What Is Data Cement?
Dzata Cement is Portland Cement bagged in Ghana by Dzata Cement Company Ltd. The company is touted as the first fully Ghanaian-owned cement processing factory. It is a new entrant into the Ghanaian cement market. Dzata means lion in twi, a Ghanaian language that suggests the company’s brand and product quality.
What Grade Is Dzata Cement?
“unlike other players in the market, it is only Dzata Cement that produces a cement quality grade called CEM I 42.5R, which is the highest cement grade in Ghana.
How Strong Is Dzata Cement?
Technically, a grade 42.5 cement must have a strength of between 42.5 N per sq.mm and 52.5 N per sq.mm.
What Is Dzata Cement’s Production Capacity?
The first phase of the company is a cement bagging plant with a capacity of 1.2Mt/yr. The second will increase bagging capacity to 2.4Mt. At the entire operation, the company expects to produce 3Mt/year of cement. Its current bagging capacity is thought to be about 120 bags of cement per minute.
In comparison, available data shows that the West African Cement (WACEM) has a total of 4.2 Mt/year installed capacity 1.8Mt/yr integrated cement plant (Buipe) and three grinding plants at Volta (0.8Mt/yr), Takoradi (0.6Mt/yr) and Bokro (1.0Mt/yr). Ghacem (now also known as Heidelberg Cement) has a total grinding capacity of 3.4Mt/year Tema (2.2Mt/yr) and Takoradi (1.2Mt/yr). The Dangote Cement, on the other hand, has an installed capacity of 1.5Mt/year. The total established cement production and supply capacity as of 2018 was 8.6million Mt/year.
Dzata Cement Products Offered
The company bags Portland cement. Three cement products are planned: Portland 42.5R, Portland 42.5N and white cement. Currently, images of bagged Dzata cement show CEM II/A-L 42.5R. The bag is 50kg.
What Does 42.5R Cement Mean?
The 42.5 refers to the strength of the cement under appropriate conditions after 28 days. This is measured in Newtons per square mm. So a cement of 42.5 can develop a strength up to 42.5 N per sq. mm. Technically, a grade 42.5 cement must have a strength of between 42.5 N per sq. mm and 52.5 N per sq. mm. ‘R’ stands for rapid and means the cement attains these strengths early. R graded types of cement are used in situations where the cement must achieve early high strengths.
Data Cement Prices In Ghana:
Dzata Cement prices in Ghana is been sold around GH¢ 40.00 per bag.