Interplast Limited, the leading producer of plastic pipe systems in West Africa, won two awards at the 10th Ghana Mining Industry Awards held in |Accra on Friday.

The company won the Best Per­former in Local Manufacturing of Mining Inputs and the first runner up in the Best Performer in Mine Supplies and Services.

The annual programme is meant to recognise excellence and inno­vation in the mining sector and applaud mining companies that are keeping to high environmental standards.

Tenth in the series, the pro­gramme was on the theme: 'Cel­ebrating a Decade of Rewarding Mining Excellence.' In all, 24 organisations and indi­viduals were honoured in various categories for their outstanding performance in the mining sector and were presented with citations, plaques and cash prizes.