Trade Ministry To Launch Policy (Spread, August 21, 2010)

The Ministry of Trade and Industry will soon launch and implement an industrial policy to address major concerns within the sector.
The policy is expected to be launched on September 21, 2010 to serve as a national policy for the entire sector.
This came to light when the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Mahama Ayariga, paid a familiarisation visit to Interplast Limited in Accra to acquaint himself with the work of the company.
Interacting with the officials of Interplast Limited, Mr Ayariga said as a ministry, its major interest was in trade and export and it was its responsibility to be conversant with the works of companies that were engaged in export.
He noted that few companies in the country were involved in export and therefore the need for the ministry to know and address the challenges faced by such companies.
He congratulated Interplast on being the leading manufacturer and distributor of PVC pipes in West Africa.
The Managing Director of Interplast Limited, Mr Hayssam Fakhry, said despite the various challenges confronting the company it had proved to be the best in the sub-region.
He said the company was established in 1970, in consultation with the Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation to provide high quality PVC pipes and fittings of internationally recognised standards.
"The company has since produced and supplied the majority of Ghana's requirement of small and large diameter PVC pipes for the supply of water throughout the country".
Mr Fakhry said the company had extended its range of products to cover the manufacturing of high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes, ceiling and wall panelling and Everlast windows and doors.
He noted that the company had put in place modern production facility equipped with the most technically advanced extrusion machinery available to maintain the international standards of its products.