Pakistan: Cement despatches, including exports, reached 3.85Mt in August 2025, a 12% year-on-year increase from 3.42Mt in August 2024, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). Local despatches grew by 10% to 3.10Mt from 28Mt, while exports rose by 22% to 0.75Mt from 0.6Mt previously.
In the first two months of the 2025–26 financial year, total despatches rose by 21% to 7.85Mt from 6.49Mt a year earlier. Domestic despatches grew by 14% to 6.09Mt, while exports climbed by 51% to 1.76Mt.
The APCMA noted that August growth was slower than in July 2025, when domestic despatches rose by 19% and exports rose by 84% year-on-year.
