According to Agostinho Kapaia, president of the Board of Directors (PCA) of the Opaia business group – which will invest 2.2 billion dollars to build the factory – when the project starts, the country will no longer "import fertilizers", as well as national agriculture will undergo "a significant boost".
"When this project starts operating, Angola will stop importing fertilizers and agriculture in the country will have a significant boost," he said, quoted by Angop.
Regarding the project, the person in charge said that final work related to industrial engineering and obtaining equipment is underway, with the start of construction works scheduled for January of next year.
The factory will have an annual production capacity of around 1,200,000 tons. However, according to the group's PCA, cited by Angop, annual consumption in the domestic market is below 200 thousand tons, so with the production of the aforementioned complex there will be a surplus of product that will be exported.
Regarding the raw material to produce ammonium and urea, the person responsible – speaking on the sidelines of the official signing of the land concession to establish the manufacturing unit, initialed with the provincial government of Zaire – said that it is guaranteed by the country's market.
In turn, Adriano de Carvalho, provincial governor of Zaire, said that the installation of the project will make it possible to raise the levels of agriculture in Angola, especially in the province, writes Angop.
