Pakistan's cement exports fall 9.51% in July-October as local sales rise

Pakistan's cement exports declined 9.51 percent in the first four months of the 2026-27 financial year (FY27), even as domestic sales increased, according to data released by APCMA, the cement manufacturers' association.

Between July and October, total cement dispatches rose 2.93 percent to 17.953 million tons. Domestic dispatches grew 5.93 percent to 14.889 million tons, while exports fell to 3.064 million tons.

In October alone, total dispatches reached 4.810 million tons, up 0.37 percent from October 2025. Domestic dispatches rose 1.17 percent to 4.041 million tons, while export volumes fell 3.67 percent to 768,754 tons.

The data shows a split between mills in the north and the south of the country. North-based mills dispatched 3.397 million tons in October, down 3.13 percent from a year earlier. Their domestic dispatches rose 0.13 percent to 3.397 million tons, but they recorded no exports, against 114,082 tons in October 2025.

Over July-October, north-based mills dispatched 12.344 million tons domestically, up 4.87 percent. They recorded no exports in the period, compared with 775,948 tons exported a year earlier. Their total dispatches fell 1.61 percent to 12.344 million tons.

South-based mills did better. They dispatched about 1.41 million tons in October, up 9.90 percent from a year earlier. Their domestic dispatches were 643,816 tons, up 7.05 percent, and their exports rose 12.40 percent to 768,754 tons.

For July-October, south-based mills' domestic dispatches were 2.545 million tons, up 11.36 percent. Their exports rose 17.38 percent to 3.064 million tons, and their total dispatches rose 14.57 percent to 5.610 million tons.