This archive report was first published on 19 September 2019.
Cooper K-Brands, a leading animal health company, has made a significant investment in a new factory at Tatu City in Ruiru, Kiambu County, as part of its expansion programme.
Located on 5.7 acres of land, the Sh700 million factory has the capacity to produce two tonnes of products per hour and will be used to manufacture mineral salts and nutritional products for dairy cattle and poultry.
The new plant will produce Maclik dairy salt, which was unveiled on September 18th, and Kupa Kula mineral brands. Maclik is a mineral supplement product that provides essential minerals to dairy and meat animals at different stages of production.
Cooper-K Brands is known locally for its range of products, including Maclik Super, Maclik Dry Cow, Maclik Beef, Maclik XP, and Maclik Mineral Brick, among others.
According to Mucai Kunyiha, Group Managing Director of Cooper K-Brands, the launch of the new plant is a key step towards the company's corporate goal of enabling Africa to be a global leader in food production.
“This new initiative is aimed at meeting the nutritional and production needs of livestock farmers in Kenya and within the region. The company has expanded its capacity and capability to manufacture and improve Maclik and other nutritional supplements,” said Kunyiha during the launch.
Dr. Thomas Duve, the Director of AATIF Regional Funds, revealed that AATIF will be extending a loan facility of $4 million to finance the establishment of new CKL offices.
“We are very confident that what we fund is going to be of impact to the lives of small-scale farmers and that is why we are in the business,” he said.
