Cement News tagged under: Cemtech Sanghi Group
Kenya: dispute over stalled cement plant22 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsLocal politicians in Kenya’s West Pokot county have clashed over delays which have seen the construction of a proposed cement plant make little progress for years, the Daily Nation reports. Despite being announced a decade ago, building has yet to begin and local politicians appear split over whether to invite in new investors. The originators of the project, India’s Sanghi Group, retain the support of the local governor, while the county’s senator, John Lonyangapuo, has approached Desk G... |
Kenya: West Pokot plant construction poised for 2016 start25 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsConstruction work on a long-awaited cement plant in West Pokot County, Kenya, is due to commence early next year, company officials have confirmed. Cemtech Ltd, a subsidiary of India's Sanghi Group of companies, will begin construction work for the KES12bn following approval by engineers who had earlier raised queries over its site, among other issues. The company acquired 650 hectares of land for the 1.2Mta plant about six years ago. Diptish Nandha, general manager of Cemtech, affirme... |
Kenya: Cemtech gains cement plant licences30 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe government has granted all required licences for the construction of the KES12bn (US$136.9m) Pokot Cement Factory. Rajesh Rawal, Cemtech Sanghi's Group director, said it has taken more than two years for the company to be granted the licenses. He said the company is now ready to begin the project which is scheduled to be completed by end of 2014 or early 2015. "What we will set up is factory that has capacity to produce more than 1.2Mta of cement for at least 50 years," he said. The f... |
Kenya: KES12bn Pokot cement factory to be completed next year10 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsInvestors in the KES12bn cement factory in Pokot have pledged to complete the project next year after revising its implementation plan. The project was initially scheduled to end this year. CEO of the Cemtech Sanghi Group, Rajesh Kumar Rawal, has dispelled fears that the project may not take off. "Its a complex project but we are committed to completing it within the next 15 months so that it is commissioned," he told local newspaper, the Star. "We are on course to implement it because ... |
Construction of Pokot plant delayed, Kenya12 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsConstruction of a new cement factory in Pokot, Kenya, which was set to be completed by the end of next year is experiencing delays and is now expected to take longer than expected. Kenyan newspaper, The Star, reported Rajesh Kumar Rawal of the Cemtech Sanghi Group – which is behind the 1.2Mta cement plant – as saying that the company has completed the planning stages and construction was scheduled to start this year. However, at present, no work is being carried out at the site. No furthe... |
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