Sales volumes were also up by 4% to 1.63 million t, while prices rose 15% on the previous year.
Kazakhstan consumed 9 million t in 2017, steady with 2016. Steppe Cement’s local market share remained stable at 17%, while its exports doubled to 0.146 million t. Total Kazakh exports stood at 0.9 million t, compared to 0.7 million t of imports.
