Cement News tagged under: Kenya
Bamburi gears up for grinding expansion13 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsBamburi Cement is set to start expansion of its Athi River grinding plant in Kenya next month, wth a senior executive saying that it has completed pre-construction preparation for the project. “In January we embarked on this 18-month project to construct a new cement grinding line at Athi River, and with civil works currently underway, structural work is set to commence next month,” Managing Director, Bruno Pescheux, said in a statement yesterday. The expansion of the plant is aimed at ... |
Dangote Cement26 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsProduction is due to start at Dangote’s new 1.5Mta cement grinding plant in Bouansa, Republic of Congo, this month, according to the company. The US$300m facility will take the country’s total cement production capacity to 2.55Mta along with Cimaf (0.5Mta), Sonocc (0.25Mta) and Forspal (0.3Mta). The works will also boost Dangote’s capacity across Africa to more than 40Mta. Construction is currently underway on a new 3Mta grinding plant in Côte d'Ivoire and two new plants have been announc... |
Savannah Cement and NCA sign training pact09 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsKenya's National Construction Authority (NCA) has signed a partnership agreement with local cement producer Savannah Cement to advance technical training programmes for contractors. The agreement will see Savannah Cement and NCA jointly conduct nationwide training and certification programmes for contractors and construction supervisors. Speaking at the partnership signing ceremony, NCA Executive Director, Dr Arch Daniel Manduku said the programme will also provide an outreach programme... |
ARM Cement to sell non-core unit03 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsARM Cement is to sell its fertiliser unit in a bid to raise cast to grow its core buisiness of cement, local media reports. The decision is part of the Kenyan company's aim to consolidate its business and focus on cost cutting, improving distribution channels as well as improving operational efficiencies. “Further, in order to remain focused on the cement business and to raise cash and release a significant amount of working capital locked up in Mavuno Fertilizers division, the co... |
Kenya: Bamburi appoints three women to all-male board16 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsBamburi Cement has appointed three women as directors to its previously all-male board. Appointees include former Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner for Domestic Taxes, Alice Owuor, Rita Kavashe, chief executive of General Motors East Africa (GMEA) and Equity Group Foundation’s managing director, Dr Hellen Gichohi. The female directors now represent 30 per cent of the cement manufacturer’s board that previously comprised of just seven men after two female directors (deputy Cent... |
Kenya: Bamburi Cement profits flat for 201610 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim subsidiary Bamburi Cement earned KES5.89bn (US$57.4m) in after tax profits in 2016, up just 0.3 per cent on the previous year, reports the Star newspaper. The company stressed that operating profits had shown a more robust performance, rising by eight per cent to KES7.9bn. Turnover was down 2.9 per cent, but production costs fell faster, dropping by seven per cent to KES24.8bn. “Overall, there was a marginal reduction in volumes into inland Africa export markets and in... |
ARM cement plans Kenya capacity boost23 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsKenya's ARM Cement plans to expand its grinding capacity at its Athi River plant in Kenya to add 0.5Mta of cement to the company's production. "We are completing a grinding plant expansion in Athi River which will give us an additional 500,000 tonnes of cement in the next 12 to 14 months," ARM’s Managing Director, Pradeep Paunrana said. While he did not disclose the value of the project he said it was funded by internal resources. The extra capacity will increase the use of clinker pr... |
Kenya: East African Portland Cement reports 1H16-17 pretax loss23 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn the first half of the FY16-17 ended December 2016 East African Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) has reported a pretax loss of KES533.7m (US$5.2m), an improvement when compared with the loss of KES745m reported a year ago. Revenues in the first half fell from KES4.62bn to KES3.72bn. EAPCC operates a 1.14Mt cement plant at Athi River and also owns downstream concrete activities. It is Kenya's fourth-largest cement producer after Lafarge Bamburi, Mombasa Cement and Savannah Cement. |
Mombasa Cement to build 36MW wind farm in Kilifi26 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsMombasa Cement is set to build a 36MW wind farm in Kilifi for its own energy use and sale to Kenya Power. The project, which consists of 12 turbines of 3MW each, will cost an estimated KES260m (US$2.5m). The wind park will be build on a section of the 1200 acres of land Mombasa Cement owns in Vipingo, on which it already operates a clinker factory that feeds its main plant in Athi River. Kenya’s renewable energy market has recently attracted dozens of local and multinational investors,... |
Kenya: Savannah Cement resumes operations12 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsSavannah Cement has reopened operations after temporary closure over the Christmas season to undergo major renovation. “We have decided that going forward we will be doing annual maintenance of the plant during the festive season to enable us meet our customer needs more efficiently,” Savannah Managing Director, Ronald Ndegwa, said. The cement manufacturer replaced wear parts in the grinding mill with an aim of increasing production, boosting quality and enhancing efficiency. Speaki... |