Kenyan cement producer East African Portland Cement reported a KES1.2bn (US$12m) loss for the half-year ending 31 December 2018, compared with a KES970m loss in the prior-year period. Sales revenue fell by 55 per cent to KES1.3bn.

The company attributed the widening loss to a difficult business environment with increasing input prices, the sluggish market and challenges in its production due to a tight working capital.

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