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42 01 EXTENSION OF A COCOA PRODUCTION FACILITY BROWN GOLD FROM GHANA Cocoa and gold are Ghana’s most valuable natural resources. The small West-African country is the second-largest producer of cocoa worldwide. The government in Ghana has set itself the goal of processing up to 40% of the country’s cocoa beans domestically. This not only creates jobs. The increased net output ratio will also boost profits. The industry is therefore currently investing in cocoa processing plants. 02 03
MAN Ferrostaal and its partners are extending and modernizing the existing cocoa production facility of the Cocoa Processing Company Ltd. (CPC) in Tema in southern Ghana. The process will be completed in a number of different phases. CPC is one of the leading companies in the region and the market leader in cocoa processing in Ghana. The company’s product portfolio includes cocoa mass, cocoa butter, chocolate and cocoa drinks. Up to 95% of its products are sold in the USA, Europe and Asia. Five percent are sold on the domestic market. The first phase of the project involved the construction of a new plant for the production of cocoa mass. The production line was officially opened in November 2005. The ceremony was attended by the Ghanaian president, John Agyekum Kufuor. This means that the Cocoa Processing Company Ltd. now boasts one of the largest and most modern facilities of its kind in Ghana. The new production line is extremely efficient, and will allow 24,900 tons of top-quality cocoa mass (cocoa liquor) to be produced annually from 30,000 tons of cocoa beans. In the second phase, which is already underway, the existing facility will be completely renovated and equipped with new machinery to further boost the production of cocoa butter and cocoa powder. The company aims to increase its total annual output from 25,000 to 65,000 tons once this second phase has been completed. Two cocoa butter presses have already been installed and the machinery and equipment required to renovate the existing facility are already on site. Commissioning of the facility is scheduled for August 2006. NO. 1 ASSET Cocoa is Ghana’s most important asset and regularly makes up 30 to 40 percent of the country’s total export revenue. 13 percent of the country’s GDP depends on cocoa beans. Ghana produces some 20 percent of all cocoa produced worldwide. There are approximately 1.5 million cocoa farmers in Ghana, mostly working on family-owned farms. In the 2003/2004 season, approximately 750,000 tons of cocoa beans were harvested. This was a record harvest in the history of cocoa production in Ghana, which goes back more than 100 years. Cocoa beans are traded on the soft commodities market. The price per ton is currently 1.500 US dollars. Renate Matthes 04 THE ECHO 1/2006 43 services & logistics 01. Street scene in Accra 02. The packaging department at Cocoa Processing Co. 03. Collecting the cocoa mass Foreground: J.A. Danso, Production Manager at CPC 04. Unloading cocoa beans at CPC EXTENSION AND RENOVATION OF THE COCOA PROCESSING COMPANY LTD PLANT IN TEMA, GHANA Value of contract: 21 million euros Scope of supply and services provided by MAN Ferrostaal: >> Modification and renovation of the existing facility >> Planning and delivery of machinery and equipment for the production of cocoa mass, including the necessary infrastructure (such as a water treatment system, emergency power generating sets and steam and compressed air networks) >> Supply of a replacement parts package >> Supervision of the installation >> Supervision of commissioning >> Training >> Technology partners: Bühler AG (Switzerland), F.B. Lehmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH (Deutschland), B.V. Machinefabriek P.M. Duyvis (Netherlands
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