Pakistan: 98% capacity utilisation rate achieved

The Pakistan cement industry has achieved its highest-ever capacity utilisation rate at 98.61 per cent, dispatching 3.749Mt of cement in November 2016. This is up on the 3.377Mt registered in November 2015. Domestic consumption for the month in question reached 3.27Mt compared with 2.843Mt a year prior. However, exports have experienced a decline, falling 10.39 per cent YoY to 0.478Mt in November from 0.533Mt last year.

According to data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), in the first five months of the current fiscal year, the Pakistan cement industry dispatched 16.25Mt of cement, a 9.89 per cent increase on the 14.788Mt in the corresponding period last fiscal year. Domestic dispatches in the period were up 12.13 per cent to 13.709Mt whereas exports saw a 0.79 per cent decline to 2.542Mt.