Kenya’s new Aluminium Can Manufacturing plant construction to be completed by August

The Aluminium Can Manufacturing plant owned by Nigerian-based GZ Industries is nearing completion and construction is due to be completed by August, 2015.

Undertaken by Civicon Limited, Transcentury Group’s subsidiary, the Sh2 billion project was commissioned last year in May to be built in Emali, Makueni County region.

Transcentury Group CEO Dr Gachao who was on a media tour, said on Friday that once completed the plant will be the largest in Kenya and the surrounding region and they are happy to be associated with the project. They said the project should be completed by July/August this year, taking roughly one year.

The facility is being built on a 50 acre piece of land with a capacity of 1.2 billion cans per annum when completed.

Cans are at present being imported into Kenya for packaging beer and soft drinks and the well positioned new plant will make things easier for the local beverage companies.

Kiuna says, “…the plant has a capacity of being able to satisfy the region’s cans demand, I know GZI have the exact numbers in terms of production and the firms they will supply to, but I would not see the reason why our local beverage and beer companies would need to import these cans anymore.”