Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd today reported 3 per cent increase in the cement production at 1.161Mt for the month of December 2005, against 1.129Mt in the year-ago period. The despatch during the same period registered growth of seven per cent to touch 1.195Mt against 1.116Mt in the corresponding period last year, the company said in a statement.

In the meantime, the cement production of Ambuja Cement Eastern Ltd (ACEL) for the month of December 2005 have reported an increase of 29 per cent at 0.173Mt, compared to 0.134Mt 1.34 in the year-ago period. Cement despatches for ACEL during the same period have increased by 33 per cent to 0.184Mt against 0.138Mt in the corresponding period last year, it said.