According to prefixed targets, the Portland Cement Factory has a potential of producing 3, 60, 000 tonnes of cement a year with a per day capacity of 1, 000 tonnes. But with an increased demand due to the Ndola housing project, the factory produced 4, 73, 985 tonnes. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is extremely pleased with the steady progress of his unit and looks forward to set up a lime plant in Masaiti very soon which is likely to offer an additional employment to 150 people in the next 24 months.
The good news extends further to inform that the ZABS (Zambia Bureau of Standards) has granted the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory with a ZS ISO 9001:2008 certification. The certification is meant for only those entities who can comply with the production standards and maintain quality in output.
The development from the perspective of ZPC looks promising indeed. With more development projects coming underway, it is obvious that Dr. Mahtani will have bigger plans for his cement factory and Zambia in the days to come.