Cement News tagged under: Pakistan
Maple Leaf looks to expand WHR capacity29 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd has announced plans to expand capacity at its waste heat recovery plant to 25MW from 16MW. The project is expected to be worth INR1.8bn (US$24.38m) and is likely to be financed through debt. Sayeed Tariq Saigol, CEO, stated that the company has always endeavoured to reduce production costs and increasing its electricity production through the waste heat recovery plant will aid in this. The project is expected to begin by September 2021. |
Flying Cement appoints new director25 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Flying Cement Co has announced the resignation of Waqar Zahid, a director of the company, effective from 10 September 2020. Following Mr Zahid’s departure, the company has appointed Muhammad Mubeen Khan as a new director. |
Mixed trends in export from Pakistan continued in 2MFY2024 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsAccording to Pakistan's Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) cement export data for July-August 2020 (2MFY20-21) showed a mix of trends. Pakistan's cement industry earned US$44.51m of export revenue by exporting 1.376Mt of cement and clinker in the 2MFY20-21, compared to US$42.14m from 1.064Mt of exports in July-August 2019. Therefore, shipping represents a 5.6 per cent jump in dollar terms and a growth of 29.35 per cent in quantity MoM. In local currency terms, the export value increased ... |
Fauji Cement sees 17% fall in net sales24 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Fauji Cement has released its full annual report for the FY19-20 period, ending 30 June 2020, showing a 17.1 per cent YoY fall in net sales to PKR17.23bn (US$103.7m) from PKR20.79bn. EBITDA also declined to PKR1.79bn from PKR6.04bn in the FY18-19. The company’s operating profit dipped to PKR11.67m from PKR4.46bn in the previous fiscal year. It also saw a net loss of PKR59.38m against an PKR2.82bn profit in the FY18-19. "During the FY19-20, the cement industry faced a number of c... |
Bestway reports 31% drop in FY19-20 turnover16 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan-based Bestway Cement reported a gross turnover of PKR63.7bn (US$383.4m) in the financial year ended 30 June 2020, down 19 per cent YoY when compared with PKR79bn in FY18-19. Net turnover fell 31 per cent from PKR53.6bn to PKR37.1bn. Gross profit for the year decline from PKR16bn in FY18-19 to PKR1.1bn in FY19-20. Profit after tax dwindled to PKR0.5bn from PKR10.1bn in the previous financial year. The declining results have been attributed by a significant drop in prices, a substan... |
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd posts PKR3.6m loss14 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCF) has reported a loss of PRK3.559m (US$226.3m) for the year ended 30 June 2020. Brokerage Arif Habib Ltd in a report said, “Topline of the company witnessed a dip of 21 percent YoY to PKR6bn in 4QFY20 as its dispatches tumbled 20 per cent YoY to 1.02Mt tagged with lower retention prices in the region.” In FY20 revenue reached PKR29.11bn, up 12 per cent YoY as lower retention prices offset the impact of a 41 per cent YoY hike in sales to 5.163M... |
Cement stocks have outperformed in PSX lately10 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsAn analyst at Intermarket Securities Ltd has reported that cement stocks listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) have recently outperformed and the present bull-run in cement stocks – up 82 per cent since March 2020 – has been driven by many factors. That includes good pick-up in local demand led by the private sector, anticipated commencement of Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme and the recent announcement of Karachi Package by the government, and lower input costs amid a decline in internat... |
Chief Minister urges quicker clearance of NOCs for Punjab cement factories09 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsChief Minister of Punjab, Sardar Usman Buzdar, chaired a meeting yesterday at the Punjab Assembly about easing the process of setting up new cement factories in the Pakistani province. The complicated and lengthy process of establishing cement factories has slowed the pace of adding new capacity in the region. The local government wants to boost investment and new job opportunities. Sardar Usman Buzdar linked the issuance of no object certificates (NOC) for establishing a cement factory wit... |
Fauji Cement announces new director09 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Fauji Cement Company Ltd has announced the appointment of Imran Moid as a director of the company, with effect from 7 September 2020. Mr Moid will take the place left by the departure of Rehan Laiq. The announcement follows news of the company’s results earlier this week. |
Fauji Cement posts FY2020 loss of PKR59m08 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsFauji Cement Co Ltd declared a loss of PKR59m (US$0.355m) for the year ended 30 June 2020. The company earned PKR2.824bn in the year ended 30 June 2019. “FCCL’s topline witnessed a decline of 27 per cent YoY to PKR3.75bn during 4QFY20 led by weaker retention prices as well as an 11 per cent dip in dispatches to 705,000t (local off-take dwindled by five per cent YoY to 700,000t),” reported Arif Habib Ltd in its analysis. In FY20 the topline suffered a decline of 17 per cent YoY as lower re... |