Economy & Market

Pak cement exports dip 3.44percent in first seven months

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8 years ago

February 12, 2017

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Pakistani cement export dispatches recorded a negative growth of 3.44 percent during the first seven months (July 2016-Jan 2017) of the current fiscal year compared with exports during the same period of last year.
According to data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association, during the month of January 2017, exports to Afghanistan decreased from 0.174 million tons (MT) in January 2016 to 0.166 MT, showing a decline of 4.5 per cent. Exports to India registered a healthy increase from 0.049 MT in January last year to 0.861 MT during the same month this year, showing a growth of 77 per cent. Exports to India are mainly through the Wagah border and the southern coast of India.
The industry has expressed concerns over falling exports to Afghanistan that have declined in the first seven months of this fiscal by 10.88 per cent. They said cement exports to India have registered an increase of 79.34 per cent during July 2016 to January 2017. Export by sea also declined by 19.23 per cent during the first seven months of the current fiscal.

Concrete

Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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7 days ago

July 24, 2025

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As per a news report, Karan Adani, ACC Chair, has said that he expects the cement industry to benefit from the an anticipated US$2.2tn in new public infrastructure spending between 2025 and 2030. In a statement he said that ACC has crossed the 100Mt/yr cement capacity milestone in April 2025, propelling the company to get closer to its ambitious 140Mt/yr target by the 2028 financial year. The company’s capacity corresponds to 15 per cent of an all-India installed capacity of 686Mt/yr.

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Concrete

AI boom drives demand, says ACA

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7 days ago

July 24, 2025

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The American Cement Association projects a nearly 1Mt annual increase in US cement demand over the next three years, driven by the surge in AI data centres. Consumption by data centres is expected to grow from 247,000 tonnes in 2025 to 860,000 tonnes by 2027. With over 5,400 AI data centres currently operating and numbers forecast to exceed 6,000 by 2027, the association cautions that regulatory hurdles and labour shortages may impact the industry’s ability to meet demand.

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Concrete

GoldCrest Cement to build plant in India

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1 week ago

July 23, 2025

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GoldCrest Cement will build a greenfield integrated plant with a 3.5Mt/yr clinker capacity and 4.5Mt/yr cement capacity. GoldCrest Cement appointed Humboldt Wedag India as engineering, procurement and construction contractor in March 2025 and targets completion by March 2027. It has signed a 40-year supply agreement with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation for 150Mt of limestone from its upcoming Lakhpat Punrajpur mine in Gujarat.