Ghana to improve bauxite production and shipping capacity
----Interview with Issac Ofori-Poku
Executive Chairman
Ghana Bauxite Company
Executive Chairman
Ghana Bauxite Company
Ghana Bauxite Company (“GBC”) has been operating in Awaso, Ghana since 1940 and producing premium bauxite with Al2O3 52%min and SiO2 1.5%max. Over the past decade, GBC has shipped 1.2 million tons per annum on average. The company is expanding its its production capacity to its target of 2.5 million tons per annum. The bulk terminal of Takoradi Port is expected to improve its loading and shipping capacity from 70,000t to over 150,000t in the second half of this year, when the cape size vessels could berth directly