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CUP president Quirino Marquinez said it is highly improbably that an import surge would occur since most of the cement manufacturing capacities are owned and operated by the same foreign companies that own almost 90 percent of the capacities in the Philippines.


Lafarge, Cemex and Holderbank operate in the Philippines as well as in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.


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The deal, which was agreed upon only last month, indicates that TCC will stop importing cement from Taiwan for local distribution while the Big Four—— La Farge, Blue Circle, Cemex and Holderbank—— will also stop exporting cement to Taiwan.


TCC also agreed to source its cement needs from Cemex’s Apo plant.


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Tariff lifting won’t lead to cement import surge — CUP

By Marianne V. Go | November 28, 2003 - 12:00am

The Consumers Union of the Philippines (CUP) said yesterday there will be no import surge even if the safeguard duty on imported cement is removed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). CUP president Quirino...

Business

Cement protagonists to strike truce?

August 9, 2001 - 12:00am

The raging cement war may temporarily come to a halt as a deal has been struck between the so-called "Big Four" cement manufacturers and Taiwan Cement Corp. (TCC) which has been accused of dumping. The...

Business

Villar lashes out at ‘cement cartel’

August 8, 2001 - 12:00am

The cement cartel in the country has successfully pushed up cement prices way above their normal value, threatening to stymie the country’s development initiatives, Sen. Manny Villar said yesterday.

Business

Local cement companies shut down due to cheap imports

By Marianne V. Go | August 6, 2001 - 12:00am

Several local cement companies have temporarily shut down their plants due to full stocks and the flood of imported cement. According to the Philippine Cement Manufacturers Corp. (Philcemcor), the umbrella organization...

Business