Maltsovsky Portlandcement Cement Plant

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Maltsovsky Portlandcement Cement Plant appears to be affected by reduced cement imports in Belarus. Cemros, the parent company of Maltsovsky cement plant and 14 other operating cement plants in Russia, appealed a case with the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of the Republic of Belarus (MART), accusing the Belarusian Cement Company of unfair competition through discredit. Imports to Belarus appear to take up 20% of the cement produced at the Maltsovsky Cement Plant.

Cemros claimed to have received communication from Belarusian clients, who received a letter from the Belarusian Cement Company, pointing out quality concerns of the imported portland cement purchased from Russia, recommending the purchase of a better quality local cement.

As a result, the management company of the holding "Belarusian Cement Company" (GP "BCK") received an order from MART to eliminate the violation of antimonopoly legislation. It is unclear if and how anti-monopoly laws apply in Belarus, a sovereign country, for producers in Russia. Notably, Russia and Belarus make up the Union State, sharing a common economic space.