Editing Economy of Zambia (section)

=== Manufacturing ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Manufacturing GDP at Current Prices
(ZMW' million)
2020 Q1- 2024 Q4<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 April 2023 |title=Monthly Bulletin |url=https://www.zamstats.gov.zm/publications/ |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=zamstats.gov.zm}}</ref>
!Quarter
!Q1
!Q2
!Q3
!Q4
|-
|2020
|{{Increase}}5,293
|{{Increase}}5,556
|{{Increase}}7,179
|{{Increase}}7,605
|-
|2021
|{{Increase}}9,200
|{{Increase}}11,654
|{{Decrease}}10,717
|{{Increase}}10,211
|-
|2022
|{{Increase}}10,677
|{{Decrease}}9,463
|{{Increase}}9,600
|{{Increase}}11,019
|-
|2023
|{{Decrease}}10,814
|{{Decrease}}9,918
|{{Increase}}12,892
|{{Increase}}13,734
|-
|2024
|{{Increase}}13,849
|{{Increase}}15,131
|{{Increase}}17,220
|{{Increase}}17,753
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
Companies that Manufacture in Zambia
!Company Name
!Product(s)
!Source
|-
|[[African Explosives|African Explosives Zambia]]
|[[Explosives]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=6 July 2022 |title=Amidst global asset rout, Zambia and Nigerian fixed income securities outperform developed markets |url=https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2022/07/06/amidst-global-asset-rout-zambia-and-nigerian-fixed-income-securities-outperform-developed-markets/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=thebusinesstelegraph.com |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807082041/https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2022/07/06/amidst-global-asset-rout-zambia-and-nigerian-fixed-income-securities-outperform-developed-markets/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|Airumi New Energy Zambia
|[[Automotive battery|Car Batteries]] and [[Rechargeable battery|Storage Batteries]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2024 |title=Chinese enterprises ready to help Zambia tackle energy crisis |url=https://africaarbitration.org/2024/08/13/chinese-enterprises-ready-to-help-zambia-tackle-energy-crisis/ |access-date=19 March 2025 |website=africaarbitration.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2024 |title=Better Tech Group’s Subsidiary Airumi New Energy Contributes to the Development of the Belt and Road Initiative |url=https://www.better-tech.net/news/news-tv-better-tech-groups-subsidiary-airumi-new-energy-contributes-to-the-development-of-the-belt-and-road-initiative |access-date=19 March 2025 |website=better-tech.net}}</ref>
|-
|Bayer Seed Itaba Plant
|[[Maize]] [[Seed]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2016 |title=Bayer opens office in Zambia |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/business/finance/bayer-opens-office-in-zambia-idUSKCN0W416A/ |access-date=19 March 2025 |website=reuters.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2025 |title=Bayer Opens Maize Seed Facility in Zambia to Support Food Security for about 30 Million People |url=https://www.bayer.com/media/en-us/bayer-opens-maize-seed-facility-in-zambia-to-support-food-security-for-about-30-million-people/ |access-date=19 March 2025 |website=bayer.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2025 |title=Bayer opens $35m maize seed facility in Zambia |url=https://www.investmentmonitor.ai/news/bayer-opens-35m-maize-seed-facility-in-zambia/ |access-date=20 March 2025 |website=investmentmonitor.ai}}</ref>
|-
|[[Chilanga Cement]]
|[[Cement]]
|<ref name=":06">{{Cite web |last=Lafarge |date=17 April 2022 |title=Lafarge Zambia Annual Report 2020 |url=https://www.lafarge.co.zm/sites/zambia/files/atoms/files/lafarge_zambia_ar_2021_final_email.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626170351/https://www.lafarge.co.zm/sites/zambia/files/atoms/files/lafarge_zambia_ar_2021_final_email.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 26, 2021 |access-date=17 April 2020 |website=lafarge.co.zm }}</ref>
|-
|[[Dangote Cement]]
|[[Cement]]
|<ref name=":21" />
|-
|[[Mining in Zambia#Kafue Steel Plant|Kafue Steel Plant]]
|[[Steel]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=miningweekly |date=13 October 2006 |title=Sanje Hill Iron Ore Project |url=https://m.miningweekly.com/article/sanje-hill-ironore-project-2006-10-13/rep_id:3861 |access-date=16 May 2022 |website=m.miningweekly.com }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|[[Mwinilunga#Kalene Hills Fruit Factory|Kalene Hills Fruit Factory]]
|[[Fruit]] Processing
|<ref name=":05">{{Cite web |last=openzambia.com |date=28 July 2022 |title=HH opens fruit processing factory in NW Province |url=https://www.openzambia.com/politics/2022/7/28/hh-opens-fruit-processing-factory-in-nw-province |access-date=30 July 2022 |website=openzambia.com}}</ref>
|-
|Kawambwa Tea Industries Limited
|[[Tea]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=lusakatimes |date=13 March 2022 |title=Kawambwa Tea set to hit Zambian supermarket shelves soon |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2022/03/13/kawambwa-tea-set-to-hit-zambian-supermarket-shelves-soon/ |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=lusakatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lafarge (company)|Larfarge]]
|[[Cement]]
|<ref name=":21">{{Cite web |last=Arbitrageur |first=Kwacha |date=31 March 2021 |title=Zambia's oligopolistic cement market flogged by competition regulator for unbridled business behaviour |url=https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2021/03/31/zambias-oligopolistic-cement-market-flogged-by-competition-regulator-for-unbridled-business-behaviour/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=thebusinesstelegraph.com |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407144654/https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2021/03/31/zambias-oligopolistic-cement-market-flogged-by-competition-regulator-for-unbridled-business-behaviour/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|Metal Fabricators of Zambia (ZAMEFA)
|[[Electric power|Electric Power]] [[Electrical cable|Cables]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=AfricanFinancials.com |date=31 January 2022 |title=2021 ZAMEFA Annual Report |url=https://africanfinancials.com/document/zm-zamefa-2021-ar-00/ |access-date=18 April 2022 |website=africanfinancials.com/}}</ref>
|-
|Mpande Limestone
|[[Limestone]]
|<ref name=":21" />
|-
|Mununshi Fruit Company Limited (MFCL)
|[[Banana]]s
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arbitrageur |first=Kwacha |date=22 November 2021 |title=Mununshi set to harvest 1.4k tonnes of bananas |url=https://zambianbusinesstimes.com/mununshi-set-to-harvest-1-4k-tonnes-of-bananas/ |access-date=9 August 2022 |website=zambianbusinesstimes.com}}</ref>
|-
|Naipu Mining Machinery (Zambia) Company Limited
|[[Mining]] [[Equipment]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2024 |title=The first phase of the construction of the production base in Zambia has been fully completed and officially put into operation |url=https://www.moomoo.com/news/post/44614896?futusource=news_stock_stockpagenews&ns_stock_id=78520594406290&report_id=39399890&report_type=stock&src=2&au_cid=151266938&main_broker=WzEwMDld&client_hour_clock=24&channel=4&skintype=3&level=1&global_content=%7B%22promote_content%22%3A%22mm%3Apost%3A44614896%22%2C%22invite%22%3A151266938%7D&data_ticket=8ea375809d7eb0b3adc037771892d4b3 |access-date=19 October 2024 |website=moomoo.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ndola Lime Company Limited]] (NLC)
|[[Limestone]]
|<ref name=":07">{{Cite web |last=MarketScreener.com |date=17 April 2022 |title=2021 ZCCM IH Half Year Results |url=https://m.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ZCCM-INVESTMENTS-HOLDINGS-5615/news/Zccm-Investments-Holdings-Plc-ZCCM-IH_-HALF-YEAR-RESULTS_2021-36628485/ |access-date=18 April 2022 |website=m.marketscreener.com |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407140146/https://m.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ZCCM-INVESTMENTS-HOLDINGS-5615/news/Zccm-Investments-Holdings-Plc-ZCCM-IH_-HALF-YEAR-RESULTS_2021-36628485/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|Nitrogen Chemicals Of Zambia (NCZ)
|[[Fertilizer]]s
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=lusakatimes |date=21 February 2022 |title=Parliamentary Committee calls for increased funding to the Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2022/02/21/parliamentary-committee-calls-for/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=lusakatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
|Northern Coffee Company Limited (NCCL)
|[[Coffee]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=lusakatimes.com |date=7 June 2022 |title=Northern Coffee Company Workers Down Tools |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2022/06/07/northern-coffee-company-workers-down-tools/ |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=lusakatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
|Powerful Diligent Veracious (PDV) Metal Steel
|[[Steel]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 November 2024 |title=President Hichilema Commissions PDV Metal Steel Plant, boosting Zambia’s industrial ambitions |url=https://solwezitoday.com/president-hichilema-commissions-pdv-metal-steel-plant-boosting-zambias-industrial-ambitions/ |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=solwezitoday.com}}</ref>
|-
|Proton Electro Cables Zambia
|[[Building wire|Building Wire]] & [[Electrical cable|Electric Cables]]
|
|-
|Sunbird Energy
|[[Cassava]] [[Ethanol fuel|Ethanol]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=30 September 2022 |title=Private sector to manage Zambia's Petroleum procurement supply chain as efficiencies are targeted |url=https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2022/09/30/private-sector-to-manage-zambias-petroleum-procurement-supply-chain-efficiencies-targeted/ |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=thebusinesstelegraph.com |archive-date=8 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008090027/https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2022/09/30/private-sector-to-manage-zambias-petroleum-procurement-supply-chain-efficiencies-targeted/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|Trade Kings Zambia Limited
|[[Fast-moving consumer goods|FMCG]], [[Steel]]
|<ref>{{Citation |title=From textiles to detergents, lollipops, and steel. - CNN Video |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2018/04/23/marketplace-africa-lux-subramaniam-trade-kings-africa-zambia-b.cnn |access-date=2022-09-23}}</ref>
|-
|Uniflex Wires and Cables Ltd
|[[Electric power|Electric Cables]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 April 2025 |title=Chipoka assures investor of support, protection |url=https://dailyrevelationzambia.com/chipoka-assures-investor-of-support-protection/ |access-date=30 April 2025 |website=dailyrevelationzambia.com}}</ref>
|-
|United Capital Fertilizer (UCF) Zambia Limited
|[[Fertilizer]]s
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=lusakatimes.com |date=3 February 2022 |title=ZDA applauds United Capital Fertilizer Zambia Limited for actualising pledged investment |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2022/02/03/zda-applauds-united-capital-fertilizer-zambia-limited-for-actualising-pledged-investment/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=lusakatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=16 September 2022 |title=Excuse for importing fertilizer debunked as local plants open |url=https://zambianbusinesstimes.com/excuse-for-importing-fertilizer-debunked-as-local-plants-open/ |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=zambianbusinesstimes.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Zambeef Products]]
|[[Meat]], [[dairy]], [[Egg (food)|eggs]], [[Compound feed|animal feed]], [[leather]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-03-11 |title=Novatek animal feeds - ZAMBEEF Products PLC |language=en-US |work=ZAMBEEF Products PLC |url=http://www.zambeefplc.com/novatek-animal-feeds/ |access-date=2018-01-13 |archive-date=2018-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113150514/http://www.zambeefplc.com/novatek-animal-feeds/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|[[Zambian Breweries]]
|[[Alcoholic beverages|Alcoholic Beverages]]
|<ref name=":08">{{Cite web |last=LuSE |date=7 Mar 2022 |title=Zambian Breweries Plc Final Year Results 31-Dec-21 |url=https://luse.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Zambrew-Abridged-Results-31-December-2021-SENS-07032022.pdf |access-date=16 Apr 2022 |website=luse.co.zm |archive-date=16 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416122233/https://luse.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Zambrew-Abridged-Results-31-December-2021-SENS-07032022.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation Plc (ZAFFICO)
|[[Wood]] and Wood & [[Paper]] Products
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=lusakatimes.com |date=24 March 2022 |title=ZAFFICO creates 5000 new seasonal jobs |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2022/03/24/zaffico-creates-5000-new-seasonal-jobs/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=lusakatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Zambia Sugar|Zambia Sugar Plc]]
|[[Sugar]] and [[Molasses]] [[Ethanol fuel|ethanol]]
|<ref name="1R">{{cite web |author=African Financials |date=12 November 2018 |title=Zambia Sugar averages 120 tons cane per hectare in FY'18 |url=https://africanfinancials.com/zambia-sugars-operating-profits-up-to-k388-million-for-fy18/ |access-date=30 May 2020 |publisher=Africanfinancials.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Zambia National Service]] (ZNS) Chingola Milling Plant
|[[Mealie-meal|Mealie Meal]]
|3
|}
Below is a table for the Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) Manufacturing Pulse in Zambia. 50 sets the benchmark, for expansion ->50 and expansion -<50.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)
!Month /
Year
!Jan
!Feb
!Mar
!Apr
!May
!Jun
!Jul
!Aug
!Sep
!Oct
!Nov
!Dec
!Source
|-
|2021
|{{Decrease}}47.70
|{{Decrease}}47.10
|{{Decrease}}49.70
|{{Increase}}50.10
|{{Decrease}}49.70
|{{Decrease}}49.30
|{{Decrease}}49.80
|{{Decrease}}49.80
|{{Increase}}50.30
|{{Increase}}51.20
|{{Increase}}51.80
|{{Increase}}51.50
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=24 January 2021 |title=Input price inflation to weigh Zambia's real estate business pulse |url=https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2021/01/24/input-price-inflation-to-weigh-zambias-real-estate-business-pulse-lafarge/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=thebusinesstelegraph.com |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407142156/https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2021/01/24/input-price-inflation-to-weigh-zambias-real-estate-business-pulse-lafarge/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=1 October 2021 |title=Post Election Kwacha Winning Streak to Uplift September Manufacturing Pulse (PMI) |url=https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2021/10/01/the-eariler-kwacha-winning-streak-to-uplift-september-manufacturing-pulse-pmi/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=thebusinesstelegraph.com |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807010839/https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2021/10/01/the-eariler-kwacha-winning-streak-to-uplift-september-manufacturing-pulse-pmi/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=6 October 2021 |title=Zambia's business confidence at 19 months highs as September Manufacturing Pulse expands |url=https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2021/10/06/zambias-business-confidence-at-19-months-highs-as-september-manufacturing-pulse-expands/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=thebusinesstelegraph.com |archive-date=10 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010050057/https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2021/10/06/zambias-business-confidence-at-19-months-highs-as-september-manufacturing-pulse-expands/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=5 November 2021 |title=zambias-manufacturing-pulse-scales-to-44-month-high-as-business-confidence-soars |url=https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2021/11/05/zambias-manufacturing-pulse-scales-to-44-month-high-as-business-confidence-soars/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=thebusinesstelegraph.com |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407144657/https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2021/11/05/zambias-manufacturing-pulse-scales-to-44-month-high-as-business-confidence-soars/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2022
|{{Decrease}}49.90
|{{Increase}}50.30
|{{Decrease}}49.60
|{{Increase}}50.50
|{{Decrease}}49.80
|{{Decrease}}49.90
|{{Increase}}50.50
|{{Steady}}50.00
|{{Increase}}50.50
|{{Decrease}}49.00
|{{Decrease}}49.10
|{{Decrease}}48.30
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=5 March 2022 |title=Zambia's February Manufacturing Gauge Rebounds To Positive Territory, Currency Woes Still Weigh |url=https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2022/03/05/zambias-february-manufacturing-gauge-rebounds-to-positive-territory-currency-woes-still-weigh/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=thebusinesstelegraph.com |archive-date=6 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806230320/https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2022/03/05/zambias-february-manufacturing-gauge-rebounds-to-positive-territory-currency-woes-still-weigh/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=7 April 2022 |title=despite-zambias-rising-business-confidence-input-inflationary-pressure-dampened-demand-to-weaken-march-manufacturing-pulse |url=https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2022/04/07/despite-zambias-rising-business-confidence-input-inflationary-pressure-dampened-demand-to-weaken-march-manufacturing-pulse/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=thebusinesstelegraph.com |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013194725/https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2022/04/07/despite-zambias-rising-business-confidence-input-inflationary-pressure-dampened-demand-to-weaken-march-manufacturing-pulse/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=pmi.spglobal |date=5 September 2022 |title=Stanbic Bank Zambia PMI August 2022 |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/a25e559e920748979350d7b113ba09d1 |access-date=5 September 2022 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=pmi.spglobal |date=5 October 2022 |title=Zambian companies signal improvement in business conditions as September output and new orders returned to growth. |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/c7edbb8c5ee14bdc9d7552a93a27025c |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=8 October 2022 |title=kwacha-bulls-gave-september-manufacturing-pulse-a-positive-cue-as-costs-ebbed |url=https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2022/10/08/kwacha-bulls-gave-september-manufacturing-pulse-a-positive-cue-as-costs-ebbed/ |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=thebusinesstelegraph.com |archive-date=8 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008090505/https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2022/10/08/kwacha-bulls-gave-september-manufacturing-pulse-a-positive-cue-as-costs-ebbed/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=pmi.spglobal |date=5 December 2022 |title=Zambia November 2022 PMI |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/9a421f14212741cd9eecf4e67bfceae3 |access-date=14 December 2022 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=pmi.spglobal |date=5 January 2023 |title=Stanbic Bank Zambia PMI_December 2023 |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/a5c903e46cfd425698357e2943983202 |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|{{Increase}}50.60
|{{Increase}}51.30
|{{Decrease}}46.90
|{{Decrease}}48.70
|{{Increase}}51.40
|{{Increase}}51.20
|{{Increase}}51.00
|{{Decrease}}49.20
|{{Decrease}}48.10
|{{Increase}}50.60
|{{Increase}}50.10
|{{Decrease}}49.60
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 February 2023 |title=Zambian private sector returns to growth in January |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/e6cd0094b0a2458f93160d629f009532 |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2023 |title=Business activity rises at fastest pace since May 2018 |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/bc3bd7ac0a4340b6b2d72b7e513e6f17 |access-date=29 March 2023 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2023 |title=New orders fall at sharpest pace in two-and-a-half years |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/b91a304b79984b169e9d9debdbb48dbe |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2023 |title=Output falls again in April, but at softer pace |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/a004b92c70ee4edf99c64f5fb57fbb88 |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 June 2023 |title=Output returns to growth as price pressures ease |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/084a89efa18b44f5994a1b87eda780b2 |access-date=9 June 2023 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2023 |title=Employment rises for first time in five months amid further growth of new orders |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/d8f3665501594a74bddee692e936abc0 |access-date=7 July 2023 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2023 |title=Sharpest rise in employment for just over a year |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/1bcb6b3a0aea4fdeb02a56647a025681 |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2023 |title=Output falls for first time in four months |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/5bd7f88da41b4fc4a36022265b4905aa |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2023 |title=Stronger price rises lead to drop in new orders |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/85d51332b2524d5cb2734995aa82476c |access-date=4 October 2023 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 November 2023 |title=New orders return to growth in October |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/68d0be1449a245de9f6ce34bbc2d55b7 |access-date=6 November 2023 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2023 |title=Output rises for second month running, but at softer pace |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/f59c81e8b7034503a502a82e3069677f |access-date=5 December 2023 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2024 |title=Currency weakness causes first drop in new orders in three months |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/e678befd79824dd399e57acfb680dd9a |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref>
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|2024
|{{Decrease}}49.20
|{{Decrease}}47.30
|{{Increase}}48.80
|{{Decrease}}47.70
|{{Increase}}49.40
|{{Decrease}}47.90
|{{Increase}}49.40
|{{Decrease}}48.30
|{{Decrease}}45.60
|{{Increase}}47.90
|{{Increase}}49.2
|{{Increase}}50.80
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 March 2024 |title=Stanbic Bank Zambia PMI February 2024 Sharpest fall in new orders since September 2020 |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/ae9a03bc4c5741a0836c2371a939ebeb |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 May 2024 |title=Stanbic Bank Zambia PMI April 2024 Stronger decline in private sector performance as demand conditions weaken |url=https://sponsorships.standardbank.com/static_file/CIB/PDF/2024/PMI/April2024/ZM_PMI_ENG_2405_PR.pdf |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=sponsorships.standardbank.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2024 |title=Stanbic Bank Zambia PMI October 2024 Zambian private sector decline eases, but load shedding continues to hamper output |url=https://sponsorships.standardbank.com/static_file/CIB/PDF/2024/PMI/Oct2024/ZM_PMI_ENG_2411.pdf |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=sponsorships.standardbank.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2024 |title=Stanbic Bank Zambia PMI November 2024 Slowest decline in Zambian private sector performance since July |url=https://corporateandinvestment.standardbank.com/static_file/CIB/PDF/2024/PMI/Nov2024/ZM_PMI_ENG_2412_PR.pdf |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=corporateandinvestment.standardbank.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 January 2025 |title=Stanbic Bank Zambia PMI December 2024 Renewed improvement in Zambian business conditions to end 2024 |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/a3c5a0d0a0154cd1995ce75398d7a212 |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref>
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|2025
|{{Increase}}50.90
|{{Steady}}50.90
|{{Decrease}}49.30
|{{Increase}}50.90
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|<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 March 2025 |title=Stanbic Bank Zambia PMI February 2025 Renewed rise in business activity at Zambian firms amid greater new orders |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/a743456db36e42e4981b03f68afe16f7 |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 April 2025 |title=Renewed decline in Zambian private sector performance in March |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/39c7ed37400f4a258e17593f89ceed65 |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 May 2025 |title=Fresh improvement in business conditions in Zambian private sector in April |url=https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/7c02352bf8424d3caa34f252db0ae9ed |access-date=6 May 2025 |website=pmi.spglobal.com}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Annual Cement Production<ref name="ZA" />
!Year
!Production  (MT)
|-
|2020
|{{Increase}} 2,127,832
|-
|2021
|{{Increase}} 2,732,013
|-
|2022
|{{Decrease}} 2,369,193
|-
|2023
|{{Increase}} 2,740,288
|-
|2024
|{{Increase}} 3,265,299
|}