A rise was seen in cement production of UltraTech Cement, the Aditya Birla Group Company, at 3.78 lakh tonne, in January 2012. The company recorded a cement production of 3.72 lakh tonne in January 2011. Cumulative cement production for the period April-January 2012 was higher at 32.25 lakh tonne as compared to 31.38 lakh tonne during April-January 2011.Ultratech continued to witness a higher growth in its sales volume for the second consecutive month. It derives 25 % of its volume s from the southern region.Coupled with a 16.7 % year on year growth in industry wide dispatches in December 2011, this is an indication that an improved trend is being foreseen in the southern region.The company’s cement dispatches for January 2012 were pegged higher at 3.72 lakh tonne as compared to 3.39 lakh tonne in January 2011. The cumulative cement dispatches over April-January 2012 were recorded at 32.23 lakh tonne as compared to 31.34 lakh tonne in April-January 2011. The cumulative growth in dispatches has been modest at 2.9%.