美墨兩國貿(mào)易爭執(zhí) 加劇水泥短缺
美國商業(yè)部門發(fā)言人說，他們將繼續(xù)討論解決有關(guān)美國和墨西哥之間的貿(mào)易問題，但他們無權(quán)暫停稅收。據(jù)住宅建筑協(xié)會(huì)了解，一艘水泥貨船從亞洲運(yùn)到美國需44天，而從墨西哥過來僅需4天，但每噸57美金的反傾銷稅使從墨西哥進(jìn)口變得不現(xiàn)實(shí)。
水泥是混凝土的主要成分，在基礎(chǔ)建設(shè)，公路，橋梁建設(shè)中都要用到。佛羅里達(dá)南部的建筑承包商兩個(gè)月前就開始抱怨，水泥短缺使他們要等幾天甚至幾個(gè)星期才能得到預(yù)定的混凝土。
據(jù)報(bào)道，美國已有23個(gè)洲出現(xiàn)水泥短缺，尤其在佛羅里達(dá)及東海岸地區(qū)水泥短缺為嚴(yán)重。另外在生產(chǎn)使用世界水泥40％的中國，建筑行業(yè)發(fā)展迅速，這使得運(yùn)貨到美國的船只減少許多。
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U.S. builders ask for help in cement shortage
The nation's builders are urging the United States government to eliminate obstacles to importing cement from Mexico to help alleviate a shortage that has delayed home building and other construction projects.
The National Association of Home Builders in Washington asked the Commerce Department last week to suspend anti-dumping taxes imposed on Mexican cement imports.
"U.S. consumers of cement need a reliable, efficient source of supply for that portion of the U.S. market that must be met by imports," association Chief Executive Jerry Howard said in a statement. "Mexico can meet much of that demand if allowed to do so."
The Commerce Department will continue to hold discussions aimed at resolving the trade dispute between the U.S. and Mexico, but it does not have the authority to suspend the tax, spokeswoman Mary Brown Brewer said Tuesday.
A cement shipment from Asia takes about 44 days to arrive at a U.S. port, according to the home builders' association. A shipment from Mexico takes only four days, but anti-dumping taxes of $57 a ton make this option impractical.
Cement is the powder used to make concrete, which is used in foundations, driveways and sidewalks.
Builders and contractors in South Florida began complaining of cement shortages two months ago, with some having to wait days or weeks for deliveries of concrete.
A report issued by the Portland Cement Association shows shortages in 23 states, but the problem is particularly troublesome in Florida and along the East Coast.
A building boom in China, which produces and uses more than 40 percent of the world's cement, has resulted in a shortfall of ships to carry supplies to the U.S.
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