Ghana taps calcined clay to slash cement costs
A freshly commissioned calcined-clay cement plant is set to slash clinker imports that eat up roughly half of cement production expenses in Ghana.
Ghana’s calcined-clay cement play
- GSA flagged local clay as a clinker-import killer.
- Cheaper building costs could free up household cash.
- Ghana eyes a West African manufacturing-hub status.
- Sustainable, climate-smart industrial growth is the pitch.
Tema plant commissioning on March 9
- President John Dramani Mahama opened the mega-facility.
- It sits inside the Tema Industrial Enclave.
- Mahama’s ribbon-cut marked the world’s largest such plant.
- The site targets reusable, locally sourced material usage.
Community outreach in Jamestown, Accra
- Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite led a safety-focused education push.
- Jabanyite doubles as GSA’s Deputy Director-General.
- Residents got hands-on concrete-mixing technique demos.
- BAM, a German research institute, co-organized the event.
New construction handbook drops
- GSA and BAM co-authored a safe-building guide.
- It covers cement types, applications, and health risks.
- Artisans especially need standards-compliance awareness.
- The global construction sector is pivoting toward circularity.
Wolfram Schmidt’s safety warning
- Dr. Wolfram Schmidt stressed efficient material use.
- Cement harbors harmful chemicals with long-term effects.
- His focus was on minimizing waste in concrete work.
- Safe handling practices are a non-negotiable priority.
