# East African Portland Cement plans expansion into Rwanda and DR Congo

Following a KES500m (US$4m) plant upgrade at its Athi River plant, East African Portland Cement is planning to expand sales into Rwanda and DR Congo. The upgrade included replacing part of its kiln shell to produce its own clinker.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-01-26
- Where: Athi River, Kenya
- Value: $4.00M (500.0M KES)
- Status: announced
- Products: cement, clinker
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [East African Portland Cement Company](https://endata.com/companies/22060.md)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/174218/new-target-markets-for-east-african-portland-cement-co.html), 2023-01-26: "We expect to outgrow the regional cement market."

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