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The Gambia: Sherif Faye, the operations manager of Jah Oil, says that the company has enough cement to supply The Gambia. He made the comment at a press event held in response to public outcry over a local cement shortage, according to the Point newspaper. The company has experienced delays to its inbound shipments due to poor weather in Europe. However, he confirmed that two ships carrying cement had recently arrived in the country.

The subsidiary of Jah Group sells its Tiger Cement 42.5 grade brand product in 50kg bags. The cement is imported from Spain and Algeria and bagged locally. Jah Oil has a bagging capacity of 108,000 bags/day.

The Gambia: Cement importers have asked the government to treat all importers equally. Alhajie Cessay, a local importer, said that some government-preferred companies that import cement from Senegal are exempt from the tax, according to the Point newspaper. However, other importers have been subject to tariffs since the start of 2019.

The Gambia: The government has introduced a 5% import tariff on cement imports from Senegal. The new tax was issues to the Gambia Revenue Authority in November 2018 for enforcement from the start of 2019, according to Foroyaa news website. Local cement dealers have complained about the new tax, saying that local production is unable to meet demand. They have urged the government to reconsider its policy.

Algeria: LafargeHolcim Algeria has continued exporting cement to The Gambia with a third consignment from its d'Oggaz plant. The 30,000t order of Ordinary Portland Cement was exported from the Port of Arzew to Banjul, according to the El Moudjahid newspaper. The deal follows two previous ones in December 2017 and March 2018.

Algeria: Serge Dubois, the Director of Public Affairs for LafargeHolcim Algeria, says that the company is currently negotiating a ‘major’ export contract to a West African country. The deal to export ‘several hundred tonnes’ of Ordinary Portland Cement is expected to be concluded in March or April 2018, according to the El Mujahid newspaper. The subsidiary of LafargeHolcim is attempting to secure export deals ahead of an anticipated 22 – 24Mt/yr production overcapacity in the country by 2020.

It conducted two export deals to The Gambia in December 2017 and March 2018. However, Dubois added that Algeria needs to improve its transport infrastructure to be able to increase exports. To this end he mentioned a Euro13m upgrade project at the Port of Oran. He also spoke about the company’s Ardia 600 binder product and its negotiations with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to improve local road infrastructure.