Company type | Public KN: BAMB |
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Industry | Construction |
Founded | 1951 |
Founder | Felix Mandl |
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
Key people | John Simba Chairman of the Board Seddiq Hassani Managing Director |
Products | Cement and concrete |
Revenue | KES: 39.2 billion (2015) |
KES: 5.87 billion (2015) | |
Total assets | KES: 42 billion (2015) |
Total equity | KES: 29.7 billion (2015) |
Number of employees | 851 |
Website | Homepage |
Bamburi Cement Limited is an industrial company in Kenya specialising in cement and concrete. The company has operations in Bamburi suburb of Mombasa, it is headquartered in Nairobi and its stock is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. [1]
Bamburi Cement is the largest manufacturer of cement in Eastern Africa, with its cement plant in Mombasa being the second largest cement plant in sub-Saharan Africa. This has given it the title of largest manufacturing export earner in Kenya. [2] As of December 2015, the company's total assets were valued at US$420 million, with shareholders' equity of about US$297 million. [3]
Bamburi Cement was founded in 1951 by Felix Mandl [4] as a partnership between Cementia Holding and Blue Circle in British Kenya. production from its Mombasa plant in 1954. In 1998, Bamburi opened a clinker grinding plant in [2]
The companies that comprise Bamburi Cement include, but are not limited, to the following: [3]
The shares of Bamburi Cement are traded on the main market segment of the Nairobi Securities Exchange, under the ticker symbol: BAMB. The shareholding in the company's stock as at 31 December 2016 was as depicted in the table below:
Rank | Name of Owner | Percentage Ownership |
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1 | Fincem Holding Limited | 29.30 |
2 | Kencem Holding Limited | 29.30 |
3 | Others investors | 41.40 |
Total | 100.00 |
Fincem Holding Limited and Kencem Holding Limited are subsidiaries of LafargeHolcim. This gives LafargeHolcim 58.6% control of Bamburi Cement. [10]
During its early years, cement production grew from 1.2 million tons to 25 million tons. This made the Bamburi quarries inhospitable arid wasteland with brackish water. In 1959, the company engaged Rene Haller to beautify the area. In the 1971 Haller embarked on the reforestation project leading to the formation of Haller Park. The park is tourist attraction with a wide range of flora and fauna. [11]
The company has since aimed to convert barren landscape of disused limestone quarries into vibrant and diverse ecosystem of forest, grasslands and ponds. [11]
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