Kenya: East Africa Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) boss Kephar Tande has said that the government is set to build a second cement factory in Kajiado, Athi River State.
Tande said that plans are underway for the construction of a fully-fledged cement factory in the Nooleleshuani area of Kajiado and is expected to be in operation in 2016. He said that the site is next to the limestone-rich Maasai plains, which are the major source of cement raw materials in Kajiado county that are supplied to all of the five companies based in Athi River.
"This will ensure its position in the Kenyan market remains strong and help it to eventually acquire leadership. We are currently carrying out feasibility studies for a clinker plant in Nooleleshuani near Bisil and will install a new cement mill by 2016 to increase our cement production capacity to 2Mt/yr," said Tande.
The EAPCC announcement to build a new cement plant comes a few days after cement makers increased cement prices in the wake of a new mining levy imposed by the Ministry of Mining.
