Pakistan’s cement exports with large increase by 4M 2024
From January to April 2024, Pakistan’s cement exports increased by +19.3% to 2.062 Mt, after 1.728 Mt in the same period last year and 1.408 Mt, two years before.
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Pakistan’s local cement dispatch -9.0% 4M 2024
From January to April 2024, Pakistan’s local cement dispatch (which is a benchmark of the consumption) declined by -9.0% to 11.890 Mt, after 13.064 Mt in the same period last year. Two years before, the local dispatch has been 15.442…
India’s UltraTech Cement acquired Parli grinding unit
The Board of Directors of India’s UltraTech approved the acquisition of the Parli grinding unit in Maharashtra, from India Cements for Rs 315 crore. The unit has a capacity of 1.1 Mta along with a captive railway siding. Ultratech has…
India’s UltraTech with IKN’s 14th cooler installation
IKN India announced that they successfully commissioned the 14th cooler installation at UltraTech Cement. The IKN Pendulum clinker cooler (photo: cooler section) has been supplied to the Kukurdih greenfield cement plant in Sarkpar, Chhattisgarh, which has a capacity of 3.5…
India’s Adani increases stake in Ambuja Cements to 70.3%
India. The Adani family infuses about U$ 998m to increase the stake in Ambuja Cements from 66.7% to 70.3%. This latest funds infusion will be instrumental for Ambuja (photo: Marwar Cement Works in Rajasthan) and its subsidiaries ACC Ltd. and…
Pakistan’s Attock Cement started 4th production line
Attock Cement Pakistan Limited (ACPL) successfully completed a new cement production line at its plant in Hub, Balochistan. The new line from Sinoma has a capacity of 1.3 Mta and brings ACPL’s clinker capacity to 4.08 Mta and the cement…
India’s cement production almost with 2-digit growth
In FY 2023/24 the cement production in India increased by +9.1% to an impressive 415.5 Mta, after 380.7 Mta in FY 2022 The cement capacity capacity utilization rate increased to 76.2%, although in the FY 23/24 an additional 42.5 Mta…
India’s UltraTech orders several Gebr. Pfeiffer VRMs
India’s UltraTech Cement ordered several vertical roller mills (VRM) from Gebr. Pfeiffer. The VRMs are for three new clinker production lines in different location in India and were awarded as a follow-up order to Gebr. Pfeiffer SE, Germany, and its…
India’s Ambuja will acquire a 1.5 Mta grinding unit
Ambuja Cements signed an agreement to acquire the Tuticorin grinding unit from My Home Industries (MHIPL) in the southern part of Tamil Nadu, India. The grinding unit has a capacity of 1.5 Mta and was installed with a FLSmidth vertical…
India’s JK Cement on a 30 Mta cement journey
India’s JK Cement has a current grey cement capacity of 22.2 Mta, after completing the Ujjain grinding unit end of last year in Madhya Pradesh. The Prayagraj grinding unit with 2.0 Mta capacity is on track to be commissioned Aug.-Sept.…