Bamburi Cement reported a turnover of KES18.663bn (US$181.18m) in the1H19, up 0.6 per cent when compared with KES18.556bn in the 1H18.

The Kenya-based cement producer’s pretax profit fell to KES23m from KES722m in the first six months of 2018. The company’s profits were impacted by higher energy and logistics costs.

However, profitability is expected to recover in the second half of the year.