India: Government data places the country’s cement production capacity utilisation rate at 59%. The local cement sector had a production capacity of 509Mt/yr and it produced 298Mt in 2018 from 143 integrated plants, 102 grinding plants, five standalone clinker plants and 62 mini plants. India has a cement consumption of 235kg/capita compared to the global average of 520kg/capita. The National Council for Cement and Building Materials with the cement section of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade released the information as part of the publication of ‘The Cement Industry – India 2018.’
Indian cement production utilisation rate below 60% in 2018
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