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COCMAG warns government that Ghana's cement industry could collapse

01 July 2019, Published under Cement News

The Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG) has given the goverment a stark warning that various taxes and levies over the past two years are driving the cement industry towards collapse. According to the Executive Secretary, Reverand Dr George Dawson-Ahmoah, the most recent tax imposed on cement manufacturers is the fumigation levy of US$0.50/t on imported clinker by the Ministry of Health. "How on earth can a raw material such as clinker be fumigated before clearance from the por...