Cement price going to be hiked putting infrastructural dev in uncertainty Cement price going to be hiked putting infrastructural dev in uncertainty The price of the cement is going to be hiked in the local market in the face of raw material import adversities. The problems relating to shipping of the clinkers and other raw materials are responsible for the price hike, source said. Cost and freight of clinker at Chattogram port has jumped from $56-57 to $60-62 per ton.
Increase in ship fare taking place in November last year has not subsided yet. Longstanding high fare has affected the cement market.