Fake cement hits Malawi market

Dec 13, 2015 Business 35
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Nestor Msowoya

One of the cement manufacturing companies in Malawi, Lafarge, has expressed concern over the huge number of fake cement being found on the market.

After conducting a survey in Chirimba Township in Blantyre, Lafarge found that most businesses are selling the company’s cement illegally.

The company has come to note that the businesses sell the product at K6,000 but it weighs between 35 and 40kg while real cement weighs 50kg.

Nestor Msowoya
Msowoya; We are worried.

Business Development Manager for Lafarge, Nestor Msowoya, said the sellers are changing the seals of the product including the bag thereby reducing the quality of the cement.

“We have found that most people are selling fake product with low grades, fake bags and seals,” he said.

However, the company managed to find one of the sellers in Chirimba Township.

The seller, who was identified as Yasini Saidi, failed to explain where he usually buys the 35-39 Kilograms of cement which he offered at the price of K6,000.

Lafarge sells its 50kg bag of cement at K6,500.

Meanwhile, the company has promised to proceed with the survey in all parts of the country and has assured that all sellers of counterfeit cement will face the law.

Lafarge is doing the research together with the Malawi Bureau of Standards as well as Malawi Police.

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35 Comments

  6. number one fake is this khoma cement which are supplied to the beneficially of cement and malata subsidy i dont know whether the head of state is aware of that , its formular is 1to 4 while duracrete is 1to 7 but the price before subsidised are the same, please take note of that the supplies are dupping us

  7. Zavuta basi pamalawi president akuulura kuti nkulu wake anaba 35%yandlama pamalawi munthawiyake,nyamilandu naye anakanakupuma fertiliser wamadef anali wafake cement fake .basi malawi wafake,amalawi okhala kunja 45%komadziko kulephera kutukuka

  11. Allow other Companies to come in Dangote the great rather than protecting exploiters.The same is true with big buses let city line start fed up with failed Minibuses

  12. Allow other Companies to come in Dangote the great rather than protecting exploiters.The same is true with big buses let city line start fed up with failed Minibuses

  16. DANGOTE CEMENT FROM ZAMBIA NDI MORE FIRE.MUSEGULA MIMBA SIMUNATI.a lafarge mwatifinya kwa nthawi yaitali ,lero DANGOTE CEMENT ikuminisani fweeeeeee

  17. DANGOTE CEMENT FROM ZAMBIA NDI MORE FIRE.MUSEGULA MIMBA SIMUNATI.a lafarge mwatifinya kwa nthawi yaitali ,lero DANGOTE CEMENT ikuminisani fweeeeeee

  18. A Lafarge mungovomereza kuti business yakuvutani, cement munakweza mtengo kwambiri nanga m’mati a Malawi atani momwe ndalama yavutilamu

  21. This complaint should Not come from the manufacturer but from the User: If their Cement is Very Expensive users go to fairly cheap cement NOT FAKE CEMENT ON THE MARKET. Mukayamba kugulisa mitengo yabwino muona anthu ayambanso kugula Cement yanu. NDALAMA YAVUTA PA MALAWI.

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