Qatar’s construction sector to witness increase till 2022

03 Nov 2014

(MENAFN) According to Qatar’s Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS), the country’s construction sector will see a record demand of primary building materials in the coming few years as the country continue its preparations for the 2022 World Cup event, with the highest projected demand would be limestone, gabbro and spoil removal and disposal (SR&D), The Peninsula Qatar reported.

The MDPS survey shows that limestone will record the highest number in demand followed by gabbro, with the demand for limestone projected to go up by 127 percent in 2015, while the demand for cement is expected to increase 108 percent next year and washed sand’s demand will increase by106 percent in 2015.

To prepare for this heightened demand, the Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) announced it is planning to increase its capacity to 32 million tons per year from 2016, as the company works on enhancing its delivery capacity in line with Qatar’s growing demand for primary construction materials.

QPMC is currently working on a project, which will bring the company’s total capacity to reach 32 million tons per annum compared to the existing 22 million tons.

The company, which receives its imported primary construction materials from Mesaied, Lusail and Ras Laffan, said that Ras Laffan’s receiving capacity is expected to increase to 7.5 million tons per annum by March 2015.

Currently, the company’s major sourcing ports are Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE and the ports in Oman, with the company working on adding more countries to its supplier list.