Bamburi Cement

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Bamburi Cement Limited
Type Public
KN: BAMB
Industry Construction
Founded1951
Founder Felix Mandl
Headquarters Nairobi, Kenya
Key people
John Simba
Chairman of the Board
Seddiq Hassani
Managing Director
Products Cement and concrete
RevenueIncrease2.svg KES: 39.2 billion (2015)
Increase2.svg KES: 5.87 billion (2015)
Total assets Increase2.svg KES: 42 billion (2015)
Total equity Increase2.svg KES: 29.7 billion (2015)
Number of employees
851
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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]

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Overview

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]

History

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]

Subsidiaries and investments

The companies that comprise Bamburi Cement include, but are not limited, to the following: [3]

Shareholding

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:

Bamburi Cement Limited Stock Ownership
RankName of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1Fincem Holding Limited29.30
2Kencem Holding Limited29.30
3Others investors41.40
Total100.00

Fincem Holding Limited and Kencem Holding Limited are subsidiaries of LafargeHolcim. This gives LafargeHolcim 58.6% control of Bamburi Cement. [10]

Environmental concerns

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]

Sponsorship

Bamburi Rugby Super Series

The Bamburi Rugby Super Series is an East African Rugby union competition with eight teams in total, five teams from Kenya, two from Uganda and one from Tanzania. It is closely based on the Super Rugby competition in the southern hemisphere. Games take place at the RFUEA Ground in Nairobi, Friedkin Recreation Centre in Arusha and the Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala. [12]

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