Russian cement producer Lipetskcement produced 1.3Mt of cement in Jan-Sept 2004, a 8.6 per cent rise against in the same period 2003. Packed cement output was around 185,000 tons (+12.7 per cent). In 2003 the plant made more than 1.5Mt of cement, up 3.2 per cent from 2002, Eurocement press service reported.