The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) of Pakistan removed regulatory bottlenecks for planned investments of US$700m for seven new cement plants. Details have not been published yet, however the major local cement producers such as Lucky Cement (photo, green energy project at Pezu cement plant), Maple Leaf Cement, Dandot Cement and Flying Cement are participating. We will report here about the next phases of the capacity expansion and timeline.