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Kenyan manufacturing company
Bamburi Cement Limited is an industrial company in Kenya specialising in cement and concrete. The company has operations in Bamburi suburb of Mombasa, it is headquartered in Nairobil It was previously listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, until it was acquired by Amson Industries in 2024.2 It was founded by Felix Mandl.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Bamburi Cement Limited is an industrial company in Kenya specialising in cement and concrete. The company has operations in Bamburi suburb of Mombasa, it is headquartered in Nairobil It was previously listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, until it was acquired by Amson Industries in 2024.2
Founded by Felix Mandl in 1951.1
Bamburi Cement was founded in 1951 by Felix Mandl as a partnership between Cementia Holding and Blue Circle in British Kenya. The company started production from its Mombasa plant in 1954. In 1998, Bamburi opened a clinker grinding plant in Athi River.
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Listed on Wikidata.1
The companies that comprise Bamburi Cement include, but are not limited, to the following:
Bamburi Cement – Nairobi, Kenya – The flagship company of the group. This unit engages in the production of cement.
Bamburi Special Products – Nairobi, Kenya – 100% shareholding – This subsidiary is dedicated to manufacturing of concrete paving blocks and ready mix concrete.
Lafarge Eco systems – Nairobi, Kenya – 100% shareholding – The environmental and rehabilitation arm of the group.
HimCem Holdings – Saint Helier, Jersey – 100% shareholding – An investment holding company.
East African Portland Cement Company – Athi River, Kenya – 12.5% shareholding – A Kenya-based cement manufacturer listed on the NSE.
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In July 2024, Amsons Industries (K) Ltd, a Kenyan subsidiary of Tanzania-based Amsons Industries (T) Ltd, announced a cash takeover offer for Bamburi Cement Plc. The offer proposed the acquisition of 100% of Bamburi's issued ordinary shares at KES 65 per share, valuing the transaction at approximately KES 23.6 billion. The offer represented a significant premium to Bamburi's prevailing market price on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
At the time of the offer, Bamburi had 362,959,275 issued shares. Amsons stated that it intended to acquire all outstanding shares and noted that, should it obtain at least 75% ownership, it would evaluate whether Bamburi should remain listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. If ownership reached 90% or more, compulsory acquisition provisions under Kenyan law could be applied.
The transaction received irrevocable undertakings from Bamburi's largest shareholders, Fincem Holding Limited and Kencem Holding Limited, which together controlled approximately 58.6% of the company's share capital. The offer formed part of Amsons' strategy to expand its cement operations in East Africa, complementing its existing cement businesses in Tanzania.
Following completion of the acquisition process, Bamburi Cement became part of the Amsons Group, marking the end of more than 70 years as an independent cement manufacturer in Kenya.
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