Local cement dispatches during September 2026 rose 7.35% year-on-year, going from 3.529 million tons last year to 3.788 million tons last month, according to data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA).
At the same time, export dispatches remained nearly stagnant at 832,173 tons against 831,966 tons in September 2025. Total cement dispatches in September 2026 reached 4.621 million tons, up from 4.361 million tons a year earlier, an increase of 5.95%.
North based mills dispatched 3.164 million tons of cement last month, a decline of 2.43% from 3.242 million tons in September 2025. South based mills dispatched 1.46 million tons last month, 30.23% more than the 1.12 million tons dispatched last year.
Domestically, North based cement mills dispatched 3.164 million tons of cement in September 2026, 4.72% higher than last year, while South based mills dispatched 624,833 tons, 22.98% more than the 508,077 tons of September 2025. There were no exports from North based mills last month, while exports from the South jumped by 36.26% to 832,173 tons.
The first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year recorded total cement dispatches of 13.141 million tons, 3.88% higher than the 12.651 million tons dispatched during the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Domestic dispatches during this period reached 10.845 million tons against 10.062 million tons last year, an increase of 7.79%. Exports declined by 11.32%, going from 2.589 million tons to 2.296 million tons.
North-based mills dispatched 8.946 million tons of cement domestically during the first quarter of the current fiscal year, an increase of 6.80% from the 8.377 million tons dispatched in July-September 2025. There were no exports from the North in the first quarter of FY27 against the 661,866 tons exported in the same period last year. Total dispatches North-based mills consequently decline by 1.02% to 8.946 million tons.
Domestic dispatches by South based mills during July-September 2026 reached 1.899 million tons, an increase of 12.71% over the 1.685 million tons of cement dispatched in the last fiscal year. Exports from the South increased by 19.15%, going from 1.927 million tons last year to 2.296 million tons this year. Total dispatches by South based Mills increased by 16.15%, from 3.612 million tons last year to 4.195 million tons during the first three months of the current financial year.
An APCMA spokesman expressed concerns over the decline in exports and the continued instability in energy prices. He expressed the hope that geopolitical tensions would soon subside, enabling cement and allied industries to come out of this difficult situation.