Raysut Cement Company received CE and NF certifications, two stringent global quality norms validating RCC’s adherence to EU standards in cement production. The company announced that the certifications come at a time when it is expanding exports to newer global markets. Currently, 50% of the company’s output is exported to East Africa, India, Maldives, South Africa, and Indian Ocean islands. The CE (Conformité Européenne) mark, formerly EC mark, is mandatory for selling certain products in the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1985. The NF Mark from the AFNOR certification entity is a French compliance norm that ensures product safety, quality, usage ability and performance. Winning the certifications also coincided with RCC clinching a new export order from the Reunion Islands in the western Indian Ocean, and an annual contract has already been signed with Enterprise Audemard Group of the French island to ship 8,000 MT cement every month. The first shipment has been received by the party. RCC is also looking at setting up a grinding unit in Madagascar to leverage the 7-8% Y-o-Y growth in that country’s market.