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On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) arranged a meeting with importers and manufacturers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) domestic cylinders, at the GSA Head Office, Accra. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and find solutions to challenges facing the sector, such as the influx of substandard cylinders on the markets, and to protect consumers.

Sigma Cylinders represented by Mr Carlo Zeitounian – Sigma Ghana, General Manager who attended the meeting thanked, supported and praised GSA efforts in their continuous progress and safeguarding Ghanian lives led by Director Prof Alex Dodoo and Acting Director Mr Clifford Frimpong.

Sigma Cylinders actively participated and supported the discussion, which included that the GSA will conduct two (2) factory inspections and two (2) market surveillance to collect samples to test them for quality and standards compliance. It was also agreed that cylinder quality and its identification will be checked including the weight, name of manufacturer, origin, and serial number. The ISO 4706 and ISO 22991 certifications will be followed.

During the meeting, it was mentioned that the President of Ghana is encouraging Ghanaian manufacturing companies instead of concentrating on imports. Products manufactured in Ghana are taken through a rigorous certification process. This is not so with the imported products and the local manufacturers welcome the effort being made by the GSA to certify all imported products and give them a specific mark to indicate they are certified and guide consumers.

In its quest to continue being a market leader in the industry, Sigma Ghana in addition to 4 ISO certifications has attained product certification from the GSA for Sigma Cylinders. This goes a long way to tell the preparedness of our organisation to meet market demands while addressing standards and safety issues.

We at Sigma Cylinders, care about the Ghanaian people. We strive to ensure that the cylinders that go into their kitchens will serve and protect them. As such, we are currently running a safety awareness campaign nationwide about the quality and safety of cylinders.

We are pleased to share with you last week's highlights of our Sigma Cylinders Ghana operations. After six months of intensive work, the plant was renovated and new investments were added such as new machinery and equipment to upgrade the operations and to increase the plant's manufacturing capacity to 1.2 million quality cylinders per year. 

We were happy to receive Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku - A Broadcaster / Actor / Entrepreneur / PR. Naa is Sigma Cylinders Ghana Brand Ambassador who is carrying the flag of quality and safety LPG cylinders and Naa is helping us to raise awareness in the Ghanian market to uplift the awareness of the whole sector. 

Sigma Cylinders Ghana was also honoured with the visit of the officials from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and the Ministry of Energy who toured our facilities. During the visit, our guests were familiarised with the operations of the company and ensured that the cylinders produced are of the highest quality.

We would like to express our appreciation to our clients and bottlers from Goil, XPress Gas, and New Gas/Quantum Group, who also visited us to have a look at our renovated plant.

At Sigma Cylinders Ghana we believe in our people and our communities and we care for them. That is why we are steering the shift towards clean energy while creating a positive impact on their lives. 

The visit was to enable the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and the Ministry of Energy to recognise the local operations of Sigma Cylinders and to ensure that the cylinders produced locally are of the highest quality following international standards.

Check out the below article from Adomonline for more information about the visit

Minister of Industry, Georges Bouchikian, said during his visit to Sigma Cylinders’ plant on Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the Bekaa Valley, that this tour came within the framework of examining the extent of importance and skills of the Lebanese Industrialists in producing a commodity that enters every household, shop, restaurant, hotel, and institution, meeting the required standards and specifications. 

The Minister congratulated the Chairman of RJ Group Holding, Mr. Rabah Jaber, who welcomed him along with the employees. The Minister pointed out that any industrial company that can export to 21 countries, must have obtained an International Certificate of Recognition for their operations, factory and products. Minister Georges Bouchikian praised the efforts of the factory employees, for manufacturing 3,300,000 new LPG cylinders that have been replaced in the Lebanese market so far. 

As part of the visit, Sigma Cylinders’ General Manager, Mohammad Shamas, and the team presented the Integrated Management System (IMS) implementation at the plant. The presentation covered quality, safety, health, and environment which are Sigma Cylinders’ 2022 main focus.

Mr. Rabah Jaber thanked The Minister for his visit and support of the national industry, and confirmed that as a result of our growth and expansion, we will provide new jobs opportunities for our people. He explained that the number of employees in the factory in Lebanon reached 300+, in addition to dozens of Lebanese staff members in Sigma Cylinders’ factories in Ghana, Iraq, and the Ivory Coast. 

On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, a meeting was held with the Minister of Industry and Commerce in Abidjan, Mr. Souleymane Diarrassouba.

During this meeting, Sigma Cylinders' CEO, Mr. Jad Jaber, discussed extending the invite for the plant inauguration of Sigma Cylinders located at the PK24 Akoupé-Zeudji industrial zone.

Sigma Cylinders, leader of LPG manufacturing, has been active in Ivorian territory for 3 years now, with over 400 employees and a production capacity of 2 million cylinders per year.