# East African Portland Cement shuts down for USD 3 million upgrade at Athi River plant

East African Portland Cement closed its Athi River plant in Kenya for a USD 3 million upgrade to boost production capacity from 310,000 t/yr to 1 Mt/yr.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2024-03-25
- Where: Athi River, Kenya
- Value: $3.00M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1 Mt/yr (up from 310,000 t/yr)
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [ceramics.org](https://ceramics.org/ceramic-glass-manufacturing-weekly/ceramic-and-glass-business-news-of-the-week-294/), 2024-03-25: "East African Portland Cement closed its Athi River plant in Kenya for a US$3 million upgrade to boost production capacity."

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