Angola is expected to be self-sufficient in cement by 2013 by almost doubling its current production capacity, said the president of the Angolan Industrial Association, José Severino, in an interview published Thursday in Luanda.
In the interview, Severino said that there were plans to refurbish old cement factories and build others in several places across Angola so that, in a maximum of two years, production can increase to at least 7.5 million tons.
Angola currently produces around 3.5 million tons of cement per year, or half of its current needs, and the deficit is imported, mainly from China.
Referring to imported cement, Severino said that the quality of limestone and the industrial process used could lower the cost of production, “but without the quality desired.”
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