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Trade Minister orders closure of factories producing substandard cement
Trade Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare has directed the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) to immediately shut down cement manufacturers producing substandard products for the local market.She...
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Cement prices up effective today, retailers to pay GHS 120 as manufacturers blame import costs
Cement prices in Ghana are about to go up significantly, with retailers planning to increase the cost by around GHC 9 per bag starting...
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Guidelines on cement use for construction according to GSA
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has issued clear guidelines on the appropriate cement types for various construction purposes to enhance structural integrity and durability...
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Cement sales drop despite indications of economic recovery – Report
Even though the economy is beginning to recover, cement sales have yet to see an increase. Recent data from the Bank of Ghana shows...
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Efforts to stop cement L.I. will be ineffective – K.T. Hammond
Trade and Industry Minister K.T. Hammond has confidently stated that efforts to prevent the Legislative Instrument (L.I.) for regulating cement pricing will ultimately fail.Introduced...
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Leave or I leave – K.T. Hammond tells cement manufacturers at a round table meeting
Trade and Industry Minister Kobina Tahir Hammond dismissed representatives of the Cement Manufacturers Association from a scheduled meeting with the Ghana Chamber of Construction...
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An analysis on price controls on cement
A battle over cement pricing in Ghana reached a new stage this week when the Chamber of Cement Manufacturers (COCMAG) hit back at proposed...
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CUTS urges Trade Minister to withdraw cement pricing regulation L.I.
A prominent research and public policy think tank, CUTS International Accra, is urging the Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T. Hammond, to withdraw the...
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Proposed legislative price controls on cement could lead to shortage – Manufacturers
The CEO of the Chamber of Cement Manufacturers have warned that a proposed Legislative Instrument (LI) aimed at controlling cement prices, if approved, could...
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We have altered cement L.I. to suit your demands, why still oppose it – Afenyo-Markin asks NDC MPs
Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislators of acting in bad...