Domestic cement despatches slightly up by 1.17pc during Oct-26
All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association has revealed that local cement despatches by the industry during the month of Oct-26 were 4.041 million tons compared to 3.994 million tons in Oct-25, showing an increase of 1.17pc. Export despatches, however, declined by 3.67pc to 768,754 tons compared to 798,019 tons in Oct-25. Total cement despatches during Oct-26 were 4.810 million tons against 4.792 million tons despatched during the same month of last fiscal year, showing an increase of 0.37pc. According to the data released by the Association on Tuesday, in Oct-26, total despatches by North based cement mills were 3.397 million tons cement showing a decline of 3.13pc against 3.507 million tons despatches in Oct-25.