In June 2011, ACC registered a growth of 6.18 per cent in cement production at 1.89 million tonne, up from 1.78 million tonne in the year-ago period. The company reported an increase of 7.30 per cent in its despatches in June at 1.91 million tonne. The despatch stood at 1.78 million tonne during the same month of 2010. ACC’s cumulative despatches during the January-June period of this year stood at 12.18 million tonne as against 10.88 million tonne during the first six months of 2010, registering a rise of 11.95 per cent. During the first half of 2011, the company’s cement production was 12.18 million tonne, up 11.33 per cent from the figure of 10.94 million tonne in the corresponding period of last year.