Angola is self-sufficient in salt production, says minister

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Published Feb 13, 2024

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Angola's Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Carmen do Sacramento Neto, has refuted claims that the country will continue to import salt. The country currently produces approximately 210,000 tonnes of salt annually, significantly more than its estimated need of 70,000 tonnes. Existing imports are related to salt by-products not yet manufactured domestically, such as salt tablets and haemodialysis cleaning products. The Ministry is striving for complete self-sufficiency in all aspects, including human and animal consumption and the oil industry.

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Angolan Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Carmen do Sacramento Neto, denied last week in central Benguela province rumors that the country will continue to import salt. Angola currently produces around 210,000 tonnes of salt per year, a quantity considered to be above its needs, estimated at around 70,000. Also read: Insights into Angola’s diamond industry: A promising investment frontier Speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of the Tchicamby Salt Pans, the government official explained that the existing imports have to do with salt by-products, which are not yet manufactured in the country. These include salt tablets, which are used in brewery machinery, and products to clean haemodialysis equipment. According to Carmen Neto, the Ministry aims is to achieve the targets set for self-sufficiency in all aspects, meeting the needs of human and animal consumption as well as the ...

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