A cement as a binding element is a special hardening ingredient that makes concrete harden. It is usually made of 60% limestone, 25% silica, 5% alumina and 10% other materials such as gypsum and iron oxide.
It is always in a gray colored powder form. Cement is a substance used for construction that sets, hardens and adheres to other materials to bind them together. There are a lot of cement producing companies but our focuse would be on GHACEM.
GHACEM is the largest producer of cement in Ghana and among the leading producers of cement in Africa. The company was founded by the Government of Ghana together with Norway’s Norcem AS in August 30 of 1967. The company has three main share-holders which are the Heidelbergcement group with a percentage of 93.1, Ghana Government 5% and Dr. J.A. Addison the late with 1.95%.
GHACEM over the years has produce over 30million tons of cement into the Ghanaian market and Africa as a whole. With increasing demand and variety from the market, GHACEM has now four main types of products of cement in the market.
The table below shows the various types of products of cements, packaging, source and target market:
GHACEM CEMENT TYPES
Ghacem Super Rapid 32.5 R |
50 kg bag Bulk |
Tema/Takoradi factories. All deposits nationwide |
Normal Structural applications. Block laying, Internal and External plastering |
Ghacem Super Strong
42.5 R |
50 kg Bulk |
Tema/Takoradi factories. All deposits nationwide |
Blocks Manufacturing. Pre-cast products. High Strength Structural Applications. |
Ghacem Extra
42.5 N |
50 kg bag (by order). Bulk. |
Tema/Takorade factories. All deposits nationwide. |
Heavy Structural Bridges. Multi Storey. |
Cements prices is not very stable and so one must keep himself updated whenever going in for some especially after it has been a while. However here is the current price of the various types of GHACEM cements in the market today:
GHACEM CEMENT PRICES
Product | Price In Tema | Price In Takoradi |
Ghacem Super Rapid Price per 50kg bag 32.5 R |
GHc 45.218 | GHc 44.918 |
Ghacem Super Strong Price per 50kg bag 42.5 R |
GHc 47.080 | GHc 46.782 |
Ghacem Extra Price per 50kg bag 42.5 N |
GHc 48.033 | GHc 47.651 |
Ghacem Super Cool Price per 50kg bag 32.5 N |
GHc 43.203 | GHc 43.203 |
Ghacem Extra Bulk per ton 32.5 R |
GHc 945.371 | GHc 945.371 |
Ghacem Super Strong Bulk per ton 32.5 R |
GHc 889.252 | GHc 889.252 |
Ghacem Super Strong Bulk per ton 42.5 R |
GHc 920.189 |
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