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DAVAO CITY, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CEMAP) warned local cement industry and their distributors, particularly in Southern Mindanao area, on the possible entry into the local market of 118,000 bags of cement from China believed to be defective.
CEMAP president Ernesto Ordonez said the clandestine release of the cement to the local market even before completion of required testing by the Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) is believed possible even after the cement importation was ordered impounded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Region XI because the warehouse where it is stored is not guarded 24 hours.
Initial tests have shown the imported Chinese-made "Horse" brand cement is "below standard," it was learned.
Ordonez said in his letter to the DTI that "local cement manufacturers earlier ...
Source: HighBeam Research, PHILIPPINE ASS'N WARNS OVER ENTRY OF IMPORTED DEFECTIVE CEMENT.