Ghana Cement

05°38′14.3″N 0°00′27.8″E / 5.637306°N 0.007722°E / 5.637306; 0.007722

Ghana Cement (Ghacem)
Company typePrivate
IndustryCement
Founded1967
HeadquartersTema, Ghana
Websitehttps://www.ghacem.com/en

Ghana Cement also known as Ghacem was founded by the Government of Ghana in collaboration with Norcem AS of Norway, on 30 August 1967.[1][2] It is the largest producer of cement in Ghana. Ghacem has since inception produced more than 30 million tons of cement.[3][4]

Operations

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The two primary factories of Ghacem are situated in Takoradi and Tema.[5] The bigger of the two factories, Tema, was the first to be founded. The Takoradi plant was established in the 1990s to cater to Ghana's Central and Western regions.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to Ghacem - The Nation Builder". Ghana Cement. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Trade and Industry in Ghana bans the issuance of permits to new cement companies". World Cement. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ "GHACEM reduces Ex-factory cement price by about 2 cedis". www.myjoyonline.com. My Joyonline. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ Kpekpena, Israel; Hu, Haiyan (1 January 2019). "Ghacem in Ghana: marketing cement in a newly competitive environment". The CASE Journal. 15 (5): 485–502. doi:10.1108/TCJ-01-2018-0016. ISSN 1544-9106.
  5. ^ "Ghacem Limited | Devex". www.devex.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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