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Specific prices from various dealers reveal the extent of the increase: Dzata cement (42R) is now selling at GH¢108, Cimaf cement (42R) at GH¢107, Cimaf cement (32R) at GH¢87, and Ghacem cement (42R) at GH¢110, the highest in the market.
Representatives from major cement manufacturers, including GHACEM, Dangote, CBI, Cimaf, and Diamond Cement, boycotted the stakeholder meeting.
On 15 May 2024, the Ministry issued a statement urging the Cement Manufacturing Development Committee (CMDC) to ensure compliance with this directive and to standardise cement prices across the country.
Trade and Industry Minister KT Hammond is expected to lay before Parliament the legislative instrument (LI) seeking to regulate theprices of cementafter representatives of cement manufacturers boycotted a stakeholder meeting on Monday, 1 July 2024.
The CMDC, which operates under the Ghana Standards Authority (Manufacture of Cement) Regulations, 2023 (Ll 2480), is tasked with regulating cement production and distribution.
Meanwhile, Diamond cement ranges from GH¢75 to GH¢85, and Dangote cement is priced between GH¢92 and GH¢94..
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