PT Semen Gresik said its total cement sales in the first six months of this year rose 16% on year to 7.28Mt from 6.29Mt, due to an increase in domestic sales and exports. Indonesia’s largest cement maker’s domestic cement sales during the same period rose 15% on year to 6.23Mt from 5.41Mt. Its cement exports gained 23% on year to 1.06Mt in the January-June period from 864,401t. According to data from Indonesia’s cement producers association, national cement sales in the first half of this year rose 9% to 13.83Mt from 12.69Mt a year earlier.