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EAPCC to cut workforce by September 2019

05 June 2019

Kenya: The East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) plans to reduce its costs by making 220 workers redundant. It says it needs US$170m to return to profitability, according to the Business Daily newspaper. Other plans to reduce its debts include raising money through land sales and reducing its energy costs. It is considering selling over 2400 hectares of land in Athi River. It has already sold around 360 hectares to Kenya Railways for around US$50m.

The company currently has 821 contracted and permanent and pensionable employees. It intends to reduce its workforce by September 2019.

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Stephen Nthei appointed acting managing director of East Africa Portland Cement

29 May 2019

Kenya: East Africa Portland Cement has appointed Stephen Nthei as its acting managing director. He succeeds Simon Peter Ole Nkeri, who was relieved of the role by the company’s board, according to the Standard newspaper. Nthei joined the company in 2007 and has held various roles, including Head of Internal Audit and Head of Financial Management. He is a Certified Public Accountant with experience working for bodies including Ernst & Young, the Central Bank of Kenya and Kenya Petroleum Refineries.

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EAPCC staff demand jail for directors over pay row

16 April 2019

Kenya: Employees of the East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) have filed an application at the Court of Appeal to jail the company’s directors for not paying them. The workers argue that, despite both the labour and appellate courts having directed that they be paid, the company directors have failed to comply, according to the Business Daily newspaper. Over 400 workers were awarded nearly US$14m under a 2012 - 2015 collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

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EAPCC in dispute over land sale with local residents

18 March 2019

Kenya: An attempt by the East African Portland Cement (EAPCC) to sell some of its land has been threatened by local residents. 5000 local residents say that the disputed land belongs to them, according to the Standard newspaper. They hold a title deed to the land and a court halted construction work on the site in February 2019. The residents also claim that they have been subject to excessive force by the police.

The EAPCC is selling land in a government-backed arrangement to try and clear its debts after it made a loss in 2018. The land has been set aside for Kenya Railways to build a rail container terminal. The railway operator has already made a US$12m down payment on the property. The cement producer maintains that it owns the land. However, the government has agreed to negotiate with the protestors.

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Kenyan government working on rescue strategy for EAPCC

06 March 2019

Kenya: Trade and Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya says that the government has started work on a rescue strategy for the East African Portland Cement (EAPCC). It has conducted due diligence to reduce the company’s losses and looked into changing the management and upgrading its Athi River plant, according to the Standard newspaper. The cement producer reported a US$12m loss in the half year to 31 December 2018. It also has debts of US$108m.

The EAPCC is planning to sell land it owns for up to US$150m but the government does not believe that this will be sufficient to revive the company. It is currently operating at 50% of its production capacity due to financial restraints. It also plans to further reduce its workforce to cut costs.

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EAPCC reports US$12m loss for half year

27 February 2019

Kenya: The East Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) made a loss of US$12m in the half-year to 31 December 2018 compared to a loss of US$9.7m in the same period in 2017. It blamed the loss on a ‘difficult’ market and production issues, according to the Standard newspaper.

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Audit recommends Athi River Mining and EAPCC have mining licences be suspended

12 February 2019

Kenya: A government audit has recommended that the Mining Minister suspend the operating licences for Athi River Mining and the East African Portland Cement (EAPCC). The report to the Public Accounts Committee was in response to the companies not paying taxes, according to the Business Daily newspaper. Both cement producers have faced financial difficulties recently.

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EAPCC receives government backing to sell land to meet debts

21 November 2018

Kenya: The East Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) has received backing from the Ministry of Trade to sell unused land to pay off debts and commitments of nearly US$150m. The ministry said that a cabinet memorandum is ready to grant the company approval to sell off its assets, according to the Business Daily newspaper. The cement producer says it needs the funds to pay employee benefits, pay suppliers, pay off debts to companies including the Kenya Commercial Bank and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency and refurbish its plant. The cement producer says it wants to spend US$19.5m towards refurbishing its plant in a one-to-two month shutdown. At present the unit is operating at a 50% capacity utilisation rate.

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EAPCC described as insolvent by Auditor-General

19 November 2018

Kenya: Edward Ouko, the Auditor-General, has described the East Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) as insolvent because it cannot pay its debts. The cement producer made an operating loss of US$34m in its financial year that ended on 30 June 2018, according to the Standard newspaper. Its revenue fell by 25% year-on-year to US$50m. The company said it devised a new strategy to focus distribution on it own depots and to compete on pricing to counteract a lack of distribution of its products in common retail stores.

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East African Portland Cement managing director questioned by parliament

05 October 2018

Kenya: Simon Ole Nkeri, the managing director of East African Portland Cement (EAPC), has been questioned by the National Assembly Trade, Industry and Cooperative committee of the Parliament of Kenya. He told the committee that the company has considered the almost US$14m it owes it workers but he was unable to provide a payment schedule, according to the Business Daily newspaper. In August 2018 the Labour Court allowed the Kenya Chemical and Allied Workers Union to recover the money owed to over 400 workers. In late September 2018 the Court of Appeal gave the EAPC 30 days to make a deposit of the owed funds. However, the cement producer resorted to legal means to delay paying the deposit, as it would ‘cripple’ its business operations.

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