Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sold 2.11Mt of cement and clinker in the first two months of this year, falling 12.2 per cent from a year earlier, the corporation said on its website.

Vietnam News Brief Service reports that of the total, 1.88Mt of cement and clinker were sold in the domestic market, down 19.8% per cent YoY while the remaining was exported, up 326 per cent.

The corporation produced 3.8Mt of cement and clinker in Jan-Feb period, comprising 2.21Mt of clinker, down 10.3% YoY and 1.61Mt of cement, down 22.7 per cent.

Vicem targets production of 15Mt of clinker and 19Mt of cement this year.