Rock Hard Cement bids to block import quota
Sunday 3 January 2021
Employee Jose Lopez throws out a bag of Rock Hard cement to mix at at Second Crossing Hardware, Bon Air Gardens, Arouca on Saturday. PHOTO BY AYANNA KINSALE -
Cement importer, Rock Hard Cement is seeking to block the Ministry of Trade and Industry from imposing a ceiling of 75,000 tonnes of cement that could be imported in the country.
In a telephone interview with Sunday Newsday, Rock Hard’s local distributor Motilal Rahmit and Sons, managing director Ryan Ramhit said the ministry s new policy, especially increased tariffs and duties, have forced the company to close its operations for one month from Monday.