Ghana signs $700m chemical plant, gold waste clean-up deal

The agreement, signed with the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Authority (24H+), covers two separate but linked projects, namely an integrated plant to produce sodium cyanide and chlor-alkali caustic soda, and a gold tailings recovery and environmental remediation platform targeting some of the country’s most polluted mining landscapes.“Large-scale industrial projects of this kind have the potential to mobilise significant direct foreign investment into Ghana and create long-term national value through jobs, industrial capacity, environmental recovery and sustainable export-led growth.

Remarks The Presidential Advisor on the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Authority, Goosie Tanoh, said the partnership would support President John Dramani Mahama’s industrial transformation agenda and Ghana’s ambition to build “an economy that works for everyone, every hour”.