The consumption of cement in Pakistan is likely to increase to the mark of 13.02Mt by next year due to increased construction activity. According to cement industry sources, in addition to this domestic consumption, another 0.990Mt of the commodity would be exported next year, bringing the total of the demand to 14Mt. Pakistan’s cement industry’s operational capacity is also expected to reach 19.91Mt by the year 2005 against the existing level of 17.56Mt. Published under Cement News