Pakistan's cement dispatches edge up to 5m tons in October

November 04, 2026 (MLN): Pakistan's total cement dispatches increased by 0.37% year-on-year to 4.810 million tons in October 2026, compared to 4.792m tons in the same month last year, according to data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA).

Domestic cement dispatches rose 1.17% to 4.041m tons during the month, compared to 3.994m tons in October 2025. However, export dispatches declined 3.67% to 768,754 tons from 798,019 tons recorded in the corresponding month last year.

North-based cement mills recorded total dispatches of 3.397m tons in October 2026, down 3.13% from 3.507m tons in October 2025. Meanwhile, South-based mills recorded dispatches of 1.41m tons, up 9.90% from 1.29m tons in the same month last year.

On the domestic front, North-based mills dispatched 3.397m tons in October 2026, registering a marginal increase of 0.13% compared to 3.393m tons in October 2025.

South-based mills recorded domestic dispatches of 643,816 tons, up 7.05% from 601,401 tons in the corresponding month last year.

There were no exports from North-based mills during October 2026, compared to 114,082 tons in October 2025. In contrast, exports from South-based mills increased 12.40% to 768,754 tons from 683,937 tons in the same month last year.

During the first four months of the current fiscal year (July-October FY27), total cement dispatches increased 2.93% to 17.953m tons, compared to 17.442m tons in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.

Domestic dispatches during the period rose 5.93% to 14.889m tons from 14.055m tons, while export dispatches declined 9.51% to 3.064m tons against 3.387m tons recorded in the same period last year.

North-based mills dispatched 12.344m tons in domestic markets during the first four months, reflecting an increase of 4.87% from 11.770m tons in the corresponding period last year.

However, there were no exports from North-based mills during July-October FY27, compared to 775,948 tons in the same period last year. Consequently, total dispatches from North-based mills declined 1.61% to 12.344m tons from 12.546m tons.

South-based mills recorded domestic dispatches of 2.545m tons during the first four months, up 11.36% from 2.285m tons in the corresponding period last year.

Exports from South-based mills increased 17.38% to 3.064m tons from 2.611m tons during the same period last year. Accordingly, total dispatches from South-based mills rose 14.57% to 5.610m tons compared to 4.896m tons in the previous fiscal year's corresponding period.

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