{
  "id": 2693909,
  "title": "VALCO rolling mill opens new frontier for Ghana’s aluminium industry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/valco-rolling-mill-opens-new-frontier-for-ghanas-aluminium-industry",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-22T23:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/valco-rolling-mill-opens-new-frontier-for-ghanas-aluminium-industry/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) has announced the introduction of a continuous casting and rolling mill, which aims to expand the country's aluminium industry beyond primary aluminium production. This new development, positioned by VALCO's Finance Director, Sepenu Agbetsise, aims to strengthen Ghana's aluminium value chain by supplying locally manufactured intermediate products to downstream industries. The new production line has already undergone industrial testing with local cable manufacturers, Nexans Kablemetal and Reroy Cables, who provided positive feedback. By producing aluminium rods domestically, VALCO aims to reduce dependence on imported aluminium inputs, potentially shortening supply chains, and lowering exposure to international freight costs and supply disruptions. VALCO's initiative aligns with the broader national ambition for an integrated aluminium industry capable of producing finished and semi-finished aluminium products for both domestic and export markets. The company is also exploring the export market, having shipped 25 metric tonnes of H11 Electrical Conductor (EC) grade aluminium rods to Europe for testing. While VALCO faces a significant challenge as it currently relies on imported alumina as the primary raw material, the introduction of the rolling mill could help create a domestic source of an important intermediate product, thus shortening supply chains and reducing operating costs.",
  "summary": "The Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) is positioning itself to move beyond primary aluminium production with the introduction of a continuous casting and rolling mill capable of producing aluminium rods for the domestic electrical cable industry and potentially the international market.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "VALCO rolling mill opens new frontier for Ghana’s aluminium industry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/valco-rolling-mill-opens-new-frontier-for-ghanas-aluminium-industry",
        "published": "2026-08-23T01:05:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}