Firms reap from rising demand for Kenyan minerals

Rising prices of commodities in the global market and China’s decision to restrict export of raw minerals have put a fresh shine on the face of Kenya’s companies that export non metallic minerals, enabling them to utilise their full capacity.

Demand for minerals like soda ash, fluorspar, and diatomite has firmed up since the global recession began to ease in the last quarter of 2009, giving a lease of life to companies like Magadi, Kenya Fluorspar and Kenya Diatomite which had significantly scaled down operations.