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GOVERNMENT SMOOTHENING OUT THE DISRUPTION IN THE SUPPLY OF
GRANITE AGGREGATES FROM INDONESIA
There have been some disruptions in the supply
of granite aggregates from Indonesia in the past few days.
We understand that the Indonesian authorities have stepped
up checks on barges carrying granite aggregates and granite
dust to Singapore, following the recent export ban on land
sand. Some barges had been detained.
2 The Government is releasing some granite aggregates from
our stockpile to make up for any immediate shortfall in the
supply of granite to the construction industry. We are also
proceeding to procure granite aggregates from alternative
sources and encouraging the private sector importers to do
the same. If the situation continues, we expect the price
of granite to rise due to higher transportation costs involved
in shipping the granite from the alternative sources that
are further away. As in the case of land sand, the Government,
as a major developer itself, will work out similar co-sharing
arrangements with the contractors and concrete suppliers for
existing public sector projects.
3 We are continuing to work with the industry
to diversify our supply sources for construction materials
and adopt more sustainable construction methodology to reduce
our dependence on concrete.
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Ministry
of National Development |
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Building
and Construction Authority |
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| Date
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2
March 2007 |
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