Confidence Cement PLC has informed that the Board of Directors has decided to halt production activities of Ready-mix Concrete (RMC) Plant (2,400,000 CFT capacity per annum) located at Sea-Beach Road, South Patenga, Chattogram, due to disruption in raw materials import for crisis of foreign currency (dollar), prevailing stagnation in domestic infrastructure development and newly imposed of VAT on Ready-mix business has led to price hikes and shrinking demand significantly.