Shama gets a glass manufacturing company

The President, John Dramani Mahama, has cut sod for a new float glass factory in Shama, marking what he described as another stride in the country’s push to expand local industry.

The project, New Float Glass Manufacturing Company, is being developed alongside ongoing investments by KEDA (Ghana) Ceramics Company Limited in the Western Region.

At the ceremony, the President also inaugurated the fifth phase of KEDA’s tile production line and commissioned a modern sanitary ware plant, emphasising the company’s growing footprint in the country’s building materials sector.

When completed, the float glass facility is expected to produce about 1,400 tonnes of glass daily, making it one of the largest of its kind on the continent.

Officials say the plant will cut Ghana’s reliance on imports, support an estimated US$100 million in annual exports, strengthen local supply chains and create jobs, while boosting tax revenues.

President Mahama urged workers and management to take pride in the facility and protect it. The country’s industrialisation drive, he said, depends on a partnership in which government ensures stability, investors bring capital and technology, and host communities offer support. With the right skills, innovation and attention to quality, he added, Made-in-Ghana products can compete on global markets.

The Trade, Agribusiness and Industry Minister, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, described the investment as bold and timely, calling on companies in textiles, pharmaceuticals, digital infrastructure and agro-processing to deepen their presence in the country.

The Managing Director (MD) of KEDA Ceramics Ghana, Li Wei, and Twyford Group chairman, Shen Yanchang, commended the Ministry’s engagement and pledged to maintain environmental standards as operations expand.

The Shama projects are expected to create new employment opportunities, reduce the import bill for construction materials and reinforce the country’s ambition to become a manufacturing hub in the sub-region.

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