ISLAMABAD: Native cement gross sales in Pakistan in January 2025 touched 3.313 million tons with an 11.64% improve over January 2024’s 2.967 million tons, the All Pakistan Cement Producers Affiliation (APCMA) mentioned.
In response to APCMA knowledge, as volumes rose from 446,595 tons in January 2024 to 581,691 tons in January 2025, exports additionally rose by 30.25%.
The overall quantity of cement dispatched in January 2025 was 3.894 million tons, up 14.08% from 3.414 million tons in the identical month of the earlier fiscal yr.
In comparison with 2.434 million tons in January 2024, north-based cement mills shipped 2.728 million tons of cement in January 2025, a 12.08% improve.
1.166 million tons of cement have been shipped by South American mills in January 2025, a 19.04% improve over the 0.980 million tons despatched in January 2024.
In comparison with 2.385 million tons in January 2024, north-based cement mills shipped 2.669 million tons of cement to home markets in January 2025, a rise of 11.89%. In January 2025, south-based mills shipped 644,173 tons of cement to native markets, a ten.63% improve over the 582,258 tons shipped in January 2024.
Because the quantities rose from 48,883 tons in January 2024 to 59,355 tons in January 2025, exports from mills situated within the north grew by 21.42%. Moreover, South American exports elevated 31.34% from 397,712 tons in January 2025 to 522,336 tons in the identical month the earlier yr.
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Whole cement gross sales (home and exports) for the primary seven months of the present fiscal yr have been 26.827 million tons, which is 1.71% lower than the 27.295 million tons despatched throughout the identical time earlier fiscal yr.
Home deliveries decreased by 7.59% throughout this time, from 23.196 million tons to 21.435 million tons throughout the identical interval earlier yr. Exports elevated by 31.54%, which helped to offset this decline. In comparison with 4.099 million tons exported throughout the identical time earlier fiscal yr, export volumes elevated to five.392 million tons through the first seven months of the present fiscal yr.
Issues over cement taxes and levies, which considerably impede native demand, have been voiced by an APCMA spokesman. “Cement being a vital commodity and never a luxurious merchandise, the federal government ought to rationalize its tax construction, because the decrease value to finish shopper will enhance building actions and employment within the sector,” he added.