Lebanon's three cement producers have threatened to abandon a price ceiling on building materials that they adopted in August if cement smuggling into Syria continues to revert to pre-war levels. The general manager of Sibline said the price cut in Lebanon has boosted demand for imported cement in Syria, where the price per ton is nearly twice as high, leading to a steep rise in illegal trade over past weeks. "If the smuggling is to be beyond reason, then our position will be reviewed," Nicholas Nahhas told The Daily Star.
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