# National Cement

- Headquarters: Kenya
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Sites

| Place | Latest | Largest value | Types |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | 2020-09-09 | — | expansion |
| Ethiopia | 2020-09-09 | — | new_facility |
| Ragland, United States | 2020-01-31 | $250.0M | expansion |
| Salgaa, Kenya | 2020-01-29 | $57.5M | expansion, new_facility |
| Merrueshi/Mbirikani, Kenya | 2019-01-28 | — | expansion |
| Tororo, Uganda | 2018-08-01 | — | expansion |
| Kenya and Uganda, Kenya | 2018-04-05 | $97.0M | expansion |


## Announcements (9)

- 2020-09-09: [National Cement plans new 5,000-8,000 tpd cement plant in Ethiopia](https://endata.com/announcements/51517-national-cement-plans-new-5-000-8-000-tpd-cement-plant-in-ethiopia) (New facility · Ethiopia)
- 2020-09-09: [National Cement to boost Dire Dawa plant capacity by 30%](https://endata.com/announcements/51516-national-cement-to-boost-dire-dawa-plant-capacity-by-30) (Expansion · Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, Ethiopia · starts operating Mar 2021)
- 2020-01-31: [National Cement breaks ground on $250M upgrade to Ragland plant](https://endata.com/announcements/45859-national-cement-breaks-ground-on-250m-upgrade-to-ragland-plant) (Expansion · Ragland, Alabama, United States · $250.0M · starts operating 2022)
- 2020-01-29: [National Cement Co plans 0.75Mta brownfield expansion at Salgaa unit](https://endata.com/announcements/45769-national-cement-co-plans-0-75mta-brownfield-expansion-at-salgaa-unit) (Expansion · Salgaa, Nakuru County, Kenya · starts operating Jul 2020)
- 2020-01-29: [National Cement Co launches 0.75Mta plant in Salgaa, Kenya](https://endata.com/announcements/45768-national-cement-co-launches-0-75mta-plant-in-salgaa-kenya) (New facility · Salgaa, Nakuru County, Kenya · $57.5M · 700 jobs · starts operating 29 Jan 2020)
- 2019-01-28: [National Cement builds second clinker line at Merrueshi plant in Kenya](https://endata.com/announcements/36473-national-cement-builds-second-clinker-line-at-merrueshi-plant-in-kenya) (Expansion · Merrueshi/Mbirikani, Kajiado County, Kenya, Kenya · starts operating Jul 2020)
- 2019-01-28: [National Cement awards Sinoma contract for waste-heat power project in Kenya](https://endata.com/announcements/36472-national-cement-awards-sinoma-contract-for-waste-heat-power-project-in-kenya) (Contract · Athi River, Kenya; Mombasa, Kenya, Kenya · $251.0M)
- 2018-08-01: [National Cement opens Tororo grinding plant in Uganda](https://endata.com/announcements/36474-national-cement-opens-tororo-grinding-plant-in-uganda) (Expansion · Tororo, Uganda, Uganda · 300 jobs · starts operating Aug 2018)
- 2018-04-05: [National Cement raises $97M for cement plant expansion](https://endata.com/announcements/29862-national-cement-raises-97m-for-cement-plant-expansion) (Expansion · Kenya and Uganda, Kenya · $97.0M)

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Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.