# Simba Cement launches $220M clinker plant in West Pokot, Kenya

Simba Cement launched a new clinker plant in West Pokot, Kenya, on April 8, 2024, with a daily production capacity of 6,000 tonnes (about 2 million tonnes annually), costing $220 million, to reduce production costs for its Tororo, Uganda plant.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-04-08
- Where: West Pokot, Kenya
- Value: $220.0M
- Starts operating: 8 Apr 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 6,000 tonnes per day (2 million tonnes per year)
- Products: clinker
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Simba Cement](https://endata.com/companies/31774.md)

## Sources

- [pmldaily.com](https://pmldaily.com/business/2024/09/simba-cement-banks-on-new-kenyan-clinker-plant-to-cut-cost-of-production-in-uganda.html), 2024-09-02: "The $220 million plant, launched on April 8, 2024, has a daily production capacity of 6,000 tonnes."

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