Construction: Cement price up Rs 100 per 50kg bag

Sri Lanka’s cement companies have increased the price of a 50-kilogram (kg) bag of cement by Rs 100, due to rising production costs.

Following the price revision, the price of a 50kg bag of cement, which previously ranged between Rs 2,100 and Rs 2,250, has increased to between Rs 2,200 and Rs 2,350.

The companies have stressed that they have been left with no choice but to increase prices in response to the rising cost of cement production.

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