Vietnam businesses shipped more than 8.2 million tons of cement and clinker in the first five months of 2017 and received US$288 million, grew 16.6% in volume and 10.9% in value.Bangladesh and the Philippines were the two biggest importers of Vietnam products, of which Bangladesh made up 3.5 million tons, valuing at US$103 million, and the Philippines accounted for 2.2 million tons, worth US$96.2 million. Other import markets included Peru (241,000 tons worth US$11.2 million), Taiwan (349,000 tons worth US$10.3 million), Sri Lanka (332,000 tons worth US$9.6 million), Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, China, Mozambique and Australia.Last year, Vietnam exported 14.7 million tons of cement and clinker valuing at US$561 million, which marked 7.1% decline in volume and 16% decline in value.