The Trades and Industry Minister K.T Hamond has warned foreign cement manufacturers to desist from producing substandard products for the construction sector here in Ghana.
He is being talking about the rate at which such activities are affecting the industry.
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has shut down the operations of three cement manufacturing companies due to the use of inferior materials in their cement production.
The companies are Xin An Safe Cement Ghana Ltd, located at Ejisu, Kumasi Cement Ghana Ltd, located at Offinso, and Uniceme Cement Ghana Ltd, located at Bekwai, all in the Ashanti Region.
The move is part of a larger effort to crack down on substandard cement production across the country. The crackdown is being
spearheaded by the GSA under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
In addition to the closure of the companies, the clampdown exercise covers prohibiting the construction of new cement factory, pending a streamlined permit issuance process by regulatory institutions.
The Director-General of the GSA, Professor Alex Dodoo, said, the exercise was to address the government’s concerns about standards, quality assurance, and environmental safeguards in cement production.
Speaking at a finance ministry engagement with the Chinese business community on mutual prosperity partnership Mr. Hamond urged the manufacturers to comply with the standard rules in Ghana.
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