In 1H 2004 the Chelyabinsk region’s construction materials sector expanded output by 6.1% y-o-y due to the growh of cement production (up 86.7%), heat-insulation materials (up 40.5%). New foreign owners of Uralcement and Katavsky Cement 4 managed to resume supplies to traditional markets in Jan-July 200, and organized efficient production, the Chelyabinsk region’s Economy Ministry said