Diamond Cement Ghana Limited
Diamond Cement Ghana Limited is an Indian-owned Portland cement producing company located at Aflao in the Volta Region of Ghana near the border with Togo. The plant complements the Government Industrialization Program and economic up-lift. The company is using the latest technology of Programmable Logic Control (PLC) system in the cement production process to maintain consistency in the quality.[1][2]
History[edit]
It started production in 2002 with annual production of 700,000 tonnes of cement and was inaugurated by former President John Kufuor of Ghana in 2004.[1]
The company in February 2014, completed a 2.5 km rail siding connecting it to the Togo Railway network, giving access to the port of Lomé, Togo, for easy delivering of clinker for cement production.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "President inaugurates Diamond Cement Factory". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Aflao, a border town with porous borders". graphic.com.gh. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Rail line linking Diamond Cement, Lome Port completed". graphic.com.gh. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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