Cement News tagged under: indian sub-continent
Bestway Cement posts a fall in profit in 9MFY23-2419 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsBestway Cement Ltd (BWCL) announced its 3QFY23-24 (January-March 2024) and 9MFY23-24 (July 2023-March 2024) results on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 17 April 2024. The company’s net earnings stood at PKR10.31bn (US$37m) in the 9MFY23-24, down by 11.4 per cent YoY. The high cost of finance and expensive sales can be attributed to the lower profits during this period. During this period, its gross sales increased by 27.1 per cent to PKR112.11bn from PKR88.22bn. It incurred a distri... |
Attock Cement adds a new line at Hub17 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsIrfan Amanullah, company secretary at Attock Cement , informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange on 16 April that construction and installation work concerning the additional 1.275Mta cement line at the Hub manufacturing site in Baluchistan was completed. The new line is now operational and production has commenced. |
Gebr Pfeiffer wins UltraTech mill orders17 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsIndia's UltraTech Cement Ltd is building three new clinker production lines and will use Gebr Pfeiffer vertical roller mill (VRM) technology. Gebr Pfeiffer SE (Germany) and its Indian subsidiary Gebr Pfeiffer (India) Pvt Ltd will carry out the work at the Happy 3 plant where the cement raw material will be ground in an MVR 5000 R-4 mill. With a 5300kW drive, this mill can grind approximately 705tph to a product fineness of 1.5 per cent R212µm. The integrated SLS 5300 VR high-efficiency cl... |
Administrative changes at Fecto Cement and Fauji Cement11 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsFecto Cement Ltd's Company Secretary, Abdul Wahab, informed Pakistan Stock Exchange Ltd (PSX) on 8 April that Hanif Idress has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Fecto Cement Ltd in place of Abdul Samad with effect from 1 April 2024. The information is also meant for PSX TRE Certificate Holders accordingly. Meawnhile, on 8 April Fauji Cement Co Ltd (FCCL) informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange Ltd (PSX) that Lt Gen Anwar Ali Hyder, HI (M), (Retired) had been appointe... |
Cement production sees negligible growth in 7MFY23-2410 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsAccording to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan’s cement industry production during the first seven months of FY23-24 (July 2023-January 2024) stood at 24.24Mt, almost flat (0.05 per cent growth) compared to the previous year’s corresponding data. The obvious reason was the slowdown in the country’s construction industry due to the high cost of business. However, Johar Qandhari, president of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), expressed satisfaction over the re... |
UltraTech Cement Ltd completes 100MW solar energy project05 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Ltd has completed a 100MW solar energy project under the Group Captive scheme in the state of Rajasthan. This is the company’s first project for sourcing power for its captive consumption from the inter-state transmission network. Power from this project will be available to the company’s Units in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha among others. This project is part of UltraTech Cement's stated commitment to increase green power mix to 85 per cent by... |
Exports driving Pakistan cement sales04 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement dispatches in Pakistan rose 3.9 per cent YoY to 3.941Mt in March 2024 from 3.795Mt a year earlier, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association. Local dispatches dipped 0.6 per cent YoY to 3.336Mt from 3.357Mt in March 2023, contained by extreme weather, including heavy snowfall in the north and flooding in the southern coastal city of Gwadar, as well as moderating but still high inflation, and the month-long holy month of Ramadan. Meanwhile, exports jumped a n... |
Maple Leaf Cement has bought shares in a fertiliser company04 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsMaple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd has acquired and settled 6m voting shares of M/s Agritech Ltd (formerly Pak-American Fertilizers Ltd), the first nitrogenous fertiliser plant built in Pakistan. “Under the above acquisition, Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd plus Maple Leaf Capital Ltd (person acting in concert) now hold 44,670,000 voting shares of the target company, ie 11.38 per cent aggregate shareholding (taken together with voting shares already held by MLCL) in the target company’s share ... |
Power Cement debuts export to the USA03 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsPower Cement Ltd has dispatched its first shipment to the USA. This shipment follows the start of exports to the Europe. On 27 December 2023, Power Cement marked a significant milestone as it successfully entered the European market by exporting its cement to the UK, marking the company's commitment to global expansion. It positions the company as a formidable force in the international construction materials arena, notably as the first Pakistani cement exporter to enter the UK market. ... |
Think tank to promote industrialisation in Pakistan02 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's top trade body, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), has established a think tank including members from the cement industry to promote industrialisation/export in the country. Atif Ikram Sheikh, president of FPCCI, has formed a high-profile think tank of the apex organisation, comprising the nation’s top economic minds, governance specialists, industrialists, entrepreneurs, investors and exporters. The organisation will be called FPCCI’s Think Ta... |