The plea to prioritize local produce over imports has gone louder as another domestic manufacturing industry has called on government to prioritize local cement procurement amid declining profitability. Local cement players are asking the government and the private sector to patronize and support...
Local cement manufacturers, which enjoyed government protection in the form of safeguard tariff against imported cement, are strongly supporting for the “Build Lokal” campaign of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), which promotes the prioritization of locally produced building...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has stood its ground stating it does not need the concurrence from the Tariff Commission (TC) to adjust a safeguard duty rate on a particular import that has been causing injury or serious threat to a domestic industry. This was stated by Bureau of Import...
The PHINMA Group said its cement trading arm PhilCement Corp. will quickly adjust to the new labeling rules and adopt to the new regulations set by the Department of Trade and Industry. This was committed by the PHINMA Group after forging an agreement with the DTI to work together for stability and...
Cement importers disputed claims by local cement manufacturers that importation of this construction material dramatically shoot up saying domestic manufacturers are using false data to justify their petition before the Department of Trade and Industry to delay the reduction of the safeguard duty...
Wants higher safeguard duty instead Local cement manufacturers have asked the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to postpone the reduction of the P10 per bag definitive cement safeguard...
Philippine Cement Corp. (Philcement) firmly asserted of its compliance with the standards set by the government as shown by the required certifications issued by the Department of Trade and Industry. “Philcement asserts firmly that the company is compliant with the provisions of DTI AO 17-06...
All is not well among players in the cement industry with Cement Manufacturers of the Philippines (CeMAP) calling the attention of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to look into a potential standards compliance issue against Philcement Corporation. In a letter to DTI Undersecretary Ruth...
