The [U.S., Mexico End Dispute Over Cement [LA Times].](http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cement20jan20,1,788681.story?coll=la-headlines-business)

“Under the pact, Washington would slash punitive tariffs on Mexican cement while Mexico would grant U.S. firms access to its market, now dominated by a few companies that charge consumers here some of the highest prices in the world.”

“Thursday’s deal appears to resolve a trade spat that dates to 1990, when a group of 31 U.S.-based cement makers brought a successful anti-dumping case against Mexican producers that sold their product at prices far below those paid in Mexico.”

In an article by the New York Times, [U.S. Cuts Duty on Cement From Mexico](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/20/business/worldbusiness/20cement.html?pagewanted=print) which is aimed at easing cement shortages caused by a building boom in Asia and rising demand for cement to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina.