Diamond Cement Ghana Limited Explained

Diamond Cement Ghana Limited 0591543561 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

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]

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References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: President inaugurates Diamond Cement Factory . Ghana News Agency . 28 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Aflao, a border town with porous borders . graphic.com.gh . 28 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305170750/http://graphic.com.gh/archive/features/aflao-a-border-town-with-porous-borders.html . 5 March 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Rail line linking Diamond Cement, Lome Port completed . graphic.com.gh . 28 February 2014 . 3 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140303071546/http://graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/18126-rail-line-linking-diamond-cement-lome-port-completed.html . dead .