Kel Chemicals Limited

Acid Plant Database June 6, 2023

Owner	Kel Chemicals Limited
Location	ABC Place Waiyaki Way P.O. Box 40971-00100 Nairobi Kenya
Background	2016 - Became a Subsidiary of Dawa Life Sciences Pvt Ltd www.dawalifesciences.com
Website	www.kelchemicals.com
Plant	-
Coordinates*	1° 3' 1.5" S, 37° 6' 12.5" E
Type of Plant	Sulphur Burning
Gas Source	Elemental Sulphur
Plant Capacity	40 MTPD
SA/DA	-
Emissions	-
Status	Operating
Year Built	1977
Technology	MECS
Contractor	-
Remarks	-
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General	KEL Chemicals is a manufacturer of various chemical products. Our products include Sulphuric Acid, Sodium Sulphate, Single superphosphate Fertilizer, Compound Fertilizer, and Aluminium Superphosphate. We have been in production of these products since the 1970's and are the oldest and largest manufacture in the Eastern and Central African region. We supply our products throughout the Eastern African Region, including the following countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Democratic Rep. Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia.
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News	June 5, 2023 - The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has okayed the full acquisition of KEL Chemicals Limited by five investors. The approval followed a determination that the takeover will have no negative impact on competition or attract negative public interest. The investors are Jeetendra Kumar Somchand, Mahendra Kumar Somchand Haria, Pankaj Somchand Haria, Pradip Somchand Haria, and Deveshkumar Bhupendrabhai Patel. KEL manufactures phosphate fertilizers, water treatment products, and sulfuric acid-based industrial chemicals. “The proposed transaction involves the acquisition of all shares in Kel Chemicals Limited by the aforementioned five (5) individuals,” CAK said in a statement. “The transaction, therefore, qualified as a merger within the meaning of Section 2 and 41 of the Competition Act No. 12 of 2010. The Act stipulates that a merger, or takeover, may occur when an undertaking directly or indirectly acquires control over another business within Kenya.” Agriculture is the largest sector of the Kenyan economy, accounting for 22.4 percent of the overall GDP in 2021. Modern chemical fertilizers include one or more of three key elements in plant nutrition: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK). Whereas fertilizer use in Kenya is still dominated by commodity NPKs, emerging products are designed to meet crop-specific nutrient demands based on perceived nutrient deficiencies. A study conducted by the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) showed that diammonium phosphate (DAP) represents 46 percent of the fertilizers traded locally. Urea, Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN), NPK 23-23-0, and NPK 17-17-17 represent 23 percent, 13 percent, 7 percent, and 5 percent of the market, respectively. ETG Kenya Ltd. leads in fertilizer manufacturing at 35 percent, followed by YARA Kenya Ltd. (25 percent) and Supply & Service Ltd. (15 percent). Others are Elgon Kenya Ltd. (9 percent), MEA Ltd. (4 percent), Amiran Kenya Ltd. (3 percent), Toyota Tshusho (3 percent), Minjingu Mining Ltd. (2 percent), Athi River Mining Ltd. (1 percent), Kel Chemicals (0.40 percent), and others (2.6 percent). “Post-merger, there will be no change in the various market structures and concentrations in sectors since the parties’ commercial activities do not overlap,” CAK stated. “Therefore, the proposed transaction is unlikely to lead to a substantial lessening of competition in the relevant market or raise any competition concerns,” it added. “Additionally, the merged entity will continue to face competition from the other players in the markets.”

MTPD - Metric Tonne per Day STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum STPA - Short Ton per Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption

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