Cement price going to be hiked putting infrastructural dev in uncertainty
Sun Online Desk
23rd May, 2021 01:37:59
The price of the cement is going to be hiked in the local market in the face of raw material import adversities.
The problems relating to shipping of the clinkers and other raw materials are responsible for the price hike, source said.
Cost and freight of clinker at Chattogram port has jumped from $56-57 to $60-62 per ton.
Increase in ship fare taking place in November last year has not subsided yet. Longstanding high fare has affected the cement market.
In the recent past, shipping of clinker from Indonesia, Vietnam and Middle East used to cost $20-22 per ton -which is now $26-28.
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Construction costs burdened with cement price rise
Construction costs have been rising since March with each 50-kilogramme bag of cement now costing around Tk 50 more to sell for anywhere between Tk 450 and Tk 460. Photo: SK Enamul Haq
The price of each 50-kilogramme bag of cement has increased by around 12 per cent, or Tk 50, to Tk 450 to Tk 460 a development that will push up construction costs, be it the government s development projects or privately-owned buildings.
The price increased in mid-March as a knock-on effect from a rise in prices of clinker, the main raw material, in the international market alongside that of shipping costs.
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