The Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CEMAP) has said that cement sales have risen by 10.1 per cent year-on-year to 20.1 MT in the first three quarters of 2016 and lots of new plants and upgrade projects are underway. The Philippines is showing double-digit growth on the back of the Duterte Infrastructure Plan. The other place drawing attention in the second half of the year has been Pakistan with cement sales jumping in response to projects being built by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.