Discussion with: B.T. Shah, Director at Mombasa Cement

Under one roof, a housing enterprise for East Africa: B.T. Shah, Director at Mombasa Cement, spoke with CemWeek about plans for expansion and how MCL established itself in the Kenyan cement market

CW: Could you tell us a bit about MCL's history as a producer of African cement?
Mombasa Cement Limited (MCL) was founded in 2007 to cater for the building construction segment as one of the top quality cement manufacturers in the East African community and beyond. The firm installed the mother plant at Vipingo, Mombasa for cement clinkerization with a one million ton capacity and a cement grinding unit at Athi River, Nairobi. MCL is one of East Africa's leading cement producers with an annual capacity of 800,000 tons. From 2012, production capacity will enhance to 1.6 million tons.

Read the rest of the article in the CemWeek Magazine issue 8.