Cement News tagged under: APCMA
Pakistan cement dispatches witness 26% drop in August06 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement dispatches in Pakistan declined by 25.7 per cent to 3.37Mt in August 2024 when compared with 4.53Mt in August 2023. According to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), domestic dispatches fell by 27.6 per cent to 2.75Mt in August 2023 from 3.8Mt in the year-ago period. Total exports were also down, by 16 per cent, with volumes decreasing to 613,857t from 730,755t over the same period. North-South breakdown In August 2024 cement mills based in the north ... |
Cement sales continue to contract in Pakistan14 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement dispatches in Pakistan dropped 6.8 per cent YoY to 3.01Mt in July from 3.23Mt a year earlier, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). Local dispatches contracted 11.4 per cent YoY to 2.46Mt from 2.776Mt in July 2023. Meanwhile, exports expanded 21.6 per cent YoY fell in July, coming in at 449,792t down from 547,162t in the equivalent period of the previous year. North-south dispatches Domestic dispatches from cement plants in the north of Paki... |
CCP hosts session on the disclosure of material information on cement bags12 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsOn Thursday, 11 July, Pakistan’s Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) held a stakeholder engagement session regarding the ‘Manufacturing/Packaging' and 'Expiry/Best Before’ dates on cement bags. This session included representatives of the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) and domestic cement producers. Saeed Ahmed Nawaz, chair of the session, stressed the urgency of these measures in relation to consumer pr... |
Continuing domestic weakness weighing on Pakistan cement05 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement dispatches in Pakistan dropped 12.6 per cent YoY to 3.552Mt in June 2024 from 4.063Mt a year earlier, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). Local dispatches contracted 11.9 per cent YoY to 3.079Mt from 3.487Mt in June 2023. Exports also fell in June, declining 17.9 per cent YoY to 472,865t down from 576,309t a year earlier. North-south dispatches Dispatches from cement plants in the north of Pakistan shrank 7.7 per cent YoY to 2.723Mt in J... |
Exports driving Pakistan cement sales04 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement dispatches in Pakistan rose 3.9 per cent YoY to 3.941Mt in March 2024 from 3.795Mt a year earlier, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association. Local dispatches dipped 0.6 per cent YoY to 3.336Mt from 3.357Mt in March 2023, contained by extreme weather, including heavy snowfall in the north and flooding in the southern coastal city of Gwadar, as well as moderating but still high inflation, and the month-long holy month of Ramadan. Meanwhile, exports jumped a n... |
Pakistan sees drop in 1HFY23-24 dispatches05 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement dispatches increased by 4.6 per cent in December 2023 to 4.06Mt against 3.881Mt dispatched in December 2022. Out of this total, according to the data released by All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), local cement dispatches were 3.536Mt compared to 3.676Mt in December 2022, showing a decline of 3.8 per cent. However, more positive news came from the overseas markets as export dispatches increased by a considerable 155.9 per cent as the volumes jumped from 2... |
Pakistani cement dispatches down 2% in November18 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsPakistani cement dispatches fell by 2.1 per cent to 3.924Mt in November 2023 from 4.009Mt in November 2022, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). Local cement dispatches dropped by 15.5 per cent YoY to 3.262Mt in November 2023 from 3.862Mt in the year-ago period. Northern mills dispatched 2.867Mt, down 12.2 per cent YoY in November 2023 when compared with November 2022, when 3.267Mt were dispatched. Southern mills saw dispatches fall by 22.9 per cent YoY... |
APCMA elects new executive committee23 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsMuhammad Ali Tabba, chief executive of Lucky Cement , has been appointed chairman of the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) for the 12 months ending September 2023. Senior vice chairman of the APCMA over the same period has been named as Kohat Cement ’s Aizaz Mansoor Sheikh, while Attock Cement ’s Babar Bashir Nawaz has been elected vice chairman. Also elected were eight executive committee members, including: Sayeed Tariq Saigol ( Maple Leaf Cement ) Azam Fa... |
Cement capacity outpaces production in Pakistan06 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement industry saw a fall of 3.6 per cent to 48.011Mt in cement production between July 2021 to June 2022 from 49.79 Mt produced in the year-ago period, says data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). While analysts attribute the slide to a range of factors, particularly to blame were high inflation and interest rate, costly raw materials, high cost of doing business and political uncertainty during the production period of last year. FBS data indicates that Pak... |
Pakistan cement market continues contraction in August05 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsPakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) estimated a decline in Pakistan cement dispatches in August and July-August 2022 (2MFY21-22) as the country experiences economic challenges, rising inflation, political unrest and heavy rains due to floods. Total cement dispatches (domestic deliveries plus exports) declined by 24 per cent in August 2022 to 3.296Mt when compared with 4.336Mt in August 2021. Of this total, domestic dispatches declined 23.8 per cent YoY to 2.9Mt from 3.81Mt i... |