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Cement Plants in Pakistan
Pakistan has 32 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 18th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.9% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 31 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Bestway Cement Ltd (5), Fauji Cement Co Ltd (4) and DG Khan Cement Co Ltd (3) — Bestway Cement Ltd alone is named on 16% of them. Half of Pakistan's cement plants in service predate 1990 (median commissioning year of the 31 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Rohri Cement RCW Rohri Cement Plant, dating from 1938. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Cherat Cement Dera Ismail Khan Cement Plant, proposed. They account for 11% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Pakistan.
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Who owns Pakistan's cement plants
- Bestway Cement Ltd5 16%
- Fauji Cement Co Ltd4 13%
- DG Khan Cement Co Ltd3 9%
- Cherat Cement Co Ltd2 6%
- Dewan Cement Ltd2 6%
- Lucky Cement Ltd2 6%
- Anwarzaib White Cement Ltd1 3%
- Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd1 3%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1930s1
- 1950s1
- 1960s2
- 1980s11
- 1990s8
- 2000s5
- 2010s1
- 2020s2
Median commissioning year 1990 · oldest Rohri Cement RCW Rohri Cement Plant (1938) · newest Fauji Cement DG Khan Cement Plant (2023) · 31 of 32 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
How Pakistan compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 15. Spain41
- 16. Mexico38
- 17. South Korea34
- 18. Pakistan32
- 19. Japan31
- 20. Iraq30
- 21. Egypt27
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Pakistan?
- OverWatts maps 32 cement plants in Pakistan — 0.9% of the world's mapped total, the 18th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Pakistan?
- Bestway Cement Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 5 of 32 (16%). Next are Fauji Cement Co Ltd (4), DG Khan Cement Co Ltd (3) and Cherat Cement Co Ltd (2).
- How old are Pakistan's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1990, across the 31 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Rohri Cement RCW Rohri Cement Plant (1938); 3 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Pakistan?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Cherat Cement Dera Ismail Khan Cement Plant.