Bamburi Cement Limited has finished constructing a new production line worth Sh4 billion at its Nairobi grinding plant. This is first stage of the company’s capacity increasing program which kick-started three years ago while actual construction began last year.
The milestone has been achieved at a time when the government is supporting the manufacturing industry through the Big Four agenda, a move that could see the sector grow tremendously.
The New Production Line
Bamburi’s new production will enable it to produce two high-strength brands namely Power Plus and Power Max that were formerly produced at the firm’s Mombasa plant. The Nairobi plant has been producing the Tembo and Nguvu brands.
The cement producer is adding 900,000 metric tonnes each year to boost its production capacity to 2.4 million metric tonnes every year. The capacity produced by the Nairobi and Mombasa plants will increase to 3.2 million metric tonnes a year.
Bamburi’s new production line aims to take advantage of the increasing demand for cement in the real estate sector especially now that the government plans to provide 500,000 units over the coming four years under the affordable housing agenda.
