KINGSTON, Jamaica — Persistent, heavy rainfall across the region has forced production slowdowns at Caribbean Cement Company, with the leading local building materials producer citing widespread impacts to its core operations. In an official statement released to the public on Wednesday, the manufacturer outlined how the uncommonly wet conditions have degraded raw material quality and accessibility, while also causing unexpected malfunctions to key production equipment and disrupting routine processing workflows. These disruptions have led to temporary dips in overall production output, the company confirmed.
Even as on-site teams have made progress addressing immediate damage, lingering delays remain for customers. The company attributes the ongoing backlog to a combination of the prolonged bad weather and unexpectedly strong consumer demand for cement across the Jamaican market. Despite these challenges, Caribbean Cement emphasized that restoring full, optimal production is its top organizational priority right now.
Over the most recent weekend, specialized in-house teams were deployed around the site to carry out extensive repairs and mitigation work. These crews focused first on stabilizing damaged machinery that had been pulled offline, and implementing targeted adjustments to improve overall site operating conditions that had been compromised by the rain. Moving forward, the firm says work will continue to clear up the remaining bottlenecks that are holding back full production capacity. Additional procedural adjustments are also being rolled out to strengthen core operational workflows and boost overall reliability of the company’s supply chain for domestic customers.
In a formal remark shared by company leadership, Caribbean Cement reassured all its stakeholders that the current disruption is receiving the highest level of organizational attention. “The company remains fully committed to reliably serving the local market while maintaining the highest standards of service,” the statement read. The manufacturer first publicly acknowledged delivery delays linked to the production issues in an earlier advisory to customers.