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Bamburi Cement was founded in 1951 by Felix Mandl [4] as a partnership between Cementia Holding and Blue Circle in British Kenya. production from its Mombasa plant in 1954. In 1998, Bamburi opened a clinker grinding plant in [ 2 ]
Marketshare Rankings of Kenya's Cement Companies Rank Company Market share 1: Bamburi Cement Limited: 32.6 2: Mombasa Cement Ltd (MCL) 15.8 3: East Africa Portland Cement Company: 15.1 4: Savannah Cement Limited: 15.0 5: ARM Cement Limited: 13.5 6: National Cement Company Limited: 08.0 Total: 100.00
Mombasa Cement Limited is a large cement manufacturer in Eastern Africa.As of March 2016, MCL was the second-largest producer of cement in Kenya, with a 15.8 percent market share, behind market leader Bamburi Cement with a 32.6 percent market share, but ahead of third-placed East African Portland Cement Company, with 15.1 percent market share.
In November 2023, the Sarrai Group signed binding documentation to buy the 70 percent of Hima Cement Limited that Holcim held in the cement maker, through several subsidiaries including Bamburi Cement of Kenya. The purchase price is reported as US$84 million. The deal requires regulatory approval in Switzerland, Kenya, Uganda and COMESA.
Mavoko Constituency is a constituency in Kenya.It is one of eight constituencies in Machakos County., [1] [2] formerly part of Kathiani constituency upto 2013. Mavoko is the most industrialized constituency in Kenya, hosting six cement companies (Savannah Cement, Portland Cement, Bamburi Cement, Mombasa Cement, Simba Cement, and Athi River Mining) and the whole of EPZ with over 30 industries.
Over the years cement production grew from 1.2 million tons to 25 million tons. The area soon became inhospitable arid wasteland with brackish water. The Bamburi Cement company decided to rehabilitate the quarries which seemed to be an impossible task. No plants had been able to establish themselves there.
The road begins at Merille River and runs in a northerly direction and terminates at Marsabit. The construction works for this section has progressed at 10% having commenced in January 2013 and is scheduled for completion by January 2016 [needs update] and is being funded by the European Union. The project will cost a total sum of KSh.13.73 ...
The biggest consumer of electricity in Kenya is Kenya Pipeline Company, followed by Bamburi Cement. [11] As of July 2018, of the 6.5 million Kenya Power's customers, 5 percent or 348,459, were commercial customers (including businesses and factories).