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Domestic dispatches rise and exports fall in January

06 February 2023, Published under Cement News

Pakistan's total cement industry dispatches increased by 1.2 per cent in January 2023 to 4.01Mt from 3.96Mt dispatched during the same month of last fiscal year. Local cement dispatches advanced by 5.2 per cent YoY to 3.587Mt in January 2023 from 3.409Mt in January 2022. However, exports dispatches declined by 24.1 per cent as volumes fell from 551,006t in January 2022 to 418,067t in January 2023, says the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). Moving forward, the manage...

APCMA expects pick up after dismal start to FY21

05 August 2021, Published under Cement News

All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers' Association (APCMA) released total dispatches data for July 2021, which indicate a market contraction of 19.4 per cent to 3.899Mt in the first of month of the new fiscal year, FY21-22. APCMA attributes the declining trend to monsoon rains and the stoppage of construction activities due to Eid-ul-Azha across the country. A representative of APCMA expressed concerns about the slide in demand. However, he was hopeful that the cement industry would rega...

Pakistan reports mixed 6M dispatches in December

03 January 2020, Published under Cement News

In the six months of July-December 2019, Pakistani cement plants in the northern region saw a rise in domestic dispatches, but export sales were subdued, according to All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers' Association (APCMA). In the south the domestic offtake was poor, but exports delivered a positive performance. APCMA attributes this to the two-tier growth in the country's economy. In the 6MFY19-20 cement dispatches in the country increased 6.5 per cent to 24.751Mt when compared with 23.23...

July's cement dispatches see significant rise in northern Pakistan

11 September 2017, Published under Cement News

Pakistan's local dispatches from units based in its northern region were 2.423Mt, while the region's export dispatches reached 0.338Mt in July 2017, representing a significant increase from 1.516Mt local and 0.306Mt export dispatches reported in July 2016. The turnaround was a surprise, after a poor June 2017, particularly when considering the political turmoil and unprecedented rains throughout the country during the month. Cement mills in the south also recorded a growth in local di...

Pakistan: exports to Afghanistan decline

07 February 2017, Published under Cement News

APCMA data revealed that domestic dispatches in January 2017 were 2.722Mt, while exports amounted to 0.376Mt, reflecting YoY growth of 0.78 and -2.71 per cent, respectively. Total cement dispatches in January 2017 amounted to 3.087Mt. According to data released by the APCMA, during the first seven months of current fiscal year, the cement industry posted a growth of 9.52 per cent in local dispatches compared with the same period of last fiscal year. Export dispatches in the same pe...