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Apr. 6--All eight local cement manufacturers have been asked to review and even consider cutting back exports after Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra raised concerns about the industry's impact on the environment.
The prime minister said on his radio programme on Saturday that he was concerned about pollution in Tambon Na Pralarn, Sara Buri, caused by dust from rock blasting at nearby cement production facilities.
Mr Thaksin said the Commerce Ministry should control cement exports as priority should be given to domestic use.
"The government granted concessions for limestone mountains, which are the country's natural resource, to cement producers ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Thai Prime Minister Expresses Concerns about Pollution from Cement...