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.
Tag South Asia
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…
India’s Star Cement commissioned 2.0 Mta Cachar GU
Star Cement began operations of the Cachar 2.0 Mta grinding unit near to Silchar City in Assam in North-East India. Accordingly, Star Cement increased their cement capacity from 7.7 to 9.7 Mta (photo: 2.0 Mta Mohitnagar grinding unit). The new…
Maple Leaf is Pakistan’s 3rd largest cement producer
Maple Leaf Cement is now Pakistan’s 3rd largest cement producer, after the acquisition of the major shares of Pioneer Cement. Maple Leaf is a subsidiary of Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited (KTML). Pioneer operates a 5.2 Mta cement plant (photo) at…
Prospective buyout of Pakistan’s Attack Cement
Fauji Cement Company Limited and Kot Addu Power Company Limited (KAPCO) have jointly launched a public offer to acquire shares and control of Pakistan’s Attock Cement Ltd. Attock has about 5% market share in the country with 4.3 Mta capacity…
India’s UltraTech expanded capacity with new GU
UltraTech announced the commissioning of a second grinding unit (GU) at its Aligarh plant (photo) in Uttar Predesh in India. With the addition of 2.7 Mta capacity the grinding capacity of the plant now stands at 4.0 Mta, increasing the…