VICEM production rises in first nine months of 2019

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Vietnam: State-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM), the country’s leading cement producer, produced 18.74Mt of cement and 15.63Mt of clinker in the first nine months of 2019, increases of 8% and 4% year-on-year respectively, according to the Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper.

During the period, VICEM sold 21.82Mt of cement and clinker, a 3% year-on-year rise. The sum included 18.83Mt of cement, a 7% year-on-year increase. Over the same period, VICEM’s pre-tax profit rose by 35% year-on-year to US$90.52m, including US$58.16m from its cement subsidiaries, a 20% year-on-year increase.

In 2018, VICEM produced a total of 20.4Mt of clinker and 25Mt of cement. In 2019 it aims to produce and sell 31Mt of cement and clinker, including 26.8Mt of cement, a targeted increase of 10% year-on-year.

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