the Riloni-Mau Summit Road, the expansion of affordable housing schemes, the decline in lending rates and the stabilization of the Kenyan shilling exchange rate. Mohit Kapoor, CEO of industry leader Bamburi Cement, pointed out that the country's construction industry is gradually emerging from the downturn in 2024, when cement sales fell by 7.4% to 8.47 million tons, the biggest decline in more than two decades. Kenya's National Bureau of Statistics attributed this to high prices, tighter credit and reduced government spending. The reactivation of the
construction industry has become the core driving force for cement demand. Mohit Kapoor, CEO of Bamburi Cement, made it clear that the construction industry had "come back to life" and that the company's strategic layout was beginning to show results. Since its acquisition by Tanzania's Amsons Group, Bamburi has increased its clinker production capacity to a full capacity of 1 million tonnes through preventive maintenance and operational excellence management. Since this year, the company's cement sales have achieved double-digit growth, ready-mixed concrete production has increased by 40%, and DuraPlus, a new product specially developed for infrastructure needs, has also been recognized by the market.
Capacity expansion and efficiency improvement are the key points for Bamburi to seize the opportunity of recovery. The company is making every effort to promote the Matuga project, which will increase the annual output of clinker by 1.6 million tons. At the same time, Bamburi has invested heavily in cost-reducing and efficiency-enhancing measures such as digital upgrading, fuel optimization and solar energy, and further reduced transport costs and strengthened delivery capacity with the help of railway logistics improvement. These measures have been effective on the financial side, and the company achieved a net profit of 865 million Kenyan shillings ( $6.69 million) in the first half of 2025.
From the perspective of the whole industry, Kenya's cement industry as a whole shows a trend of expansion. In the first half of 2025, the national cement output increased by 17.3% year-on-year to 4.9 million tons, and the consumption increased by 22.1%, with a strong recovery momentum. But challenges remain. Analysts warn that high energy costs and high retail prices are still the main obstacles to the healthy development of the industry. How to optimize the cost structure while demand picks up will be the core issue that enterprises must deal with in the coming period.
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