THE Whale Rock Cement factory has set April 2018 as the month in which it will start the production of cement at the main plant outside Otjiwarongo.
The factory’s public relations officer, Manfred /Uxamb, said in an interview with Nampa on Thursday that they are ready to start producing and packaging their product.
Trading under the name Cheetah Cement, the factory initially had plans to start production in January this year. But discussions with local producers of clinker, whom they had hoped could supply the factory, did not work out.
Clinker is one of the main ingredients in cement manufacturing. It is grey stone particles that are ground with limestone to produce cement.
“Now that we can get it in bulk from Egypt, we will start production in April this year,” /Uxamb noted.
He said about 24 000 tonnes of clinker has already been transported from Walvis Bay to Otjiwarongo.
The factory carried out its first blast to excavate limestone at its mine pit on Farm Cleveland in February this year.
Mine manager Immanuel Shilongo said on Thursday that their team of experienced engineers is ready to start production.
About 600 jobs are expected to be created once the factory is completely operational by August this year, he added.
– Nampa
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