The cement business in Pakistan has reported a outstanding 34% progress within the export sector, showcasing a promising growth amid ongoing challenges confronted by the native market. ARY New reported on Wednesday.
In response to the Pakistan Cement Producers Affiliation (PCMA), native cement gross sales for February 2025 had been recorded at 3.065 million tons, marking a modest 6.82% enhance in comparison with 2.869 million tons in February 2024.
Nonetheless, the export sector confirmed a major increase in quantity of 34.30%, with February exports reaching 531,736 tons in comparison with 395,935 tons in the identical month final yr.
In complete, February 2025 noticed general gross sales of the cement business amounting to three.596 million tons, reflecting a ten.15% enhance from 3.265 million tons in February 2024.
12 months-to-Date Efficiency
For the primary eight months of the present fiscal yr, complete cement gross sales (together with native and exports) had been recorded at 30.423 million tons, barely decrease by 0.45% in comparison with 30.560 million tons in the identical interval of the earlier fiscal yr. Throughout this time, native gross sales declined by 6.00% to 24.5 million tons, whereas exports surged by 31.78%, rising from 4.495 million tons to five.924 million tons.
Challenges in Native Gross sales
Regardless of the export sector’s progress, the native cement market continues to wrestle as a result of financial constraints and lowered development actions. Specialists emphasize the necessity for supportive authorities insurance policies and incentives to revive home gross sales and maintain the business’s progress trajectory.
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