Published: 03 July 2013

Cement production is this year's expected to reach 1999 levels when output peaked with more than 1,1 million tonnes produced, the chairman of the Cement and Concrete Institute, Gavin Stephens has said.

Stephens said the cement industry was going to benefit from the rehabilitation of infrastructure which had deteriorated during the years of economic decline.

Stephens said cement producers, especially PPC and Sino Zimbabwe, which were situated outside Harare were facing challenges in transporting the commodity to the market.

He said rail was the most suitable mode of transport but most of the cement produced was being carried by road which was costly.

PPC moved around 45 000 tonnes of cement by road while just 4000 were moved by rail. Sino Zimbabwe moved 15 000 tonnes by road while 4 500 tonnes was transposed by rail.

In total 18 000 tonnes are moved by rail and 72 000 by road every month.
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