Vietnam: Vietnam could earn as much as US$1bn via the export of 20-21Mt of cement and clinker in 2014, 15% more in value terms compared to 2013, according to the Vietnam Cement Association. Preliminary statistics from the Customs General Department showed that the shipment of cement and clinker increased in both volume and value in January-October, reaching nearly 18Mt over 10 months.
Tran Viet Thang, Director General of the Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), which holds 34% the Vietnamese cement sector's output, said that Vicem exported about 1.8Mt of cement and clinker in the first three quarters of 2014 and plans to sell a further 1Mt in the final three months of the year.