LAHORE:
Cement dispatches elevated by 12.53% in February 2026, reaching 4.199 million tonnes in contrast with 3.732 million tonnes in the identical month final fiscal 12 months, in response to information launched by the All Pakistan Cement Producers Affiliation.
Native cement dispatches throughout February stood at 3.467 million tonnes towards 3.2 million tonnes in February 2025, reflecting a rise of 8.35%. Export despatches rose sharply by 37.72%, with volumes climbing from 531,736 tonnes to 732,333 tonnes. North-based cement mills dispatched 2.856 million tonnes in February 2026, up 7.66% from 2.653 million tonnes a 12 months earlier. South-based mills dispatched 1.34 million tonnes, marking a 24.50% enhance over 1.079 million tonnes in February 2025.
In home markets, North-based mills dispatched 2.856 million tonnes in February, up 9.72% from 2.603 million tonnes final 12 months. South-based mills provided 611,239 tonnes domestically, a modest 2.35% enhance from 597,177 tonnes.
There have been no exports from North-based mills throughout February 2026. Nonetheless, exports from the South rose 51.95% to 732,333 tonnes in contrast with 481,956 tonnes in the identical month final 12 months. In the course of the first eight months of the present fiscal 12 months, whole cement despatches, together with home and exports, reached 34.798 million tonnes, up 10.86% YoY.
