Pakistan’s cement exports fell 10% percent during the first four months of FY27 according to data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA).
Cement exports declined to 3.064 million tons during July-October 2026, compared with 3.385 million tons in the corresponding period last year. Meanwhile, domestic dispatches increased 5.93 percent to 14.889 million tons from 14.055 million tons.
The growth in local sales helped lift total cement dispatches by 2.93 percent to 17.953 million tons during the four-month period, up from 17.442 million tons a year earlier.
In October alone, total cement dispatches reached 4.810 million tons, up 0.37 percent from 4.792 million tons in October 2025. Domestic sales increased 1.17 percent to 4.041 million tons, while exports fell 3.67 percent to 768,754 tons from 798,019 tons.
North and South Cement Sales Move in Different Directions
North-based cement mills dispatched 3.397 million tons in October, down 3.13 percent from 3.507 million tons a year earlier.
South-based mills recorded dispatches of approximately 1.413 million tons, up 9.90 percent from 1.286 million tons in October 2025.
Domestic dispatches from North-based mills edged up 0.13 percent to 3.397 million tons, compared with 3.393 million tons a year earlier. South-based mills increased domestic sales by 7.05 percent to 643,816 tons from 601,401 tons.
Exports from North-based mills dropped to zero in October, compared with 114,082 tons in the same month last year. Meanwhile, South-based mills increased exports by 12.40 percent to 768,754 tons from 683,937 tons.
South-based Mills Lead Cement Dispatch Growth
During July-October FY27, North-based mills dispatched 12.344 million tons in the domestic market, up 4.87 percent from 11.770 million tons in the corresponding period last year.
However, their exports fell to zero from 775,948 tons a year earlier. As a result, total dispatches from North-based mills declined 1.61 percent to 12.344 million tons from 12.546 million tons.
South-based mills recorded domestic dispatches of 2.545 million tons during the four-month period, up 11.36 percent from 2.285 million tons.
Their exports increased 17.38 percent to 3.064 million tons from 2.611 million tons. Total dispatches from South-based mills rose 14.57 percent to 5.610 million tons, compared with 4.896 million tons in the same period last year.
