Germany’s HeidelbergCement invests $30m for expansion programme in Ghana
German company, HeidelbergCement says it has started constructing a $30 million cement mill at Ghana’s port city, Takoradi.
The new cement mill when completed by 2014, will have an annual capacity of 0.8 million tonnes at its grinding plant, said the company March 11, 2013.
The $30 million investment will also be used to construct a new clinker and a new cement silo as well as the installation of new cement bag packing and dispatch facilities.
In November 2012, HeidelbergCement inaugurated a new one million tonnes cement mill at its grinding plant in Tema.
“The construction of the new cement mill in Ghana is another project in the context of our strategy of expanding our clinker and cement capacities in growth markets.” said Dr. Bernd Scheifele, Chairman of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement.
The company is expecting a total cement output of 4.4 million tonnes annually in Ghana by the end of 2014.
By Ekow Quandzie