Dangote Cement increases production capacity

Dangote Cement Ghana Limited, has announced expansion plans to meet the growing demand of its products across the country.

The company hopes to do by speedily completing its new plant being built in Takoradi and in addition to the expanded facility in Tema to increase its silo capacity beyond the current 21000 tonnes.

Mr Etornam Komla Buami, the Media Relations Manager of Dangote Cement Ghana disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency at the sideline of the just ended Diplomatic Fair organised at the Accra International Trade Fair.

“The demand for Dangote Cement is increasing by the day and we have no choice than to speed up our expansion works; and this is a positive development for the whole of Ghana in terms of job creation and contributions to the general economic growth of the country,” he noted.

He said the company, which entered into the Ghanaian market few years ago is currently having more than 700 workers with thousands of indirect employees in the industry.

Mr Buami announced that by end of July the staffing strength could be increased to 1,700 as one thousand more workers would be recruited.

He said Dangote Cement Ghana Limited, is contributing immensely to the economic growth of Ghana on account of its capabilities in job creation and meeting its tax obligations.

He said the entry of Dangote cement into the Ghanaian market had created a competition that had resulted in price stabilisation throughout the country.

Mr Buami said the company’s cement factories are meeting all the international standards in production by producing the highest grade of 42.5R.

This, he said makes the factory’s products the strongest in the market and also lasts longer.

He said the quality of cement produced is unbeatable and is the preference of most block moulders and building contractors.

Mr Buami said the ‘R’ which stands for ‘Rapid’ has the fast settling characteristics that make it faster for users to achieve higher levels of productivity.

He gave the assurance that his outfit would soon take over the market because of the reliability of its products.

On the recent strike by some factory workers, Mr Buami said it was very unfortunate as Management has completed work on a new salary structure and had communicated it to the local union.

According to him, even though the strike was illegal, Management, led by Mr Tor Nygard, the Managing Director of the Company was on top of the demands and their concerns are being addressed.

He advised staff to ensure that due process is followed at all times, since it is the only way a conducive working environment could be maintained.

Mr Buami said the claim by some workers that they had not received salary increase since 2010 was inaccurate as management had increased their income since then.

He said the Diplomatic Fair was an opportunity for the company to explain its mode of operations and advantages it has over competitors in the country and beyond.

He called on the public to make use of Dangote cement to ensure long lifespan of building projects.