Diamond Cement Ghana Limited

Cement producing company in Ghana

Diamond Cement Ghana Limited 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[edit]

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]

## See also[edit]

* Ghana Cement
* Cement in Africa
* Railway stations in Ghana
* Railway stations in Togo

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "President inaugurates Diamond Cement Factory". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
2. ^ "Aflao, a border town with porous borders". graphic.com.gh. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
3. ^ "Rail line linking Diamond Cement, Lome Port completed". graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 28 February 2014.

Coordinates: 06°07′30″N 01°11′06″E﻿ / ﻿6.12500°N 1.18500°E﻿ / 6.12500; 1.18500

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