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New Cemtech clinker plant commissioned in West Pokot
09 April 2024Kenya: President William Ruto has commissioned a Cemtech clinker plant in Sebit, West Pokot, valued at US$345m. Construction of the plant began in 2010 and it will produce 6000t/day of clinker with a cement capacity of 2Mt/yr. After production, the clinker will be transported to a grinding plant in Eldoret.
Mining Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi said "The production is enough feed for all cement plants in the country. The demand for this critical material will now be met with the excess available for export." The opening of this plant is a ‘major relief’ for cement companies in Kenya, which have historically had to import 60% of their clinker. Currently, National Cement and Mombasa Cement manufacture clinker, while Bamburi Cement, Savannah Cement, Rai Cement, and Ndovu Cement import it.
Located at the Sebit limestone mines in Kipkomo subcounty, the plant has generated over 2000 job opportunities.
Simba Cement approved to buy Cemtech
20 March 2019Kenya: The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has approved the acquisition of Cemtech by Simba Cement. CAK said that, as Cemtech had been dormant for a decade, its purchase would revive the company, create jobs and improve the economy in West Pokot County.
Simba Cement is a subsidiary of Devki Group and it trades under the National Cement brand. Cemtech is a subsidiary of India’s Sanghi Group. It has been attempting to build a cement plant in West Pokot since 2010. The acquisition includes Cemtech’s land, business intellectual property, business records, equipment, goodwill, licenses, stock and third party rights.
Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics used by CAK showed the leading companies in the country’s cement sector by market share were: Bamburi Cement (33%), Mombasa Cement (16%), East African Portland Cement (15%), Savannah Cement (15%), National Cement (8%) and Athi River Mining Africa (13%).
Construction work of Cemtech’s US$114m cement plant to start in 2016
24 September 2015Kenya: Construction work for the long-awaited US$114m, 1.2Mt/yr cement plant project in Sebit, West Pokot will kick off early in 2016, company officials have confirmed.
Cemtech, a subsidiary of India's Sanghi Group, will begin construction work after approval by engineers who had earlier raised queries over its location, among other issues. Residents, some of whom expected to benefit either directly or indirectly from the plant construction, had waited a long time for commencement of the facility, which is long overdue.
Cemtech general manager Diptish Nandha has confirmed that all pending issues have now been resolved. Nadha said that experts had been assessing the quantity and quality of limestone and solving ground geometric technicalities that had delayed the setting up of the plant. "We have now solved the two major challenges on quality of limestone and ground geometric technicalities that delayed the start of construction," said Nadha. He disclosed that upon completion, residents nearby the plant would benefit from power supply from the company.
The cement plant was expected to start up about five years ago, but a number of challenges delayed construction. At one point, region leaders, including the governor and senator John Lonyangapuo, threatened that they would revoke operation license in favour of another investor who would show 'seriousness.'
Nandha said that the suppliers of the plant machinery are redesigning the machines to ease transportation. He revealed that the machines are expected to be on the location at Sebit by January 2016, after which construction works will begin. "The machines are very heavy and cannot be transported easily from Mombasa. That is why we have redesigned dissembled parts so that they can be easily transported from the port of Mombasa," said Nandha.
Kenya: Cemtech, the Indian cement firm owned by the Sanghi Group, is set to build a 30MW coal power plant for its proposed cement plant in West Pokot County. Construction of the plant is expected to begin on 14 August 2013, according to the Kenyan newspaper Business Daily.
15MW of electrical energy is intended to run the operations of the proposed cement plant. The remaining 15MW will be sold to the Kenyan national power grid said the National Environment Management Authority (Nema).
The entire cement plant project is expected to cost US$175m. The plant is due for completion in 2015 and will have a cement production capacity of 1.5Mt/yr. Although centered on the Kenyan cement market the plant will also target Uganda and South Sudan.