Bamburi to set up Sh32b clinker plant after Amsons takeover

Bamburi Cement yesterday announced that it would invest $250 million (Sh32 billion) in a clinker production plant at Matuga in Kwale County, marking the first major investment by the firm since its acquisition by the Tanzanian conglomerate Amsons Group.

Construction of the plant, which is expected to double Bamburi’s cement production capacity, will start in the first quarter of next year and is expected to start clinker production by 2028.

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Bamburi Cement yesterday announced that it would invest $250 million (Sh32 billion) in a clinker production plant at Matuga in Kwale County, marking the first major investment by the firm since its acquisition by the Tanzanian conglomerate Amsons Group.

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