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Cement: Earnings rise; recovery turns uneven
Pakistan’s cement sector entered FY27 on a stronger financial footing, but August dispatches show that demand recovery remains uneven. FY26 saw higher domestic volumes, improved capacity utilisation and a 13 percent rise in listed-sector profitability. The first two months of FY27 have kept the domestic recovery intact,but softer August volumes and the halt in northern exports show that the recovery is still uneven. Total cement dispatches stood at around 4 million tons in Aug-26, down 0.7 percent year-on-year and almost 10 percent from Jul-26. Domestic dispatches fell 1.1 percent to 3.3 milli...
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