Dar es Salaam city centre.

The property is boarded by farmland and an undeveloped site to the front side. Kilwa Road is tarmced arterial road linking Dar es Salaam city with the Gas rich southern regions of Lindi and Mtwara and neighbouring Mozambique. The immediate access to the property from Kilawa Road is via a rough road. Vikindu area is predominantly an agricultural and resident area, but of late some industrial and institutional developments such as Fortune Cement factory, ARM Cement Factory (Rhino Brand). SS Bakresaa Industrial Park (Beverages plant for Azam Cola) and Saint Augustine School have been established.

The property comprises an irregular and sloping site containing 2.80 hectare as stated in the Certificate of Occupancy (approximately 6.9 acres). The site is fenced with sand cement blocks and barbed wire fence on reinforced concrete posts to the other side. The main access to the property is through a steel palisade rolling gate and there are separate palisade steel gates for pedestrians and weighbridge. The drive way. parking access are compacted gravel.

Shallow concrete storm water drainage channels are incorporated and security lighting is provided on strategic areas.