Cement News tagged under: Afghanistan
Pakistan export pressures continue through FY14-1510 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan exported 7.682Mt and earned US$443.63m in FY14-15 (July 2014 - June 2015) compared to 8.81Mt at US$508.15m, according to data from the country's Bureau of Statistics. The data translates to a fall of 12.88 per cent and 12.77 per cent in terms of quantity and revenue, respectively. Statistics show that exports to Afghanistan were down by 21.4 per cent to 2.87Mt compared to 3.65Mt during FY13-14. A spokesman for the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association attributed the d... |
Pakistan cement exports see monthly gains27 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement exports during April 2015 showed sequential gains but declined over the first 10 months of the current fiscal on an annual comparative basis, with shipments to its main market of Afghanistan down by almost a quarter. In April 2015, Pakistan exported 614,732t of cement on revenues of US$33.36m, up by 40.02 and 33.51 per cent, respectively compared to the previous month. However, on an annual basis, export volumes were down by 14.9 per cent while the value in dollar ter... |
Pakistan export volumes and revenues down over first nine months23 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement exports in the first nine months of the current fiscal fell 6.75 per cent YoY to 6Mt. Export revenues, meanwhile, were down by 6.86 per cent to US$349.04m over the July 2014-March 2015 period. In terms of the Pakistan rupee, exports fell by 9.54 per cent to PKR35.31bn and the average price was down to US$58.08m versus US$58.15m in the year-ago period. In March 2015 alone, Pakistan exported 439,017t of cement on revenues of US$24.99m, representing a MoM decline of 16.38 ... |
Pakistan cement exports to Afghanistan down 25%10 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement exports to its main international market of Afghanistan have fallen by a quarter in the first nine months of the current fiscal, industry officials said on Wednesday. Pakistan exported 2.06Mt cement to Afghanistan in the July-March period of FY14-15, compared to 2.75Mt in the compartive period of the previous fiscal, according to data by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). The official told local press that Pakistan is is losing ground in Afghanistan... |
Pakistan sales seen rising 8% in FY15 on higher domestic demand03 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement sales are expected to rise by six per cent in the first eight months of the current fiscal, The Express Tribune reported citing provisional data compiled by Topline Securities. However, monthly cement sales are expected to decline three per cent in February to 2.8Mt compared to the month before due to the fewer number of days. However, on an annual basis the figure would translate to 2.6 per growth. Cement exports to Afghanistan, Pakistan’s largest export market, have rema... |
Pakistan exports continue to fall in first quarter05 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement exports continued to fall in the first quarter of FY14-15, largely due to declining shipments to its biggest market of Afghanistan. Export volumes in the July-September 2014 period fell by 3.85 per cent to 2.436Mt while revenues were down 3.22 per cent to US$ 142.77m. In terms of the Pakistan rupee, revenues also showed a 5.38 per cent drop to PKR14.36bn. On a slightly more positive note, the average export price of cement inched ahead by 0.58 per cent YoY to US$58.59/t.... |
Pakistan sees strong increase in August export growth26 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsPakistan recorded an acceleration in exports during August 2014 against the previous month and were also higher on an annual comparative basis. Exports during August 2014 reached 984,039t – a rise of 76.62 per cent compared to the month before. Revenues were also 76.84 per cent higher at US$57.648m compared to July 2014. On an annual basis, volumes and revenues increased by 23.42 per cent and 28.74 per cent, respectively, July-August 2014 data However, exports during the first t... |
Pakistan's export earnings down by one-third29 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsDuring the first month of the new Pakistan fiscal, cement exports declined by 30.31 per cent YoY to 557,159t, with shipments to Afghanistan falling significantly. In revenue terms, exports were down by 33.68 per cent to US$32.59m during the same month, according to the latest data from Pakistan’s Bureau of Statistics. Exports earnings also declined in Pakistan rupee terms by 33.55 per cent to PKR3.216bn during July 2014, Similarly, the average export price of cement dropped 4.84 per cent t... |
Pakistan export revenues down in FY1428 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsPakistan reported a decline in export revenue in FY14, due in part to lower sales to Afghanistan and a decline in average export prices. Encouraging trends were, however, noted in exports to India and other parts of the world. Data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association shows that total dispatches increased by 2.52 per cent YoY to 34.273Mt. Exports totaled 8.73Mt on revenues of US$509.46m compared to 9.09Mt at US$577.44m in FY13. This translated to a fall of 3.97 per cen... |
Pakistan exports decline in first 11 months03 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsDespite a marked increase in shipments to India, Pakistan exports have proved disappointing in the first 11 months of the current fiscal, declining both in volume and revenue terms compared to the same period of last year. Latest data shows that Pakistan exported 7.792Mt of cement on revenues of US$460.30m during the first 11 months (July 2014 - May 2014) of fiscal FY13-14, a YoY decline of 5.08 and 12.23 per cent, respectively. The average cement export price fell by 7.05 per cent to US... |