Cement maker Shree Cement Ltd said on Wednesday its August shipments rose 29.76 per cent to 689,000t, from 531,000t a year earlier.

Total shipments during April-August period rose 32.18 per cent to 3.82Mt, up from 2.89Mt a year ago, it said in an e-mailed statement.

The firm has a capacity to produce 8 Mt of cement annually at its plant in the northern state of Rajasthan.