Cairo - Mubasher: Misr Beni Suef Cement announced that it has started the production of Sulphate Resisting Portland Cement (SRC), which is used in the foundation of tunnels and special construction projects.

The company seeks to produce 200,000 tons of SRC in 2016, said a bourse statement.

The cement producer profits declined 60% in the first nine months of 2015.