Kenya: Cemtech to construct cement plant in 2016

Cemtech will start construction work for a KES 12 billion (€100.60 million/US$114.07 million) cement processing plant in West Pokot County in Kenya in early 2016. The plant will process around 1.2 million tonnes of cement/year, upon completion, according to Diptish Nandha, general manager of Cemtech. Cemtech is a unit of India-based Sanghi Group.

September 23, 2015 Read time: 1 min

7843 Cemtech will start construction work for a KES 12 billion (€100.60 million/US$114.07 million) cement processing plant in West Pokot County in Kenya in early 2016.

The plant will process around 1.2 million tonnes of cement/year, upon completion, according to Diptish Nandha, general manager of Cemtech. Cemtech is a unit of India-based Sanghi Group.

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