The import of clinker rose by three folds in the fiscal year 2066/67 as compared with the previous fiscal year after the internal production of clinker could not meet the demand of cement factories, according to chairman of Birgunj Chambers of Commerce and Industries OM Prakash Sikaria.
Around 222 million kg of clinker worth Rs 1.86 billion was imported in the previous fiscal year. It increased by three folds to 659 million kg worth Rs 3.91 billion in the last fiscal year.
The demand for clinker is on rise with rising construction of roads, hydropower projects, buildings and other physical infrastructure, according to construction entrepreneurs.
The market demand for cement rises by around 25 percent every year in normal condition. He said the internal production of cement meets only 60 percent of the demand at present.
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