Amsons Group Explained

Amsons Group
Type:	Private conglomerate
Location:	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Key People:	Edha Nahdi Group CEO
Num Employees:	10,000+ (2024)
Industry:	Investments
Products:	Cement, construction, transport, flour, logistics
Homepage:	Homepage

The Amsons Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Amsons Group, is a privately owned conglomerate in Tanzania. Established in 2000, the conglomerate is involved in the manufacture and distribution of cement and concrete, construction, transport, flour, logistics, among other activities.^[1]

Overview

The Amsons Group is a large industrial conglomerate that is headquartered in Tanzania and is active in the African Great Lakes Region countries of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. The group employs over 10,000 people, of whom 1,700 are directly employed in Tanzania.^[2]

Subsidiary companies

As of November 2024, the companies of the Amsons Group included but were not limited to the following:^[3]

• Camel Oil (5.8% national market share in 2018)^[4]
• Camel Gas
• Camel Cement Company Limited^[2]
• Camel Concrete
• Camel Oil Lubricants
• Farion Trading Limited
• EAW (Heavy Duty Commercial Transporter)
• Amsons Real Estates
• Camel Flour Mills
• Tanzania Clou Electronic Company Limited (CLOU)
• Mbeya Cement^[5]

Corporate social responsibility

Since 2018, Amsons Group has constructed modern women's wards at Amana Regional Referral Hospital, Temeke Hospital and Mwananyamala Regional Referral Hospital as part of the group's corporate social responsibility (CSR).^[6]

Developments

In July 2024, Amsons Group made an offer of TSh475 billion (US$180 million) to acquire all the shareholding in Bamburi Cement in neighboring Kenya. The transaction is gubject to regulatory approval in Kenya.^{[7] [8]}

See also

• List of conglomerates in Africa
• List of cement manufacturers in Tanzania

External links

• Amsons Group Homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Global Cement . 6 November 2024 . Amsons Group takes aim at East Africa . Peter Edwards . 13 November 2024 . Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom.
2. Web site: Inside Amsons Group's KShs 23.59bn Buyout Offer for Bamburi Cement . Kenyan Wall Street . 15 July 2024 . Zainab Hafsah and Morris Kiruga . 13 November 2024 . Nairobi, Kenya.
3. Web site: Amsons Group: Business Segments . Amsons Group . 13 November 2024 . Amsons Group . 13 November 2024 . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
4. Web site: Revealed: 7 oil firms control over 67pc of market share . . 19 March 2019 . 13 November 2024 . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
5. Web site: Amsons Group powers up East Africa's cement market with US $320 million investments in Tanzania . Capital FM Kenya . 31 October 2024 . 13 November 2024 . Nairobi, Kenya.
6. Web site: . Tanzania to Have New Maternal Wards . 19 February 2018 . Tanzania Daily News . 13 November 2024 . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . via AllAfrica.com.
7. Web site: Tanzanian firm in Sh475 billion bid for Kenya cement producer . . 12 July 2024 . Josephine Christopher . 13 November 2024 . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
8. Web site: Tanzania’s Amsons Group Unveils Bid To Acquire Bamburi Cement . Capital FM Kenya . 24 October 2024 . Ken Muthomi . 13 November 2024 . Nairobi, Kenya.