The cement export volume through Shandong Port was 6.001Mt in the first half of 2007, with export value at US$190m, down 1.8% and 2.5% year-on-year respectively, according to statistics released by Qingdao Customs. Of the total, the export volume of cement clinker was 3.66mt, up 25.4%, and accounting for 61% of the total. Its average export price was US$ 29/t, up 6.6%. The export volume of Portland cement was 2.281mt, down 28.4%, while the average export price at US$ 36.4/t, unchanged year-on-year.