OREANDA-NEWS. CJSC "Lipetskcement" affiliated with the Holding "EUROCEMENT Group" announces its results for the first quarter of 2013. The company continues to show steady growth in key indicators of production and shipments as compared to 2012.

Summarizing the results of the first quarter of 2013, CJSC "Lipetskcement" produced 164 thousand tonnes of cement, which is 25% higher than for the same period of 2012. The production of cement graded CEM I 32.5 N (PTS400D0) is more than 6 times higher than in the first quarter of 2012. It should be noted that the production of bagged cement in the first quarter of 2013 has increased by 36% to 9,307 tonnes as compared to the last year.

The total volume of cement shipment from January to March 2013 amounted to 153 thousand tonnes, which is 17% higher than for the same period last year. Indicators of cement shipment by types of transportation in the first quarter of 2013 were as follows: rail shipment covers 98,479 tonnes of cement, which is 29.4% more than in the same period of the last year, the volume of customer pick-up cement shipment totalled 54,591 tonnes, what corresponds to the values of 2012.

The "well-coordinated team-work of CJSC "Lipetskcement" and the Lipetsk-based branch of JSC "EUROCEMENT Group" helped expand cement markets, which, consequently, led to a significant increase in the volume of shipment of products of the Lipetsk cement plant" - said General Director of "Lipetskcement" Vladimir Sokoltsov.

The first quarter of the year, when there is a seasonal decline in demand for products, is the traditional period of active maintenance activity at the Holding’s enterprises. From January to April 2013, in CJSC "Lipetskcement", according to the approved schedule of repairs of major production equipment, three rotary kilns, four cement and raw mills were overhauled. At the moment, all the planned remedial works are 100% complete. A high level of this work guarantees the Lipetsk cement plant the opportunity to successfully operate during the peak summer period of high demand and sales of the products.