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Cement dispatches saw an increase of 11.64% in Jan 2025

According to the data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), local cement despatches by the industry during January 2025 were 3.313 million tons compared to 2.967 million tons in January 2024, showing an increase of 11.64%. Export despatches also increased by 30.25% as the volumes increased from 446,595 tons in January 2024 to 581,691 tons in January 2025. Total cement despatches during January 2025 were 3.894 million tons against 3.414 Million Tons despatched during the same month of last fiscal year, showing an overall increase of 14.08%.

In January 2025, North-based cement mills despatched 2.728 million tons of cement, an increase of 12.08% compared to the 2.434 million tons in January 2024. South-based mills despatched 1.166 million tons of cement, 19.04% more than the 0.980 million tons in January 2024.

North-based cement mills despatched 2.669 million tons of cement in domestic markets in January 2025, an increase of 11.89% compared to the 2.385 million tons despatched in January 2024. South-based mills despatched 644,173 tons of cement in local markets in January 2025, 10.63% more than the 582,258 tons despatched in January 2024.

Exports from North-based mills increased by 21.42%, from 48,883 tons in January 2024 to 59,355 tons in January 2025. Exports from the South also jumped by 31.34% to 522,336 tons in January 2025 from 397,712 tons in the same month last year.

During the first seven months of the current fiscal year, total cement despatches (domestic and exports) were 26.827 million tons, which is 1.71% lower than 27.295 million tons despatched during the corresponding period of the last fiscal year. Domestic despatches during this period were 21.435 million tons against 23.196 million tons during the same period the previous year, showing a reduction of 7.59%. This downfall was subsided by export despatches that showed an increase of 31.54%. Export volumes jumped to 5.392 million tons during the first seven months of the current fiscal year compared to 4.099 million tons of exports during the last fiscal year.

North-based Mills despatched 17.854 million tons of cement domestically during the first seven months of the current fiscal year, showing a reduction of 6.80% from cement despatches of 19.157 million tons during July-January 2024. Exports from the North, however, increased by 28.37% per cent to 1.051 million tons during July-January 2025 compared with 819,353 tons exported during the same period last year. Total despatches by North-based Mills reduced by 5.36% to 18.905 million tons during the first seven months of the current financial year from 19.976 million tons during the last financial year.

Domestic despatches by South-based Mills during January 2025 were 3.582 million tons, showing a reduction of 11.32% over 4.039 million tons of cement despatched during the last fiscal year. Exports from the South increased by 32.33% to 4.340 million tons during January 2025 compared with 3.280 million tons exported during the previous year. Total despatches by South-based Mills increased by 8.24% to 7.922 million tons during the first seven months of the current financial year from 7.319 million tons during the last financial year.

A spokesman of APCMA expressed continued concerns about the industry, such as duties and tax structure on cement that pose a major bottleneck for domestic demand. “Cement is an essential commodity and not a luxury item, so the government should rationalize its tax structure, as the lower cost to end consumers will boost construction activities and employment in the sector,” he added.

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