Katav Cement (based in the Chelyabinsk region, Russia) produced 514,500t of cement in Jan-Aug 2004, a 5-fold rise versus the figure posted in the same period 2003. The plant also made 35,500 tons of special packaged products, a more than 2-fold increase as compared to Jan-Aug 2003, Eurocement press service reported. Published under Cement News