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Mahama cuts sod for float glass factory in Shama to boost industrialisation
February 25, 2026
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Mahama cuts sod for float glass factory in Shama to boost industrialisation

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Key Points

  • President John Dramani Mahama has cut sod for a new float glass factory in Shama, Ghana, as part of the country's industrialisation push.
  • The project, New Float Glass Manufacturing Company, is being developed alongside KEDA (Ghana) Ceramics Company Limited, which also saw its fifth tile production line and a sanitary ware plant commissioned.
  • The facility is projected to produce 1,400 tonnes of glass daily, making it one of Africa's largest, and is expected to reduce Ghana's reliance on imports.
  • Officials anticipate the plant will generate an estimated US$100 million in annual exports, create jobs, strengthen local supply chains, and boost tax revenues.
  • The initiative reinforces Ghana's ambition to become a manufacturing hub in the sub-region, with an emphasis on government-investor-community partnerships and quality Made-in-Ghana products.

Why This Matters

This development is highly significant for Ghana as it directly targets import substitution and export promotion within the crucial building materials sector, which can save foreign exchange and generate revenue. It also underscores the nation's strategic commitment to industrialization, job creation, and economic diversification, aiming to transform Ghana into a regional manufacturing powerhouse.

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