As part of their large cement capacity expansion program, UltraTech Cement celebrated groundbreaking of the second Cuttack grinding unit (photo) in Bhubaneswa, Odisha in India. The Cuttack GU expansion requires an investment of Rs 372 Crore (about US$ 42.2m) and…
Birla Corporation Ltd, the flagship company of India’s M P Birla Group, announced plans to strengthen its core cement business with a proposed capital expenditure of Rs 4,335 crore. The company operates four cement plants in Satna (photo), Chanderia, Durgapur…
In FY’2025 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025), Bangladesh’s export revenues declined by -32.6% to 11.54 US$m, after 17.13 US$m in the last financial year and 12.71 US$m in the year before. The main exports were going to India…
In the first 8 months in 2025, Pakistan’s cement consumption increased by +3.9% to 24.199 Mt, after 23.299 Mt in the same period last year and 26.564 Mt in the year before.
In the first 8 months in 2025, Pakistan’s cement exports increased by +33.4% to 6.096 Mt, after 4.569 Mt in the same period last year and 4.009 Mt in the year before.
In the first 8 months in 2025, Pakistan’s cement dispatch (local and exports) increased by +8.8% to 30.352 Mt, after 27.902 Mt in the same period last year and 30.578 Mt in the year before.
Nuvoco Vistas Corp., India’s fifth largest cement player in terms of capacity, announced expansion plans. The business strategy of the company foresees expansion the cement grinding capacity by 4.0 Mta with an investment of INR 200 crores through a new…
Ghori Cement celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony of the company’s 3rd kiln line in the Baghlan province of Afghanistan. The two existing lines in Pul-e-Khumri have capacities of 400 and 1000 tpd, utilizing old technology from the 60s. The new kiln…
The generation of fly ash from power plants in India increased in 5 years from 226.1 Mta in FY19-20 to 334 Mta in FY24-25. In the same period, the utilization (including roads, cement, brick, backfilling, etc.) has been on the…
In the first 7 months in 2025, Pakistan’s cement consumption increased by +3.0% to 21.102 Mt, after 20.492 Mt in the same period last year and 22.766 Mt in the year before.