Cement sales dip in volume, value

VOV.VN - Local and export sales of cement dipped 0.7% in volume and 15.7% in value for the five-month period leading up to June of 2016, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Total cement dispatches (local and exports) in the January-May five-month period dropped to 7.127 million metric tons with gross sales tallying in at US$260.639 million, the Department figures show.

Bangladesh was the largest overseas market, reporting imports of slightly more than two million metric tons for the period.

Other prominent markets included the Philippines, Mozambique, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Chile, Peru, Australia, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, China and Myanmar.

Domestic cement consumption on the rise

Cement and clinker consumption in the country from the outset of this year grew over 15% to 24 million tonnes, meeting 32% of the whole year’s target, according to the Department of Building Materials under the Ministry of Construction.

Domestic cement consumption on the rise

Sales of cement and clinker jump in first quarter

VOV.VN - Sales of cement and clinker for the first quarter jumped 4.6% in volume and 20.1% in value year-on-year to 4.38 million metric tons valued at US$159.19 million, according to the latest statistics of the Vietnam Ministry of Construction.