India Aditya Birla cement shipments up 21.7 pct

MUMBAI, July 1 (Reuters) - India's Aditya Birla Group said on Wednesday cement shipments in June rose 21.7 percent to 3.14 million tonnes.

Production rose 20.6 percent to 3.08 million tonnes, the company said in a statement.

The group's cement business includes flagship Grasim Industries (GRAS.BO) and unit UltraTech Cement (ULTC.BO), with a combined production capacity of 42 million tonnes a year. (Reporting by Narayanan Somasundaram; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)