Ten-month cement and clinker exports rake in US$1.125 billion
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s cement and clinker exports grossed US$1.125 billion from exporting more than 26 million tonnes during the past 10 months of the year, down 2.4% in value against the same period from last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
October alone witnessed the country export 2.6 million tonnes of cement and clinker exports worth US$103 million, up 22.8% in volume and 14.8% in value compared to October, 2022.
The Philippines continues to be the nation’s largest export market for the product with more than 6.17 million tonnes exported worth over US$277 million in nine months, up 3% in volume but a slight decrease of 1.4% on-year.
The average export price reached US$45 per tonne, down US$1 per tonne compared to the same period from last year.
Bangladesh ranked second with turnover reaching over US$167 million, up 80% in volume and 67% in value on-year. The average export price decreased slightly by US$3 per tonne to reach US$37 per tonne against the same period last year.
Furthermore, cement and clinker exports to Taiwan (China) reached more than 1,292 million tonnes with an export value exceeding US$50.5 million, up 4.5% in volume but down 2.5% in value on-year with the export price reaching US$42 per tonne.
