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Pioneer Cement records 4% fall in revenue

04 October 2019, Published under Cement News

Pakistan’s Pioneer Cement has reported a 3.8 per cent fall in revenue to PKR9.73bn (US$62.07m) in the FY19, compared with PKR10.12bn in the year-ago period. Operating profit declined 30.9 per cent YoY to PKR1.59bn from PKR2.3bn, while profit after tax slipped 51.9 per cent to PKR790m.

Pioneer Cement backtracks on Galadari Cement acquisition

14 June 2019, Published under Cement News

Pioneer Cement Ltd (PCL) has withdrawn its interest to buy a local cement production facility that is under construction. Abid Wahab, company secretary of PCL in a written communication to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) communicated that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that signed with Galadari Cement (Gulf) Ltd (GCGL) in Oct 2017 to acquire later has been terminated. No reason was disclosed for this change of heart after more than one-and-half years since signing agreement to acquire...

Pioneer Cement announces 28% fall in net profit

30 April 2019, Published under Cement News

Pakistan’s Pioneer Cement Limited (PCL) has announced a 28.1 per cent YoY decrease in net profit to PKR825m (US$5.82m) for the nine months ended 31 March, compared to PKR1.14bn in the year-ago period. However, net sales increased 3.8 per cent to PKR10.43bn from PKR10.05bn. The company incurred a distribution cost of PKR132m against PKR114m in the 9MFY17-18. Administrative expenses also rose 22.1 per cent to PKR83m from PKR68m incurred in the same period last year. The company has a cem...

Pioneer Cement to begin RDF usage

02 January 2019, Published under Cement News

UAE-based Pioneer Cement, a subsidiary of Raysut Cement, has signed an agreement with Emirates RDF that will lead to the use of fuel derived from household waste in its production plant. According to a statement, the company will be one of the first cement facilities in the region to use waste fuel. "Pioneer Cement has a strong focus in protecting the environment and the agreement, which will pave the way for us to use RDF (refuse derived fuel), is a pioneering step in bringing innovation i...

Pioneer Cement sees profits fall by 38% in 1QFY19

26 October 2018, Published under Cement News

Pioneer Cement Ltd (PCL) announced its financial results for the 1QFY19 on 25 October. It posted a profit fall to PKR257m (US$1.93m), down by 38.4 per cent YoY, as compared to PKR417m reported in the same period last year.   According to PCL's notification to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), company sales during the quarter increased by 2.5 per cent YoY to PKR3.23bn from PKR3.15bn reported during the same period last year.   The company incurred higher distribution cost of PKR41m and admini...

Cemtech MEA 2018

06 April 2018, Published under Cement News

Industry professionals from over 30 countries gathered for the 13th Cemtech Middle East & Africa 2018 conference and exhibition, held between 17-20 February at the JW Marriott Marquis hotel in Dubai, UAE. Cemtech MEA 2018 opened to over 200 delegates Opening this year’s Cemtech MEA conference, Thomas Armstrong, managing editor of International Cement Review, welcomed over 200 delegates to Dubai. In his presentation, he observed how global overcapacity is driving competition betw...

Pioneer Cement reports 1HFY18 profit fall

21 February 2018, Published under Cement News

Pioneer Cement Ltd has announced that its net profit for the period 1HFY18 fell by 51 per cent to PKR737m (US$6.6m). T his was reportedly due to a decrease in sale, increase in cost of sales as well as higher in distribution and administrative expenses. The financing cost has also increased to PKR49m from PKR2.5m. The company's net sales fell from PKR5.19bn to PKR4.89bn, whereas, cost of sale increased to PKR3.4bn from PKR3.07bn during this period. No dividends were announced by the comp...

Pakistan’s Pioneer Cement Ltd orders four Loesche mills

04 September 2017, Published under Cement News

Pioneer Cement Ltd has awarded Loesche with the contract for four vertical roller mills (VRMs) for its new production line at its Chenki/Kushab district, Punjab. The new line will expand the cement producer’s production capacity at the site to 8000tpd. The contract includes a 630tph VRM for raw meal grinding as well as two cement mills that will grind clinker at a rate of 235tph each. The LDC (Loesche Dynamic Classifier), which is used in the plant and is optimally customised to the Loesch...

Pakistan: Pioneer Cement inaugurates WHR unit at Chenki plant

20 January 2017, Published under Cement News

Pioneer Cement has marked the formal coming into operation of the new waste heat recovery plant at its Chenki plant by celebrating the firm’s environmental credentials. Writing in the Business Recorder, Pioneer notes that the facility’s conversion to coal has increased emissions, but that this has been countered by greater efficiency. “I take this opportunity to convey my appreciation and gratitude to the entire Project team for their untiring efforts in completion of project in record...

Pakistan: Pioneer Cement profits up slightly in FY2016

28 September 2016, Published under Cement News

Pakistan cement producer Pioneer Cement Ltd has reported post-tax profits of PKR2.51bn (US$24m) for the financial year ended June 2016, a rise of 0.9 per cent YoY. In a notice to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), the company stated that its net sales increased by 11 per cent to PKR9.36bn over the same period. Pioneer incurred distribution costs of PKR60m and administrative expenses of PKR81.5m, both up slightly on last year. However, the financing cost fell to just PKR17.5m, around a third o...