Kazakhstan develops new cement regulations 30 April 2021
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Trade and Integration has met with the country’s cement and concrete association, QazCem, to discuss the illegal circulation of counterfeit cement. Today, Kazakh cement is of high quality and is competitive both in the domestic and foreign markets, said the Minister of Trade and Integration, Bakhyt Sultanov. We have the second-generation plants. But, unfortunately, there is counterfeit, cheap cement on the market.
The meetings were held to develop adjustments to the tools and mechanisms for building material regulations. As a result, the technical regulations related to the safety of buildings and structures, building materials and products have been changed.
Philippine government s first testing facility set to open in 3Q21 11 January 2021
The Philippines could see its first government facility to evaluate cement quality begin operations by the 3Q21. Once operational, the unit would allow producers to have their products tested by the government. Our procurement of equipment is now ongoing, so we can conduct testing by third quarter, said Neil P Catajay, director of the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS).
Currently, producers have to dispatch their product to private firms, who in turn send the results to the BPS for review. At present, we have two recognised third-party testing laboratories for cement. We also accept results from tests conducted abroad for as long as they are carried out by our recognized testing laboratories in foreign countries, said Mr Catajay.