Producers of Sunflower oil, biodiesel and products

The company is a private agricultural consultancy group that has dealt with many agricultural organizations in sunflower production and scientific management. Company wants to go into actual production of sunflower and further process it into edible oil and biodiesel. Company has digital and electronic equipments for research and data processing which are manned by seasoned scientists and managers. Currently, company has cultivated 6000acres of sunflower across the country under the National Youth Employment Programme.

Since company does not have its own machinery but relies on Messrs Golden Web and Bossbel Oil companies in Kumasi and Tamale respectively, it wants a foreign partner to set up the processing factory. The total investment is estimated at US$1.5million. The production of the raw material is ongoing but the production unit is NEW proposal. Company has a business plan for consideration. The sector enjoys exemption from import duty and tax holiday of 5-10years or more depending on the location of the factory.

ISSAH SULEMANA (CEO)
Tel:233-22 -251129/251130/-208135861
Fax:233-21258811/251130
E-mail: hassi@usa.com Or  info@tragrimacs.com
Website: www.tragrimacs.com

Processing of vegetable oil, fat and biodiesel

The project involves the refurbishing and relocating an existing vegetable oil mill with modern plant and machinery and to expand the product lines to include biodiesel. Company intends to increase the extraction capacity from 150 TPD to 2,650 TPD and to introduce a refinery, fractionation facilities. Also to install 600 to 1200 TPD biodiesel processing plant to process biodiesel (ASTM D 675 2-D) for the Tema Oil Refinery.

The Ministry of Energy has consented to the installation of the plant at the free zone enclave at Tema. The products of the project using a combination and blended oils and fats of rapeseed, palm kernel oil, cotton, jathropha seeds and shea butter will produce 343,200mt of crude oils and 35,600mt  (15%)of edible fat of total annual production and other by-products.

The company is seeking for equity participation and the local promoters are ready to contribute an amount of US$450,000.00. The foreign partners are expected to contribute US$65,090,000.00 bringing the total investment cost to US$65,540,000.00. The project type is refurbishing and expansion.

The opportunities in undertaking this project include: knowing the prospective buyers, having 210,000 acres of land for raw material production, available free zone concession- 100% repatriation of profits, tax holiday for 8 years, free import duty on machinery and raw materials and no export tax.

AKWASI ANIM DANKWA (CEO)
PMB KCBC 022, Mamprobi-Accra
Tel:233-275623445/-244582027
Fax:233-21-246543
Email Addresses:
tradexgh@gmail.com,
radexgh@yahoo.com
tomoilgh@yahoo.com
aadankwah@yahoo.com

Cultivation and processing of groundnuts into paste

The idea of processing groundnuts into paste was conceived by one of the women in Tamale leading to the formation of the company in 2004. The current production is on small scale but with abundant raw materials, company wants to modernize production through acquisition of required machinery.

The local promoters want a foreign joint partner who could invest US$90,000.00 for the purchase of required machinery. Company has a feasibility report prepared in June 2006. The sector enjoys exemption from payment of duty on machinery and equipment and tax holiday of 5-10 years or more depending on company location.

J.K.PARIMAH
P.O.Box 1491, Tamale
Tel: 233-243679590 or 243111364
pajarinterco@yahoo.com

Processing of maize, cassava, soya beans and groundnuts.

The company is owned by the Nkrumah family of Techiman in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.

Company intends to acquire a new cornmeal flour production plant and increase production of cornmeal flour from 550mt to 1400mt. The promoter has been involved in the food processing industry for over 20 years. Company started processing crops such as maize, cassava, soya beans and groundnuts for clients since March 2001 but added cornmeal flour to the products. Company supplies educational institutions, health facilities and many large catering houses in the country. The demand for cornmeal is estimated at about 800,000 metric tons per annum but there is no high quality producer of cornmeal at the moment.

The local promoters want an equity participation of about US$250,000.00 while the owners contribute an additional US$35,000.00 for the expansion plan. Company wants to produce quality cornmeal flour for its ever teeming clients across the country. The project qualifies for duty exemption on machinery and equipment and tax holiday ranging from 5 to 10 years or more depending on the location. Company has a report prepared in June 2006.

JOSEPH NKRUMAH
P.O.BOX 18414, Accra
Tel:233-244809123
E-mail: aroyalfarms@yahoo.com
Project Location: Techiman in the Brong Ahafo Region.

Processing of vegetable oil.

Company is a start-up business incorporated in 2004 as a private limited liability company to engage in the processing of oil seeds into vegetable oil. Available statistics show that vegetable oils imports into Ghana have increased significantly from 2,000 metric tons valued US$1.7million in 1999 to 35,000 metric tons valued US$17.0 million in 2002.

There is a demand gap of well over 10,000 metric tons for vegetable oils and same for oil meals locally. The project is to be sited on a 10 acre plot of land legally acquired at a distance of 30 km from Navorongo, the district capital of the Kasena Nankana district along the Navorongo-Tumu road. The area is among the major groundnuts growing areas to offer adequate raw materials for production. The site can be served with three-phase electricity from the national grid.

The contact person who is one of the promoters is a tree crop and agro forestry specialist with over ten years work experience in this area where he managed a local NGO-GIA/NABIO which assisted 7500 farmers to cultivate 7500 acres of land for groundnut.

Company is looking for foreign partner(s) to invest an amount of US$500,000.00 to purchase machinery and equipments. The company qualifies for exemption on payment of duty on machinery and equipments and corporate tax for at least 10 years or more depending on its location. Company has a business plan which can be made available for study and further action.

DANIEL A. LUGUZURI
P.O.BOX 150, Navorongo
Tel:233-74222621/-244523504-208418930
Fax:233-74222627
Email: gnado2@yahoo.com
Project Location: Katiu in Kasena, Nankana District, UER

Grain Milling into grain meal, flour, grit, animal feed and whole grain.

The project concept is to establish a factory to process grains such as maize, wheat, millet and sorghum into varieties of finished products for domestic, export and industrial purposes. The company has a factory building and about 80% machinery in the factory yet to be installed. Production has not started since company needs the full grinding mill unit at the factory. Company has a competent team to manage its operations. The envisaged team is made up of three directors, one agriculturist, technologist and financial administrator. The promoters have already invested US$ 420,000.00.

Company needs a foreign partner to inject an additional capital of US$715,000.00 for machinery acquisition and the initial working capital. Company qualifies for exemption from payment of custom duty on machinery and equipments and tax holidays of 5-10 years or more depending on project location. There is a company business plan ready for study and further action by any interested investor.

KWAME OSEI BOADUM (CEO)
P.O.BOX GP 14393, Accra
Tel:233-242206900 Or -244206799
Fax:233-21 254162
osebobaent@yahoo.com
Project Location: Plot No.46 Ashiyie on Accra-Dodowa Road.