PROJECT

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Summary of Investment Information

Project Number

32888

Company Name

NATIONAL CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Date SPI Disclosed

Jan 31, 2014

Country

Kenya

Region

Africa

Projected Board Date

Apr 9, 2014

Environmental Category

A - Significant

Status

Completed

Last Updated Date

Feb 17, 2024

Department

Regional Industry - MAS Africa

Industry

Manufacturing

Previous Events

Approved : Jun 12, 2014
Signed : Jun 23, 2014
Invested : Dec 1, 2014

Sector

Cement

Project Description

The project involves first the expansion of the Athi River grinding plant of National Cement Company Limited (“NCCL”), in order to have an installed nominal cement grinding capacity of 1.7 million tons per annum (Mtpa) of Portland cement. It is located at Athi River, c.40 km south of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital.

Secondly, a new clinker production line will be built at Merueshi, c.160 km south of Nairobi, near the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. The nominal capacity of the kiln is expected to be 3,300 tons per day (tpd) or 1.1Mtpa, assuming a maximum 330 days of annual operation.

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