Vietnam's total cement and clinker inventory last month amounted to 3Mt, most of which included clinker, according to local press reports. State-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), accounted for 64 per cent of the total sum with 2Mt of stock.

The country’s total cement and clinker inventory is equivalent to the amount of material for between 15 and 16 days of production, the Xay Dung online newspaper reported March 14.

Vietnam's Ministry of Construction forecast that Vietnam's sales of cement and clinker will rise 4-7 per cent YoY to between 75-77Mt.