Cement dispatches elevated by 12.53 % in February 2026. Whole cement dispatches through the month stood at 4.199 million tons, in comparison with 3.732 million tons dispatched in the identical month of the final fiscal yr.
In line with information launched by the All Pakistan Cement Producers Affiliation (APCMA), native cement dispatches throughout February 2026 amounted to three.467 million tons, in comparison with 3.2 million tons in February 2025, reflecting a rise of 8.35 %. Export dispatches additionally rose by 37.72 %, with volumes rising from 531,736 tons in February 2025 to 732,333 tons in February 2026.
In February 2026, North-based cement mills dispatched 2.856 million tons of cement, marking a 7.66 % enhance in comparison with 2.653 million tons in February 2025. South-based mills dispatched 1.34 million tons throughout February 2026, up 24.50 % from 1.079 million tons in the identical month final yr.
North-based mills dispatched 2.856 million tons in home markets in February 2026, up 9.72 % from 2.603 million tons in February 2025. South-based mills dispatched 611,239 tons in native markets throughout February 2026, a modest enhance of two.35 % in comparison with 597,177 tons in February 2025.
There have been no exports from North-based mills throughout February 2026. Exports from the South elevated by 51.95 %, rising to 732,333 tons in February 2026 from 481,956 tons in the identical month final yr.
Throughout the first eight months of the present fiscal yr, complete cement dispatches (home and exports) reached 34.798 million tons, 10.86 % larger than 31.388 million tons dispatched through the corresponding interval of the earlier fiscal yr. Home dispatches throughout this era stood at 28.503 million tons, in comparison with 25.465 million tons in the identical interval final yr, reflecting a rise of 11.93 %. Export dispatches rose by 6.27 % to six.295 million tons throughout July 2025–February 2026, in comparison with 5.924 million tons in the identical interval of the final fiscal yr.
North-based mills dispatched 23.745 million tons domestically through the first eight months of the present fiscal yr, up 13.15 % from 20.985 million tons throughout July 2024–February 2025. Nevertheless, exports from the North declined by 27.07 % to 803,306 tons throughout July 2025–February 2026, in comparison with 1.101 million tons in the identical interval final yr. Whole dispatches by North-based mills elevated by 11.15 % to 24.548 million tons through the first eight months of the present fiscal yr, up from 22.086 million tons within the corresponding interval final yr.
Home dispatches by South-based mills throughout July 2025–February 2026 stood at 4.758 million tons, reflecting a rise of 6.21 % over 4.480 million tons dispatched in the identical interval final fiscal yr. Exports from the South rose by 13.89 % to five.491 million tons, in comparison with 4.822 million tons within the corresponding interval final yr. Whole dispatches by South-based mills elevated by 10.19 % to 10.250 million tons through the first eight months of the present fiscal yr, up from 9.302 million tons in the identical interval of the earlier fiscal yr.
A spokesperson for the All Pakistan Cement Producers Affiliation acknowledged that the upcoming finances ought to embrace incentives for the cement business to spice up off-take and make the commodity extra reasonably priced for shoppers. He added that such measures would assist the sector make the most of idle capability and obtain economies of scale.