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Vietnam: The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) has uncovered limestone mining activity above licensed levels by multiple subsidiaries of the Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM) between 2017 and 2022. In 2021, Vicem Bim Son’s Yen Duyen quarry yielded 499,000t of limestone, 14% above its licensed capacity. That same year, Vicem Hoang Mai extracted 154,000t of limestone from its Hoang Mai B quarry, 8.5% above capacity, while Vicem Tam Diep extracted 111,000t from its Hang Nuoc quarry, 6% above capacity.

The Viêt Nam News newspaper has reported that the SAV has asked Vicem to review the causes of the discrepancy between production and licences and clarify its responsibility.

Vietnam: Vicem Hoàng Mai Cement has announced a full-year sales target of US$79.2m for 2022, down by 1.5% year-on-year from 2021 levels. Its target net profit for the year is US$656,000, more than five times its 2020 figure. The company forecasts cement production of 1.73Mt, up by 11% from 1.56Mt, and clinker production of 1.4Mt, down by 4.1% from 1.46Mt, for the year. It plans to replace 30 – 40% of the natural gypsum currently used in cement production with synthetic gypsum. It will also increase the proportion of ash and slag in its raw materials mix.

The Chúng Khoán newspaper has reported that Vicem Hoàng Mai Cement said that it is experiencing increased costs due to high raw materials and fossil fuel prices. A coal shortage has also disrupted production.

Vietnam: Vicem sold 29.4Mt of cement and clinker in 2021, in line with its sales volumes in 2020. Viet Nam News has reported that the company produced 24.1Mt of cement during the year, down by 2.1% year-on-year. Its sales were US$1.46bn, in line with 2020 sales.

Vietnamese domestic cement consumption fell by 5.2% year-on-year to 59Mt in 2021.

Vietnam: Vicem Bút Son sold 3.2Mt of cement in 2021, 91% of the volume stipulated in its plan for the year. Its clinker sales were 2.8Mt, 96% of planned volumes. Viet Nam News has reported that the company is targeting a 14% increase in cement sales to 3.4Mt in 2022. Its clinker sales target is 600,000t.

Vietnam: Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA) members sold 77.5Mt of cement in the first nine months of 2021, up by 3.5% year-on-year. Vietnamese cement exports rose by 19% over the same period, to 31.9Mt. This corresponds to 41% of total sales. State-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM) exported 14.5Mt of cement, 45% of national cement exports. Viet Nam News has reported that the country ended the nine-month period with 3.6Mt of cement and clinker in inventory.

Vietnam: State-owned Vicem’s cement and clinker sales grew by 8% year-on-year to 12.7Mt in the first half of 2021. The Viet Nam News newspaper has reported that the company recorded cement and clinker production volumes of 14.8Mt, up by 7%. Its 2021 full-year production targets are 30Mt of cement and clinker sales, up by 5%, and production of 26Mt of cement, up by 8%, and 22Mt of clinker, up by 1%. The producer recorded sales of US$709m in the first half of 2021, up by 5%. Its profit before tax rose by 23% to US$54.4m.

Vietnam: State-owned Vicem produced 10.5Mt of cement in the first five months of 2021, an increase of 9% year-on-year. Total cement and clinker sales rose in the period by 8% to 12.8Mt, according to the Viet Nam News newspaper. The company is targeting 26Mt-worth of cement production in 2021, up by 8% year-on-year.

Vietnam: Vicem recorded 9.72Mt of cement production in the first four months of 2021, up by 12% year-on-year from 8.67Mt in the first four months of 2021. The Viet Nam News newspaper has reported that the company is targeting 22.0Mt of cement in 2021, corresponding to a 1% rise year-on-year. Chair Bui Hong Minh said that the growth signals the success of Vicem’s coronavirus pandemic prevention measures at meeting their aim of maintained operational stability.

Vietnam: Members of the Vietnam Cement Association (VICEM) produced 22.5Mt of cement in the first quarter of 2021, up by 2% year-on-year from 22.1Mt in the first quarter of 2020. The Việt Nam News newspaper reported that production in March 2021 was 8.3Mt, down by 4% from 8.0Mt in March 2020. Full-year production totalled 100Mt in 2020.

Vietnam: The Vietnam National Cement Corporation (VICEM) aims to increase cement production by 1% year-on-year to 22Mt in 2021. The Viet Nam News newspaper has reported that the company is targeting a sales increase of 7% to US$1.5bn and a profit increase of 13% to US$99m. The company says that it expects domestic cement consumption to rise by 5% to 30Mt.

The group has set out six solutions by which to achieve its goals: continue to ‘optimise and improve production capacity’ through promoting research and application of advanced science and technology, focus on ‘investment in depth,’ reduce consumption, use resources economically and reduce environmental impacts throughout the supply chain.

VICEM chair Bui Hong Minh said, “Implementing the comprehensive restructuring project of the corporation in the period of 2019 - 2025 approved by the Ministry of Construction, VICEM is focussing on promoting innovation and creativity to bring new development space and motivation to the Bim Son Cement unit in particular and the cement industry in general.”

In 2020 VICEM increased its full-year profit by US$30m.