In December, Ukrainian cement production fell by 8.5 per cent compared with December 2003, to 468,000t and compared to november 2004 figures, cement production fell by 33.4 per centor 235,000t compared with November.  

For 2004 as a whole, cement production rose by 19.3 per cent or 1,719,000t compared with 2003, to 10,635,000t. More than 15 enterprises produce cement in Ukraine, and their total annual capacity is more than 20Mt.