Mombasa Cement Limited (MCL) is an industrial company in Kenya specializing in the manufacture of construction materials. The company maintains its headquarters in the city of Mombasa and has offices and warehouses in Nairobi, with manufacturing plants in Athi River in Machakos County and in Vipingo, in Kilifi County. According to its website, as of May 2022, MCL had installed production capacity of 3.3 million metric tonnes of cement annually. The privately owned business markets its products under the NYUMBA brand.[1][2]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacture of Construction Materials |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Mombasa, Kenya |
| Products | Cement |
| Brands | NYUMBA |
| Website | Homepage |
Location edit
The headquarters of MCL are located in the neighborhood called Mikindani, in the port city of Mombasa, along the shores of the Indian Ocean. The geographical coordinates of the company headquarters are 04°00′28″S 39°39′02″E / 4.00778°S 39.65056°E, Latitude:-4.007778; Longitude:39.617222).[3]
Overview edit
Mombasa Cement Limited is a large cement manufacturer in Eastern Africa. As of March 2016, MCL was the second-largest producer of cement in Kenya, with a 15.8 percent market share, behind market leader Bamburi Cement with a 32.6 percent market share, but ahead of third-placed East African Portland Cement Company, with 15.1 percent market share.[4]
Philanthropy edit
Mombasa Cement Limited is a family-owned business. The patriarch is described as "shy" and prefers to remain anonymous. Under his leadership, MCL supports a program that distributes food to over 40,000 Mombasa residents every week. The program started in 2008, on year after MCL was founded and has run continuously since.[5]
It has also set up schools and police stations, including the Sahajanand Special School, a school serving over 800 children with physical and mental disabilities.[6]
In 2017, the company partnered with Mombasa County to refurbish the Mombasa Tusks Monument.[7][8]
Mombasa Cement Wind Power Station edit
In 2018, the company's clinker factory in Vipingo missed work on 16 days in the year, on account of electricity blackouts imposed by Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC), the national electricity utility distribution company. This led to the cement maker missing its production and financial targets for the year. To mitigate against the unreliable power supply, Mombasa Cement decided to build this wind farm to power its clinker and grinding factories in Kilifi County, with the surplus power sold to KPLC.[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Matthew Staff (22 May 2022). "Profile of Mombasa Cement Limited". Africaoutlookmag.com. Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Mombasa Cement Limited (22 May 2022). "Company Profile". Mombasa Cement Limited. Mombasa, Kenya. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Google (22 May 2022). "Location of the Headquarters of Mombasa Cement Limited" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Cement News (15 March 2018). "Mombasa Cement increases market share". Cement.com. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Linda Shiundu (5 February 2020). "Meet Kenyan philanthropist who has been feeding 40k people for the past 12 years". Tuko.co.ke. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Benard Sanga and Ishaq Jumbe (18 August 2018). "Rare school offers hope to children with disability". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Mohamed Ahmed (7 July 2019). "Symbolic tusks erected in 1952 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's visit". Daily Nation. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Jayne Rose Gacheri (August 2021). "The story behind the tusks of Mombasa". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Anthony Kitimo (17 November 2019). "Blackouts push Mombasa Cement to build wind plant". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
