Pacific Cement Ltd (PCL) has hit another production snag and is temporarily down. In a statement, PCL parent company Fijian Holdings Ltd (FHL) said the mill temporarily ceased cement production in mid-December 2025 due to an issue with the cement mill motor.
“The works to address to motor issue has been completed with full commissioning works currently underway this week before we can recommence production,” FHL announced on the South Pacific Stock Exchange yesterday.
“Based on the technical evaluation, the estimated time-frame for completion is approximately one week.
“Normal supply will resume by next week.
“In the interim, 40kg General Blend and General Portland (GP) cement supplies will be temporarily unavailable until the mill resumes production.”
Mill breakdowns at PCL has become a recurring feature due to its aged infrastructure and machinery.
Plans to replace the factory with a new plant “over the next two to three years” was revealed by FHL management at the company’s annual general meeting in 2024 but this has yet to materialise.
Speaking to shareholders in iTaukei at that AGM, FHL chief executive officer Jaoji Koroi said the mill, which began operation in 1962, had been riddled with machine breakdowns in recent times which had adversely affected production and profitability.
