ACCRA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new cement grinding factory in the port city of Tema, some 30 kilometers east of the capital city Accra.
The technologically advanced factory, to be located at the Free Zones Enclave, is being executed by CBI Ghana, an affiliate of Lafarge-Holcim, a world-leader in cement manufacturing, headquartered in Switzerland.
President Akufo-Addo noted that the consumption of cement was guaranteed to increase as his government deals with growing urbanization, the huge deficit in the housing needs, and the anticipated rise in government and private sector infrastructure development projects.
He therefore asked the company, as the latest entrant to the sector, supported, by Lafarge-Holcim, to bring the latest advanced cement grinding technology to Ghana.
"I look forward to the construction of what we expect to be a state-of-the-art cement grinding factory to diversify the sector, promote healthy competition, and improve product standards," he said.
"With your affiliation to Lafarge-Holcim, the world-leader in cement manufacturing, operating in 90 countries, 30 of which are in Africa alone, we hope to see in-flows of knowledge, global best practices and technical-skills into Ghana's cement and related sectors," he said.
When completed, the CBI Ghana plant will produce premium cement under the brand name "Supacem".
