Uzbekistan: Akhangarancement produced 1.44Mt of cement and 1.04Mt of clinker in the first nine months of 2017. This is 1.8% (25,449t) and 2.9% (29,147t) more than in the same period of 2016. The company also increased cement shipments to final customers by 2.6% to 11.46Mt.
"The plant has consistently increased its production since the beginning of the year. Excellent results were achieved thanks to the well-coordinated work of the whole team, the effective operation of technological equipment and quality repairs," said Gennady Kulikov, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Akhangarancement. "Further implementation of measures to improve competitiveness is needed. This includes improving product quality, introducing best solutions and practices, improving labour productivity and minimising costs to reduce product prices."