BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS
DATE:
03/03/2008
Belarus abolishes import duties on cement from April 2008-Jan 2009
MINSK. March 3 (Interfax) - Belarus has abolished import duties on cement for the period between April 2008 and January 2009, the National Legal Information Center said citing a presidential decree.
The decree also allows the government to purchase cement without tenders.
The Belarussian Architecture and Construction Ministry told Interfax that cement supplies to the Belarussian market (production and imports) would total 5.443 million tonnes this year, up 47% from 2007.
Cement imports will make up 1.243 million tonnes of this amount. A tender has been announced for cement imports. Offers will be accepted until March 11.
Belarussian construction companies produced 3.82 million tonnes of cement in 2007, up 9.3% from 2006, the Statistics and Analysis Ministry said. Cement production in Belarus is to grow to 9.5 million tonnes per year by 2010 due to an increase in production capacity.
Source:
http://www.interfax.com/3/370798/news.aspx
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