Mumbai, Jul 2 UltraTech Cement, a division of the Aditya Birla Group, on Saturday reported an increase of 2 per cent in its despatches for June at 32.20 lakh metric tonne, as against despatches of 31.56 lakh metric tonne during the same month last year.

In June, the company registered a growth of 1.9 per cent in cement production at 32.15 lakh metric tonne, up from 31.55 lakh metric tonne in the corresponding period last year.

UltraTech Cement’s cumulative despatches during the April—June period of this year stood at 96.60 lakh metric tonne as against 98.89 lakh metric tonne during the first three months of 2010, registering a decline of 2.31 per cent.

During the first quarter of FY12, the company’s cement production was 97.04 lakh metric tonne, down 2.67 per cent from the figure of 99.71 lakh metric tonne in the corresponding period of last year.