The domestic cement industry produced 16.37 million tonnes of cement in March - the highest ever by the industry so far in a single month. This is contrary to analyst expectations, who pegged the

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</p><p class='TableClas'>Industry people attributed high demand and capacity addition in 2007 for the record production. However, according to industry insiders, this is not a new phenomenon as March has traditionally been a high-output month for cement players. Compared with March 2007, output grew 9.21 per cent, higher than the FY08 output growth rate. 
</p><p class='TableClas'>According to the latest statistics from the Cement Manufacturers

Record cement production in March

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