Egypt’s cement output stood at 2.511Mt in March 2004, up from 1.977Mt in February 2004, according to official statistics.
Local cement sales totalled 2.505Mt in March 2004, compared to 1.878 million tonnes in February 2004 and 1.974Mt in January 2004. Egypt exported 1.205Mt of cement in March 2004, against 795,000t and 622,000t in February and January 2004 respectively.
Egypt’s cement output stood at 28.945Mt in 2003. Local consumption totalled 26.602Mt during the year, while exports stood at 7.172Mt.