Sales and output of Oman Cement has suffered as of one of its mills in its plant had been shut down due to technical problems. Total sales fell by 2.6 per cent to OMR 27.33m from OMR 28.06m a year earlier. Despite this, the company posted a 3.1 per cent rise in net profit, OMR9.3m (US$24.2m) for the first half of 2013.