Cement News tagged under: All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association
Pakistan: capacity utilisation tops 90% in December 201602 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsAccording to figures released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), cement sales in December 2016 reached 3.56Mt, with capacity utilisation running at 90.9 per cent, the Nation newspaper reports. The first six months of Pakistan’s 2017 fiscal year, which began in June 2016, has seen local cement consumption rise by 11.1 per cent on the same period in 2015. Declining export sales have been more than matched by rising local demand, with the result that total shipm... |
Pakistan: APCMA calls for higher duty on Iranian cement imports30 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsAll Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) is urging the government to put a 20 per cent import duty on Iranian cement, claiming that Iranian producers are "dumping" the building material in border markets. "The local market in areas adjacent to the Iranian border and the coastal area of Balochistan are flooded with Iranian cement. Domestically produced cement is losing its markets, as it is unable to compete with Iranian offerings due to their duty and tax evasions," PCMA's Cha... |
Pakistan: APCMA calls for reduced taxes on domestic cement25 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsAll Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has asked the government to support the industry by placing anti-dumping duty on the Iranian cement and reducing taxes to make the cement more affordable for consumers, increasing the commodity's demand and the need for more capacity. The APCMA spokesperson said on Saturday that the domestic industry needed government’s support. He was of the view that in the current scenario, the suggestion given by some people that the import duty b... |
Pakistan: cement exports fall on YoY basis in 5MFY2016-1703 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsPakistani cement manufacturers earned revenues of US$23.68m on exports of 455,720t cement in November 2016, compared to US$28.30m on 543,674t of exports in the previous month. These figures represent a MoM decline in dollar value and volumes of 16.35 per cent and 16.18 per cent, respectively. However, when compared with November 2015 (593,922t with a value of US$30.11m), volumes slipped by 23.27 per cent and the value was down by 21.37 per cent, according to the country's Federal Bureau... |
Pakistan: domestic cement sales accelerate in October08 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement industry showed mixed result of performance in October 2016. Sales of cement in the domestic market accelerated to 15.88 per cent in October 2016, but exports declined by 1.96 per cent compared. According to data released by All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), domestic dispatches in October 2016 were 3.008Mt, registering a growth of 15.88 per cent, while the exports amounted to 0.518Mt reflecting negative growth of 1.96 per cent, compared to October 201... |
Pakistan: cement sales rise by 3.6% in September07 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has announced that cement sales in the month of September rose by 3.55 per cent, reports the Tribune Newspaper. While domestic demand was relatively stable – accounting for around two per cent of the growth – exports, particularly to India, played a key role in sales growth. The APCMA recorded domestic dispatches rose two per cent YoY to 2.54Mt, while exports grew by 11.8 per cent to 0.52Mt. The Association said that a new prope... |
Pakistan: August cement dispatches rise09 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement dispatches in August 2016 stood at 3.585Mt, 16.75 per cent higher than dispatches of 3.071Mt recorded during the same month of previous fiscal year, according to the data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). Domestic sales during August 2016 were 3.028Mt against 2.5Mt in August 2015, a growth of 20.92 per cent. Cement sales in the north were 2.495Mt against 2.034Mt in August 2015, while in the south they amounted to 0.532Mt against 0.47... |
Pakistan: cement dispatches grow 10% in fiscal year 2015-1604 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement industry saw a growth of 9.82 per cent in total dispatches to 38.87Mt during fiscal year 2015-16 (July-June) from 35.34Mt in July 2014 to June 2015. The breakdown shows local and export dispatches stood at 33Mt and 5.87Mt, respectively during this period. The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) remarked this growth positive for industry except the levy of additional tax in budget 2016-17 that increased the cement price by INR35 (US$0.52) per bag. To mov... |
Pakistan: rising coal prices trouble cement sector27 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has called on the government to remove import duties on coal following a 16 per cent rise in price, The Nation reports. The cement industry is Pakistan’s main consumer of imported coal, accounting for 95 per cent of the total. A spokesperson for the APCMA said: “Our all efforts to reduce production costs faded away when the government imposed import duty on the cement industry’s main source of fuel, reducing our competitive advanta... |
Pakistan: cement dispatches rise 10.6% YoY in year to May 201608 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Pakistan totalled 35.5Mt in the period July 2015 to May 2016, up 10.55 per cent on the corresponding period of last fiscal year, the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has announced. The APCMA reports that the growth in consumption is solely due to higher domestic demand. Overall domestic dispatches from plants in northern Pakistan increased by 16.6 per cent to 24.7Mt. Dispatches from southern plants rose more quickly – by 23.7 per cent – but volume... |