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China to demolish 17 more cement plants

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As a part of China´s countrywide strategy to crackdown on heavy industries and to improve air pollution levels, authorities have gone ahead with the demolition of 17 more facilities in Shijiazhuang, Hebei. The country saw the first batch of cement plant demolitions in December 2013. Shijiazhuang is set to reduce its cement production capacity by 15 million t by 2017 to bring down the pollution levels. These demolitions targeting 35 plants, will reduce production capacity by 40 per cent.

The demolition of 17 plants, inclu-¡ding the dismantling of 18 cement powder-making systems and 377 storage bins, will be completed by the end of March and will reduce production capacity by 9.1 million t. The two batches of demolitions have resulted in economic losses of -Ñ1.1 billion (US$180 million) and has directly affected 3780 workers. Sun Ruibin, Party Chief of Shijiazhuang, commented that the country could experience a slowdown in economic growth but that the improvement in air pollution levels would make this worthwhile.

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Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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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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AI boom drives demand, says ACA

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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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GoldCrest Cement to build plant in India

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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.

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