May 13, 2021 Africa’s richest man, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, just announced his Dangote Cement will invest $400 million to build a cement plant in Kenya. By Mfonobong Nsehe Former Contributor Jun 1

Aug 31, 2016 Dangote’s targeting of the Kenyan consumer with low-cost cement from Ethiopia is expected to further drive retail prices downward in a market where they have remained static for nearly 10 years. Importing cement into Kenya is seen as Dangote’s short-term market entry plan as it prepares to establish a local plant in 2019

Sep 02, 2016 Dangote's targeting of the Kenyan consumer with low-cost cement from Ethiopia is expected to further drive retail prices downward in a market where they have remained static for nearly 10 years. Importing cement into Kenya is seen as Dangote's short-term market entry plan as it prepares to establish a local plant in 2019

Apr 13, 2021 Edwin said despite increase in prices of building materials, Dangote cement has not increased ex-factory prices since December 2019 till date. He said cost of production has increased by 15 percent over the past 15 months due to dollar-naira valuation, but added that the company only adjusted prices to reflect changes in transport rates

Aug 28, 2018 This will surge the production capacity of the plant from 2,000 to 6,000 tons each day thereby decreasing the production cost. The chief executive of Dangote Industries Jagat Rathee said the company has been utilising an average of 106,000 litres of diesel each day to generate between 2,000 and 2,500 tons of cement

May 15, 2016 Dangote Quarries had promised to put up a Sh34.8 billion cement plant in Kanziku with capacity to produce 5,500 tonnes of cement daily to rival a planned one by ARM Cement

Apr 23, 2017 Dangote cement Ethiopia. The 2.5Mta plant, less than 90km from Addis Ababa, was commissioned in May 2015. With rich limestone reserves of about 223 million tonnes, it is the largest cement plant in Ethiopia capable of producing high-quality 32.5 and 42.5-grade cements to meet market needs, and at competitive costs

Dec 03, 2017 Dangote Cement has revealed that they have registered two companies in Kenya with plans to build two plants of 1.5Mta each, near Nairobi and Mombasa, to serve the local market. The company, which is majority owned by Africa’s richest man notes that Kenya is an exciting market and that the country is high on its priorities

Jul 28, 2020 ARM Cement operates five grinding plants (two in Kenya, two in Tanzania and one in Rwanda) and two clinker plants, including a 1.2Mta clinker plant in Tanzania. National Cement, which has taken the lead in transactions in the cement sector, acquired assets of ARM Cement in Kenya in 2019 for US$50m

Sep 02, 2019 These include the Dar es Salaam-Morogoro railway, the Kenya-Tanzania railway, major road and bridge projects and commercial housing. In the first half of 2018, Dangote was forced to suspend operations in its Mtwara plant due to high cost of fuel for the diesel generators after the Tanzanian government banned importation of coal from South Africa

Mar 13, 2017 “Kenya is high on our priorities and we plan to build two plants of 1.5million tonnes each, near Nairobi and Mombasa to serve the local market. We hope to be operational in Kenya by 2020/21,” Dangote said in the report that was released last week

Aug 31, 2016 Dangote’s targeting of the Kenyan consumer with low-cost cement from Ethiopia is expected to further drive retail prices downward in a market where they have remained static for nearly 10 years. Importing cement into Kenya is seen as Dangote’s short-term market entry plan as it prepares to establish a local plant in 2019

Aug 17, 2021 Dangote Cement Price in Tanzania Today. Currently, the price of Dangote cement is Tsh 14,500/- and Tsh 17,000/- per bag (50kg), and Tsh 30,000,000/- and Tsh 45,000,000/- per wholesale package (600 bags). Note, however, that this price varies from location to location within the country

A Chinese firm has signed a deal worth $1.487 billion with Nigeria-based cement giant Dangote Group to build cement plants in several African countries including Kenya. Owner of Dangote Group and Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote has in the past revealed intention to put up a plant in Kenya

Sep 19, 2016 The average retail price of a 50kg bag of Dangote cement in Kenya is $4.70, which is a significant drop from an average $7.40 as at the end of last year. In Tanzania, a 50kg bag of Dangote cement is selling for $4.50, which is a 20 per cent drop from the average $5.85. In Uganda, the average price was $8.8 as at the end of last year

Aug 29, 2016 Dangote said the cement exported to Kenya is priced at about $74 (Sh7,400) per tonne, making it up to 40 per cent cheaper than locally manufactured brands. The price is