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…
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.
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 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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.