Cement News tagged under: Kerala Cement Dealers Association

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Kerala records INR40 price hike

19 June 2018, Published under Cement News

A INR40 (US$0.59) price hike in Kerala, India, over the past week has been blamed on cement companies and the state’s failure to organise a price regulatory body, according to The Hindu. The price has increased from INR355-360/bag to INR395-400/bag. While cement sales in the state usually record a 20 per cent dip in monsoon season, this price increase has negatively affected the cement suppliers. "Apart from the consumers, we too are badly affected. Dealers are struggling to pay wages...

India: cement dealers in the state will go on an indefinite strike

15 November 2012, Published under Cement News

The agitation, spearheaded by Kerala Cement Dealers Association, is likely to severely affect infrastructural development activities in the state. A ccording to the association State president Sojan Scaria, the State government had unnecessarily included cement among notified goods even when there was no shortage of cement. As a result, cement dealers have had to shoulder additional burden for procuring it. In addition, certain officials continued to demand amounts that were double the t...