Domestic cement despatches slightly up by 1.17pc during Oct-26

Domestic cement shipments reached 4.041 million tons in Oct-26, up 1.17pc from a year earlier, while exports fell 3.67pc to 768,754 tons, Business Recorder reported, citing the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association. Combined dispatches edged up 0.37pc to 4.810 million tons. South-based mills recorded growth in total shipments, but North-based mills saw their combined volume decline.

For the first four months of the current fiscal year, total dispatches increased 2.93pc to 17.953 million tons. Local sales rose 5.93pc to 14.889 million tons, whereas exports dropped 9.51pc to 3.064 million tons. South-based mills expanded total shipments by 14.57pc to 5.610 million tons over the period, while North-based mills' total volume declined 1.61pc to 12.344 million tons.