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Kenya: Vipingo facility to make Mombassa Cement more competitive

12 April 2016, Published under Cement News

African cement companies are eyeing the market created by a construction boom in east Africa and other countries in the larger region, according to All Africa news service. At the top of the companies looking to grab a share of an increasing market is Kenya's Mombasa Cement Ltd, which plans to invest KES7.3bn (US$73m) to expand the factory's production capacity. The new clinker and cement unit is expected to ease pressure on prices, which dropped to US$7/50kg bag from US$8 in 2014. The ...