At the same time, U.S. imports from cement-producing countries, especially Thailand, are becoming more difficult, mainly because cement prices are rising rapidly, up 7.5% from last year, and it is increasingly difficult for small builders to buy concrete. Cement is a major component of concrete, and because of the tight supply of cement, pre-mixed concrete companies can only supply their major customers first. For small contractors and builders who only build patios, driveways, foundations, etc., it's a worry to keep working or stop and wait.
Although contractors have asked the Bush administration to ease import tariffs imposed on Mexican cement since 1990, the shortage of cement in the United States seems unlikely to be alleviated in the short term, in part because of the fact that countries like Mountain & Cement producers like Cement near Laramie have had a hard time expanding capacity. The environmental requirements make it take seven years or more for such companies to complete the capacity increase.
According to expert analysis, the cement production capacity in the United States will increase by about 16 million tons in the next four years, but it still can not meet the domestic demand for cement.
(China Cement Net & nbsp; & nbsp; Please indicate the source for reprinting)
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