Vietnam cement sales fall 0.4% YoY in Jan-Feb 2017

Vietnam sold 9.4Mt of cement in the first two months of 2017, representing a 0.4 per cent decrease when compared with January-February 2016, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction.

The total included 6.8Mt of domestic sales, down 2.7 per cent YoY, and 2.6Mt of clinker and cement exports, a rise of 20.9 per cent YoY.

The country has 76 cement production lines and a total capacity of 81.6Mta. The country is expected to face a supply glut between 25-35Mta by 2020 as output outpaces domestic demand and Vietnamese producers are experiencing a challenging export environment.