Cement manufacturers in Iraq review progress in cement sector

Cement manufacturers also discussed shortfalls of cement sector

{reg}[PAID={"id":"1,2,3,4,5","title":"The content you tried to access is only available to paid subscribers.","link":"1"}]Iraq's cement sector has overall cement production capacity at 21 million tons per year. Local cement producers and private companies are able to fulfil demand for cement in the country, reports Newsabah.

The Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mohammed Darraji, discussed the overview of the Iraq cement sector at the forum. Iraq has 22 cement plants and they plan to expand their production capacity to 30 million tons per year.

He also discussed the obstacles regarding the production and marketing of cement in the country. He discussed the illegal imports of cement and high fuel prices as well as the existence of parties trying to put obstacles in front of the cement industry in Iraq.{/reg}