Ukraine: The Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade has started an anti-dumping investigation on imports of cement from Russia, Belarus and Moldova. It will look at the conduct of Dyckerhoff Cement Ukraine, HeidelbergCement Ukraine, Podilsky Cement and Ivano-Frankivskcement, according to the Uryadovy Courier newspaper. The probe will examine the cement market between 2015 and 2017.
Dangote Cement opens terminal in Imo state
Nigeria: Dangote Cement has opened a terminal at Owerri in Imo State. The unit was officially inaugurated by the governor of the state, Chief Rochas Okorocha with the president of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, also in attendance, according to the This Day newspaper. In a speech Dangote said that the state was one of the ‘major’ markets domestically for the company.
Botswana to restrict cement imports
Botswana: The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry plans to restrict imports of cement following the introduction of new legislation. It will require 70% of cement to be sourced from local producers with only 30% allowed to be imported, according to the Weekend Post newspaper. The Control of Goods, Prices and Other Charges Act was announced in April 2018. An import permit scheme is scheduled to start in September 2018. The new regulations are intended to regulate trade with South Africa better.
Argentine cement consumption rises by 7% to 5.85Mt in first half of 2018
Argentina: Cement consumption rose by 7% year-on-year to 5.85Mt in the first half of 2018 from 5.49Mt in the same period in 2017. Data from the Asociación de Fabricantes de Cemento Portland (AFCP) also showed that despatches rose by 7% to 5.86Mt from 5.49Mt. However, both consumption and despatches for May and June 2018 fell.
