Cement uptake down for second year in a row

ARM milling plant in Athi River: Last year, the cement firms cut production by 8.6 percent. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Cement consumption dropped for the second year in a row to 5.49 million tonnes in 2018, pointing to sluggish growth in the real estate sector.

Fresh data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) up to December last year shows that use dropped from 5.78 million tonnes, sending it to the lowest since 5.19 million tonnes used in 2014.

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