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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
In February 1933, the Company was incorporated in Kenya with the first factory in Nairobi's Industrial Area. The Company had one cement mill and used imported clinker from India for cement manufacturing. The production capacity was about 60,000 tonnes of cement at the time. In December 1956, construction of the Athi River facility started.
Bamburi Cement – Nairobi, Kenya – The flagship company of the group. This unit engages in the production of cement. [5] Bamburi Special Products – Nairobi, Kenya – 100% Shareholding – This subsidiary is dedicated to manufacturing of concrete paving blocks and ready mix concrete. [6]
Precast concrete is a construction product produced by casting concrete in a reusable mold or "form" which is then cured in a controlled environment, transported to the construction site and maneuvered into place; examples include precast beams, and wall panels, floors, roofs, and piles.
Roll-formed profiled steel sheet, wood, tensioned fabric, precast concrete, masonry block, glass curtainwall or other materials may be used for the external cladding of the building.
On 15 May 2008 Lafarge acquired Larsen & Toubro Ready Mix-Concrete (RMC) business in India for $349 million. [13] In 2009, Lafarge sells Canadian precast concrete company, Pre-Con to Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund. [14]
Reinforced concrete can be classified as precast or cast-in-place concrete. Designing and implementing the most efficient floor system is key to creating optimal building structures. Small changes in the design of a floor system can have significant impact on material costs, construction schedule, ultimate strength, operating costs, occupancy ...
[32] [36] Solidia Technologies fires its brick and precast concrete at lower temperatures and cures them with CO 2 gas, claiming to reduce its carbon emissions by 30%. [32] [36] Carbonaide uses carbon dioxide in the curing phase of precast concrete production and has demonstrated up to 40% savings in cement consumption with their first client. [39]