Bamburi Cement enhances its concrete manufacturing footprint in Coast region
Mombasa…Bamburi Cement Plc has launched a Ready-mix [RMX] concrete plant in Mombasa County to capitalise on coast region’s surging large-scale construction and infrastructure concrete demands.
The new facility by Bamburi Special Products [BSP], located in the Bamburi area, boasts a production capacity of 120 cubic meters per hour with potential volumes of more than 10,000 cubic meters of Ready-mix concrete, a fleet of transit mixers, a mobile and fixed pumping capacity and a mobile concrete lab, enabling efficiency and support for construction projects.
Coast is home to accomplished and ongoing infrastructural projects – including the Mombasa-Malindi Highway, Dongo Kundu Bypass Highway, Makupa Causeway Bridge, Affordable Housing Projects, Lamu-Garissa Highway, Lamu Port, High-rise apartments as well as individual housing units – creating a rising demand for quality concrete.
With Bamburi Cement’s Ready-mix concrete entry into Coast region seeks to leverage the few commercial producers of quality concrete in the coast region. It is also part of the company’s diversification strategy into new domestic markets, following the company’s recent acquisition by acquisition by Pan-African business conglomerate Amsons Group.
Amsons Group Cement Cluster CEO Mokate George Ramafoko emphasized the significance of the new plant, as a commitment to delivering high-quality concrete solutions while driving growth in one of Kenya’s key markets.
“The launch of this Ready-mix concrete plant strengthens our presence in the Coast region, enabling us to serve the region’s expanding construction needs with greater efficiency. Its strategic location will allow for faster deliveries, seamless supply chain management, and enhanced support for large-scale infrastructure, commercial and residential projects.”
“This development aligns with our broader strategy to expand our footprint in high-potential markets and underscores our dedication to providing innovative building solutions while support the region’s infrastructure development and contributing to Kenya’s economic growth,” added Mr. Mokate.
Additionally, while complimenting Bamburi Cement’s production of market-first concrete grades such as self-compacting concrete, waterproof, high-strength concrete, the new plant will offer supply of special chloride resistant concrete for marine applications due to the Coast’s presence of sea water which is highly aggressive concrete.
Bamburi Cement’s Commercial Director Martin Kariuki stated: “Significant large projects at the Coast have used concrete manufactured from Ordinary Portland cement (CEM I) which is non-resistant to sea water chlorides that penetrate structures and cause corrosion to the steel reinforcement. This RMX concrete plant will use our purpose-made Duracem and Duraplus cements that have enhanced chlorides resistance and counter the harmful effects of chloride in concrete.”
Bamburi Cement has over the years manufactured various types of cement and also vertically integrated into concrete – Ready-mix and precast – through its Bamburi Special Products [BSP] subsidiary. BSP has precast facilities in Nairobi and Mombasa but up till now had its Ready-mix concrete plants in Nairobi.
Bamburi Cement’s investment in the Kenyan Coast will continue in the near-to-medium term with the development of the Bamburi Cement Integrated Clinker plant in Matuga, Kwale County. This is part of Amsons Group commitment to invest approximately Kshs 51 billion [$400 million] over the next three years in the business.
The Kenyan construction industry has long been a key driver of the country’s GDP. According to data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the industry is projected to achieve an average annual growth rate of over 5% between 2025 and 2028.
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