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[December 2008]
Ramp-Up Expected in Angolan Ceramic Manufacture
Angop (Luanda, Angola) has reported that at least 14 ceramic units for the manufacturing of bricks, roof tiles, glazed tiles, mosaics and sanitaryware will be built in 2009 in the country, following an announcement to Angop by the Director General of Unicerâmica, Artur da Silva Mota.
According to the DG, the construction of these ceramics will employ many young people and increase the current ceramic production rate, estimated at 5.6 million bricks per month.
In the opinion of Mr Silva Mota, the full functioning of the new ceramic facilities will result in a production capacity estimated at 12.3 million bricks per month.
The ceramic industrial unit currently manages 14 units, of which 12 are working and another two are about to be launched.
The industrial unit comprises two ceramic plants in Luanda, three in Catete (Bengo), one in Porto Amboim and Wako Kungo (Kwanza Sul), two in Benguela, three in Lubango (Huila) an one at Caala (Huambo) and another to be opened next April.
The ceramic industry unit was created in 1975.
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