The Government of Uzbekistan approved a balance of production and consumption of cement for 2018. The Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan issued a resolution “On production and consumption of cement in 2018”. The document said that Uzbekistan plans to produce 9.198 million tonnes of cement in 2018. In particular, enterprises of Uzstroymateriali will produce 7.775 million tonnes of cement, Almalyk Mining and Metallurgy Combine – 998,000 tonnes and other enterprises – 425,000 tonnes. Import will be 370,000 tonnes in 2018. The internal consumption of Uzbekistan in 2018 will exceed 9.534 million tonnes. Export of white cement will be 4,000 tonnes. Starting from 1 January 2018, monopoly enterprises sell cement exclusively at exchange auctions, the resolution said. Cement volumes, which were not sold at exchange trades, are subject to re-bidding for one month from the date of the first bid, and in case of non-demand, they can be exported under direct contracts in accordance with the established procedure.