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Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent
Redcliff-based cement manufacturing company, Livetouch International, is working on upping its production which is currently at 45 percent.
The Diamond Cement manufacturer, which has the capacity to produce about 500 000 tonnes of cement per year, has been operating at 45 percent capacity due to the shortage of raw materials.
The company’s Chief Executive Officer Mr Don Wang said the company has of late been hit hard by the shortage of raw material, but was working on measures to improve production
He said of late they have been relying on competitors for the supply of limestone.
“Our cement production has reduced lately owing to shortage of limestone. We have been facing serious shortage of limestone that we have been relying on our competitors, PPC for the supply, which is not viable.
“We have however put measures to make sure that we capacitate and improve production,” said Mr Wang.
He appealed with government to consider assisting the company with more limestone fields so that the company improves its operational capacity.
“The best that Government can do is to allocate more limestone claims so that we can get more raw-materials for increased production at our company. Currently our company is seated on a 10 hectare land but we are underutilizing the land due to lack of raw material,” he said.
Mr Wang also said the recently power load shedding had not spared his company.
“We have had to switch off all our heavy machinery that consume more power. That has in a way affected our production but I hope government is working on that one since it is a national problem,” he said.
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