Ghana's cement manufacturers suggest policy to consume surplus

Cement companies in Ghana have appealed to the government to act upon a policy that would ensure all future roads in the country are constructed out of concrete, reports Modern Ghana. A member of the Cement Monitoring Committee (CMC) stated that President Akufo Addo had mentioned the possibility of such a scheme in the past.

Manufacturers insist that the proposal would help the country consume the surplus cement that the country is generating. Figures from the CMC show that Ghana consumes approximately 8Mta, with a production level of 12Mta.

"The total installed capacity will come to about 12Mt, this is more than what Ghana needs for the cement industry. I mean there will have to be a way to export some of the products if all of them want to sustain business, I remember the President himself in one of his addresses to the public said that one of the policies that government will bring up to consume the surplus cement was to ensure roads projects are done using a lot of cement material," said Sammy Amegayibor, member of the CMC.