Pakistan: Cement sales grew by 8.9% to 8.2Mt during the first four months of the current Pakistani fiscal year, according to data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). In July to October 2014, exports of cement decreased by 4.4% to 2.8Mt.
Cement factories in the north of Pakistan despatched 6.9Mt to the domestic market during the four month period, 10.4% more than the same period of last fiscal. Exports from the north dropped by 12.3% to 1.7Mt. Cement factories in the south sold 1.3Mt, 1.4% more than in the same period of 2013. Exports from this region, however, rose by 12.5% to 1.0Mt.