CEMENT production has resumed at Khayah Cement, with the new development set to ease the acute shortage on the market.
This was revealed by Khayah Cement corporate rescue practitioner Bulisa Mbano who told journalists yesterday that a major plant that was down has been fixed and is running.
Zimbabwe has been grappling with cement shortage, with dealers in possession of the commodity charging US$16 and above per bag up from US$9.
“Our plant, kiln, was down and it is now up and running. Kiln takes what we call clinker, one of the major ingredients in cement production,” Mbano.
He said cement production had resumed at full capacity, with 50 000 tonnes of the commodity set to be injected into the market monthly.
Khayah, formerly Lafarge, is under corporate rescue after its operations were affected by the economic sanctions imposed on the country by the West.
“Now we are up and running. We will be producing more than 1 000 tonnes of cement daily. We are happy with the US$20 million investment into the system,” Mbano said.
“The other positive thing is that all creditors have been settled, providing an immediate relief and enabling us to focus on growth.
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“We are back to full production and that is refreshing.”
Khayah Cement has partnered financial institution BancAbc to secure resources to boost cement production.
