UltraTech Cement expanded its manufacturing footprint in Andhra Pradesh with commissioning the Petnikota Cement Works on the east coast of Southern India. The integrated cement plant is located in the Petnikota village in the Nandyal district, in the Rayalaseema region.…
In the first 10 months in 2026, Pakistan’s local cement dispatch (consumption) increased by +6.1% YoY to 35.011 Mt, after 33.013 Mt in the same period last year and 29.696 Mt in the year before.
In the first 10 months in 2026, Pakistan’s cement exports declined by -4.0% YoY to 7.477 Mt, after 7.787 Mt in the same period last year and 6.632 Mt in the year before.
Lucky Cement announced plans to expand its Karachi plant in Pakistan with multiple projects by 3.2 Mta cement capacity. The brownfield expansion of the plant (photo) shall meet the growing domestic and export demand. Upon competition, which is targeted for…
JSW Cement expanded the grinding capacity at its Nagaur plant in Rajasthan, North India, with an additional grinding unit of 1.0 Mta to a total capacity of 3.5 Mta. We reported here that the new cement plant inn Nagaur (photo)…
In the first 9 months in 2026, Pakistan’s cement exports declined by -4.0% YoY to 6.708 Mt, after 6.989 Mt in the same period last year and 5.551 Mt in the year before.
In the first 9 months in 2026, Pakistan’s local cement dispatch (consumption) increased by +6.7% YoY to 30.970 Mt, after 29.019 Mt in the same period last year and 26.287 Mt in the year before.
At the end of the last financial year, UltraTech Cement increased its cement capacity by 8.7 Mta to 200.1 Mta with 3 new grinding plants in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Patratu in Jharkhand. In the new…
According to rating agency ICRA, the leading cement producers in India plan to invest INR 12,000 – 13,000 crore (US$1.3–1.4bn) in green-power in the next two years (photo: Solar park Ultratech). ICRA expects that the major cement companies will increase…
In the first 8 months in 2026, Pakistan’s cement dispatch (local and exports) increased by +4.0% to 33.046 Mt, after 31.785 Mt in the same period last year and 27.902 Mt in the year before.