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Vietnam: Dat Viet Ceramics Company has reported that despite a sluggish building materials industry, it has met its eight-month target thanks to its spearhead products. In the first eight months of 2014, Dat Viet Ceramics earned a revenue of US$6.56m, 5% higher than in the first eight months of 2013.

Dat Viet Ceramics' main products are Cotto bricks, brick cladding and fish scale tiles, with applications in sound and thermal insulation, among others. Its products are sold in 30 foreign markets. In 2014 Dat Viet Ceramics plans to expand its export markets into 40 countries and increase its revenue to US$3m.