Industry: Vietnam Jan-Nov cement output +10.3% to 61.2Mt

Vietnam is estimated to have produced 61.2Mt of cement in the first 11 months of this year, up 10.3 per cent from a year ago, the government-run General Statistics Office said. In November, output amounted to 6.5Mt, up 10.2 per cent YoY.

In the first 10 months, the country’s cement production hit 54.7Mt, according to the revised figure.

The country’s sales of cement and clinker is ancitipated to rise 1.5-4 per cent YoY to between 72-74Mt, of which domestic sales will rise 4.5-6.5 per cent to 53-54Mt, while the exports will be at between 19Mt and 20Mt.