The Minister for Trade and Industries, Honorable Alan Kyeremateng has assured that within the next three years, Ghana will commence the production of aluminium and steel from its own bauxite and ore industries which will serve as raw materials for local manufacturing companies to help boost the Ghanaian economy.

He told that raw materials needed to enhance fertilizer production to embolden the country’s agricultural sector under the 1 District 1 Factory initiative will soon benefit from the petrochemical industry, a mechanized branch that produces organic intermediate products such as refinery products, natural gas, plastic, rubber, fibre raw materials from Ghana’s oil and gas

“There are lots of benefits the country will derive from our oil and gas sector.  The creation of the petrochemical industry will help provide raw materials needed by New Okaff Industries (a manufacturing company in the Ashanti Region) for production and there won’t be the need to import any from foreign countries.

“The petrochemical industry will give us materials to produce paints, bitumen, plastics for the country. I can assure Ghanaians that within the next three years, we will be producing aluminium from its own bauxite and steel from our iron ore industry. This will make the production of cars easier in our country,” he said.

The President of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday was at Mpasatia in the Ashanti Region of Ghana to commission New Okaff Industries Limited, specialized in the production of soaps, sanitizers and detergents in addition to the production of Anti-Snake and organic fertilizers under the 1 District 1 Factory (1D1F) program.

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[PHOTOS] Nana Akufo Addo commissions New Okaff Industries Ltd under 1D1F at Mpasatia

Honourable Alan Kyeremateng asserted that commissioning such a local industry endowed with ideas to support the country’s agricultural sector is a dream come true for farmers and stakeholders of the planting for food and jobs sector.

He commended the authorities for their involvement in Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo’s initiatives and convinced that New Okaff will be one of the leading industries in Ghana if provided with the needed support.

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Honorable Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto spoke of the numerous praises the company has earned from Agriculturalists in the Region and promised that the Ministry will work together with the Industry to boost food production in Ghana.

“I am glad that a company which has received so many testimonies from the public on its massive impact on agriculture has today been commissioned by the president of Ghana,” he said.

“The Ministry of Agriculture is going to work hand in hand with New Okaff to help boost cocoa production in the country. The local manufacturing company will save us a lot of money and we do not need to import fertilizers from overseas. I commend the leadership of this company and I promise that the Agricultural Ministry will work to make this company a great one in the world,” he ended.