Pakistan’s cement exports up +34.5% in 03M 2026
In the first 3 months in 2026, Pakistan’s cement exports increased by +34.5% to 2.318 Mt, after 1.723 Mt in the same period last year and 1.399 Mt in the year before.
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Pakistan’s cement dispatch up +8.8% in 03M 2026
In the first 3 months in 2026, Pakistan’s cement dispatch (local and exports) increased by +8.8% to 12.482 Mt, after 11.476Mt in the same period last year and 10.623 Mt in the year before.
India’s Shree Cement announced plant in Meghalaya
India’s Shree Cement announced a significant greenfield expansion in Meghalaya in northeast India. The integrated plant shall have about 1.0 Mta clinker and cement capacity and will be installed in the East Jaintia Hills district. At the moment the company…
India’s JK Lakshmi Cement is expanding in core markets
JK Lakshmi Cement, a flagship company of India’s JK Organisation, is expanding the clinker capacity at its integrated cement plant at Durg in Chhattisgarh by installing a 2nd line of 2.3 Mta and 4 cement grinding units, aggregating to 4.6…
Bangladesh’s cement consumption up 5.5% in year 2025
In the year 2025, Bangladesh’s cement production increased by +5.5% to 39.75 Mta, after 37.69 Mta in 2024 and 38.11 Mta in the 2023.
Capacity expansion update of India’s Ambuja Cement
India’s Ambuja Cement is on track to expand its 109 Mta cement and 66 Mta clinker capacity at the end of 3Q 2026 to 117 Mta cement and to 69 Mta clinker capacity by the end of March, which corresponds…
Pakistan’s local cement dispatch up +8.5% in 02M 2026
In the first 2 months in 2026, Pakistan’s local cement dispatch (consumption) increased by +8.5% to 7.068 Mt, after 6.515 Mt in the same period last year and 5.836 Mt in the year before.
Pakistan’s cement exports up +49.8% in 02M 2026
In the first 2 months in 2026, Pakistan’s cement exports increased by +49.8% to 1.669 Mt, after 1.114 Mt in the same period last year and 0.794 Mt in the year before.
Pakistan’s cement dispatch up +12.5% in 02M 2026
In the first 2 months in 2026, Pakistan’s cement dispatch (local and exports) increased by +12.5% to 8.737 Mt, after 7.764 Mt in the same period last year and 6.679 Mt in the year before.
Shree Cement’s capacity goal is 80 Mta in India by 2029
With the commissioning of cement plants in Raipur, Hyderabad and Kolkata, Shree Cement has been able to achieve in India a cement production capacity of 62.8 Mta beginning of this year (we reported here 05.01.2026, photo: Raipur plant). The 3.9…