Egyptian cement producer Misr Cement Qena has received an ISO 9001 quality management certificate and an ISO 14001 environmental management system certificate.

The company’s cement output reached 1.4Mt in the period January to November 2004, exceeding the planned level, the company said in a report. About one million tonnes of cement were sold on the local market, while 400,000t were exported for some $11m.  The output of Misr Cement Qena is expected to exceed the forecast for 2004 by about 150,000t, the company said.