Nigeria/World: Nigeria's cement manufacturers need about 500,000 tonnes of gypsum annually to operate at optimal level, according to the Managing Director of Flour Mills of Nigeria, Mr Emmanuel Ukpabi. The gypsum is a major raw material in the manufacturing of cement. Ukpabi regretted that gypsum is not in commercial quantity in Nigeria to meet domestic demands. He however lauded the Federal Government's approval to cement manufacturers to import gypsum into the country. He explained that the approval would boost cement production in the country, adding that the development was a welcome idea especially now that the Federal Government had banned the importation of bagged cement.
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