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LAHORE: The
consumption of cement in Pakistan is likely to increase to the
mark of 13.016 million tonnes by next year due to increased
construction activity.
According to
cement industry sources, in addition to this domestic
consumption, another 0.990 million tonnes of the commodity
would be exported next year, bringing the total of the demand
to 14.007 million tonnes.
Pakistan's cement
industry's operational capacity is also expected to reach
19.907 million tonnes by the year 2005 against the existing
level of 17.555 million tonnes.
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