Regional cement manufacturer, Lafarge Bamburi, has launched a new state of the art plant to manufacture pre-casts and ready mix concrete in an effort to enhance production capacity in Kenya.
The new plant will help boost the introduction of valued added products in order to better meet customer needs and to continue to lead the market in innovative solutions.
Speaking during the inauguration ceremony at the plant in Athi River, Bruno Lafont,Chairman and CEO of Lafarge said the Company is committed to innovation and growth in East Africa.
‘'This new facility combines both and reflects our strong belief in the economic prospects in Kenya. It will help us meet the growing demand in its construction sector with state of the art technology," he said.
Both businesses have shown growth in the country with the precast business projecting volumes of 535,000m2 in 2010, while the projected volume for the ready mix business is 27,000m3.
New precast and ready mix batching plants to be installed in 2011 will see the volumes rise to 855,000m2 and 40,000m3 respectively. This has been due to positive consumer response to the company's innovative products.
The products range from ready-mix concrete to other value-added products such as paving blocks, road kerbs, road channels, culverts, inverted block drains, wallpanels and hollow blocks have seen their demand grow.
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