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Archive
of August 2005 Reports
President
Kabbah Inaugrates New Cement Mill
The President, Alhaji Dr. Ahmad
Tejan Kabbah, accompanied by
Cabinet Ministers and a host
of senior government officials
officially inaugrated Leocem's
new cement mill which has four
times more capacity than the
old mill.
In his address President Kabbah
said that he was proud to be
there to inaugurate the new
mill that can now produce 40,000
bags of cement a day. "This
will go a long way in meeting
the country's increased demand
for cement in our thriving construction
industry" he said and went
further to say that the inauguration
of this new mill is a clear
indication that our country
has made great strides in the
area of Private Sector Development
since the end of the war."
"I
want to thank LEOCEM for this
demonstration of confidence
in the country and in my Government's
Private Sector Development policy.
I am pleased that the company's
managers have emphasized the
cooperation and support they
continue to receive from Government.
This is how it should be, because
the role of the Ministry of
Trade and Industry is to play
a facilitating and supporting
role for business to thrive
and expand as LEOCEM has done.
I understand that this LEOCEM
expansion investment is over
nine million US dollars with
the new mill"s capacity
of 420,000 tons per annum",
President Kabbah said.
According to the General Manager
of Leocem, Arne Birger Johansen,
"Every truck will be loaded
three times faster than we used
to. The new technology will
also allow us to offer different
qualities and grades of cement
to satisfy the diverse demand
expected."
Mr
Johansen continued, "It
has been amazing to see the
development that has taken place
in Sierra Leone after the return
of government in 1998 from exile
in Guinea. Everywhere you turn
you see new commercial buildings
coming up, new residences being
built in all parts of the country".
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