Vietnam: Vicem sells 25.8Mt of cement and clinker in 2016

State-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corp (Vicem) sold around 25.8Mt of cement and clinker in 2016, representing a YoY rise of 11.2 per cent and surpassing the year’s target by 11 per cent.

Some 22.73Mt of cement and clinker were sold in the domestic market, a 8.8 per cent rise when compared with 2015. Vicem increased its exports by 45.8 per cent to 3.07Mt.

Output by the country’s leading cement producer advanced by 9.3 per cent YoY to 18.74Mt of clinker and by 13.1Mt to 22.72Mt of cement. For 2017 Vicem’s clinker and production targets have been set at 18Mt and 22Mt, respectively.