Economy & Market

Pak domestic cement consumption up 9.12percent in eight months

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8 years ago

March 14, 2017

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During the first eight months of this fiscal year (July 2016-Feb 2017), the domestic consumption of cement in Pakistan increased by 9.12 per cent, but exports came down.
Cement consumption during July-February period of this fiscal year increased by 8.26 per cent in the north and by 13.15 per cent in the southern part of the country.
In contrast, the exports from the north declined by only 2.98 per cent compared with a decline of 18.21 per cent in the south. Latest data shows that the country dispatched 26.339 MT of cement showing an overall growth of 6.36 per cent over the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
Total cement consumption in February 2017 was 3.435 MT that is 0.41 percent less than the consumption of 3.449 MT during the corresponding month of last year.

Concrete

Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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6 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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6 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.