Ready-mix concrete boosts project efficiency by reducing on-site mixing expenses and time.
Bitumen use in the country is expected to rise to over 35,000 metric tonnes in 2018.
Galvanized sheet production dropped to 262,800 tonnes last year.
Ban on logging in all public and community forests, however, remains in force.
EAPCC and ARM Cement are deep in the red, with losses running into billions of shillings.
The proposed factory will have an annual capacity of 280,000 tonnes.
They offer many benefits and very few disadvantages compared to their wood counterparts.
The country may soon need to import gravel due to the rapid depletion of its quarries.
A 50kg bag of cement in Nairobi is selling at about Sh750.
Exports to East Africa dropped by 38.3 per cent to 420.4 thousand tonnes in 2016.
Talks are underway for China to fund a new highway and rail extension.
The Chinese-funded Orpower 22 power plant will take 17 months to complete.
Bedsitters will rent for Sh3,200 per month on a 30-year rent-to-own plan.