In March 2025, North-based cement mills dispatched 2.450 million tons of cement, a decline of 14.54% compared to 2.866 million tons dispatched in March 2024. South-based mills dispatched 1.12 million tons of cement during March 2025, a marginal improvement of 3.96% over the dispatches of 1.07 million tons during March 2024.

North-based cement mills dispatched 2.431 million tons of cement in domestic markets in March 2025, a decline of 11.33% compared to 2.742 million tons dispatched in March 2024. South-based mills dispatched 529,750 tons of cement in local markets in March 2025, 11.23% less than the 596,751 tons in March 2024.

Exports from North-based mills drastically declined by 85.15%, dropping from 124,672 tons in March 2024 to just 18,508 tons in March 2025. Exports from South, however, increased by 22.82%, to 590,106 tons in March 2025 from 480,470 tons during the same month last year.

During the first nine months of the current fiscal year, total cement despatches (domestic and exports) were 33.993 million tons, which is 1.48% lower than the 34.503 million tons dispatched during the corresponding period of the last fiscal year. Domestic despatches during this period were 27.461 million tons against 29.403 million tons during the same period the previous year, showing a reduction of 6.61%. Export despatches showed an upward trajectory by 28.08% as the volumes increased to 6.532 million tons during the first nine months of the current fiscal year, compared to 5.10 million tons exports done during the same period of the last fiscal year.

North-based Mills dispatched 22.791 million tons of cement domestically during the first nine months of the current fiscal year, showing a reduction of 5.96% from cement dispatches of 24.236 million tons during July-March 2024. Exports from North increased by 7.76% to 1.12 million tons during July-March 2025 compared with 1.039 million tons exported during the same period last year. Total dispatches by North-based Mills reduced by 5.40% to 23.911 million tons during the first nine months of the current financial year from 25.276 million tons during the last financial year.

Domestic despatches by South-based Mills during July-March 2025 were 4.669 million tons, a reduction of 9.63% over the 5.167 million tons of cement dispatched during the last fiscal year. Exports from South increased by 33.28% to 5.419 tons during July-March 2025, compared with 4.061 million tons exported during the previous year. Total dispatches by South-based Mills increased by 9.26% to 10.081 million tons during the first nine months of the current financial year from 9.227 million tons during the last financial year.

A spokesman from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association mentioned that cement is an essential commodity and plays a pivotal role in the economy. It provides direct and indirect employment to thousands of of s and non-skilled workers and stimulates many allied industries as wele optimistic that policy makers will consider redreducingtaxes and duties on cement in the upcoming budget to make the commodity affordable to mthe asses, thereby increasing domestic off-take, he added.