Vietnam's cement output reached 80 million tons in 2017

   According to local media reports, Vietnam's cement production in 2017 increased by 6% compared with the same period in 2016, reaching 80 million tons. The data came from the Bureau of Building Materials under the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam. The Bureau reported that local cement consumption in Vietnam had reached 62 million tons in 2017, an increase of 3 percentage points over the same period last year.

   Meanwhile, Vietnam's cement exports increased by 20% in 2017, reaching 18 million tons, far exceeding the export target set by Vietnam at the beginning of the year. According to local media reports, Vietnam currently has 82 cement production lines, with a total cement production capacity of nearly 100 million tons.