Cement News tagged under: Kenya
Kenya set to see decline in 2012 consumption31 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsKenyan cement consumption is set to register the first decline in three years. Provisional data for 2012 from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows that consumption is unlikely to go over the 3Mt mark surpassed in the previous two years. Over the first 11 months of 2012, demand reached 2.6Mt compared to 3.4Mt in full-year 2011 and 3.1Mt in 2010. On the positive side, consumption in November 2012 saw a MoM gain of six per cent to 337,096t from 318,016t in October 2012. Cement produ... |
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 ... |
Kenya: EAPCC reverts to Bamburi for clinker supply31 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsEast Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) has turned to its shareholder, Bamburi Cement, to supply clinker a year after it severed a four-year supply deal with the firm and inked a contract with National Cement. EAPCC fell out with National Cement for breach of contract linked to non-payment and making orders of clinker that were below the agreed quantity threshold, according to reports in the Business Daily of Kenya. “I’m not supplying them because they are not paying,” said Mr Naren... |
Bamburi Cement appoints director, Kenya30 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsBamburi Cement has appointed John Simba as a director. The effective date is November 29, 2012. |
National Cement to open new 1.65Mta Nairobi works21 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsNational Cement announced plans to open a new 1.65Mta cement works in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. The company said it received an undisclosed loan from KCB Group, raw materials on credit and a cash injection from its parent company Devki Group of Companies to finance the new KES11.9bn. The new capacity is expected to intensify to battle for control of the regional cement market. The entry of National Cement and Mombasa Cement increased competition with the latter rapidly claiming... |
Kenya: Bamburi Cement commissions a new baghouse13 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge's Bamburi Cement has commissioned a KES540m kiln baghouse to eliminate dust emissions and save energy during production. This is part of the group’s Environmental Sustainability Ambitions 2012, aimed at reducing dust emissions by 30 per cent by the end of 2012, as it moves towards the overall goal of reaching the required global standards of below 50mg/Nm3. Commissioning the new technology Dr Ayub Macharia, director, applauded the investment saying it is in conformity to NEMA and in... |
Increased sales boost ARM Cement's 9M12 pretax profit, Kenya22 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsKenya’s second largest cement producer ARM Cement (formerly Athi River Mining) said in the first nine months pretax profit rose to KES1.2bn (US$14.1m) from KES296m, driven primarily by higher sales of Rhino Cement. Rhino Cement, which is ARM's flagship operation set up in 1997, launched its Tanzania cement production plant in Dar es Salaam this month. Turnover for the first three quarters of the year jumped 29 per cent to KES7.74bn compared to the same period the previous year. ARM s... |
EAPCC announces new strategy, Kenya01 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsEast African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) of Kenya has announced the appointment of two management positions and revamp its strategy implementation and operations as it aims to increase efficiency. EAPCC has appointed two managers to head its production and human resources departments. Former Bamburi Cement and Athi River Mining employee Engineer Charles Charo is the new Head of Production Operations. Charo has 25 years of experience in cement manufacturing while John Ole Kimanjoi has... |
Competition mounts for East Africa market share07 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsPublic sector infrastructure projects and the rapidly growing middle class in the East Africa region will be the main drivers of cement consumption as competition is set to intensify with the arrival of new market entrants. S peaking to AllAfrica press, Kephar Tande, chairman of the East African Cement Producers Association, said Friday that the ongoing regional trade integration and an expected surge in housing demand will be the new battlefront for market share as new players enter the ma... |