Trends - Cement - Business Recorder

Cement

LSM - painted red

Large Scale Manufacturing growth slipped 7.9 percent year-on-year in January 2023. For 7MFY23 – LSM is down 4.4...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 08:49am

Business & Finance

Feb cement despatches decline 7.10pc to 4.348m tons YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches declined by 7.10 percent in Feb 2023 as total despatches remained at 4.040 million tons...

Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:56am

BR Research

Cement: Prices spiral

Over the past four weeks, cement prices have gone up by Rs38, on average. In one of these weeks alone, between Jan...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 07:25am

BR Research

Construction: No good news

Though manufacturing is undoubtedly suppressed and demand is affected, monthly production of two key construction...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 09:30am

BR Research

Cement: Sorry tale

Cement offtake has remained weak for the most part this year as construction demand has taken a significant hit this...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 09:17am

Business & Finance

Jan cement despatches increase 1.15pc YoY

LAHORE: The cement sector after six-month continuous decline has shown some recovery in January 2023 when its...

Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am

BR Research

Cement’s many silver linings

Cement offtake in the period 7MFY23 has dropped 18 percent cumulatively from last year, which is not a subtle drop ...

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 09:15am

Business & Finance

DGKCC to export 600,000 tons of cement to USA per year

KARACHI: The DG Khan Cement Company (DGKCC) to export 600,000 tons of low-alkali cement to the United States per ...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

BR Research

Cement: Demand scenarios

The cement industry has seen a few dramatic ups and downs over the past two or so years, hitting close to 5 million...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 08:38am

Business & Finance

Cement despatches decline by 20.73pc in six months

LAHORE: Total cement despatches (domestic and exports) during the first six months of the current financial year...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 05:58am

BR Research

Cement: Balancing act

The cement industry is closing off the year at record high prices in both the north and south markets despite cement...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 09:19am

Business & Finance

Jul-Oct LSM sector output down 2.89pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The overall output of the Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector declined by 2.89 percent during the ...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am

BR Research

It’s all about prices

One could cite a wide range of reasons for cement offtake plunging 22 percent in the Jul-Nov period (year on...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 08:50am

BR Research

Cement: Slowember season

November has rolled in with few celebrations on the demand front for cement manufacturers. But nothing out of...

Updated 06 Dec, 2022 10:06am

Business & Finance

Cement despatches decline by 16.82pc last month

LAHORE: Cement despatches declined by 16.82 percent in November 22 as total despatches during the month were ...

Published 03 Dec, 2022 05:50am

BR Research

Cement: Winning a losing game

How does a 25 percent drop in offtake—which is the biggest drop the industry has witnessed in over a...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 08:38am

BR Research

Cement: Coal buffers

While the cement industry certainly has a coal habit to kick, it’s costs of production continue to be heavily...

Published 29 Nov, 2022 08:47am

BR Research

LSM: First quarterly contraction since Covid

Industrial manufacturing is struggling. The Large-Scale Manufacturing numbers released by the PBS show 1Q LSM down ...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 08:51am

BR Research

Cement: Wandering, but not lost

Despite a lull that has setlled across the construction industry predominantly because of rising inflation and...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 08:52am

Business & Finance

Oct cement despatches decline 18.46pc to 4.25m tons YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches continued to decline for the consecutive fourth month as total despatches during the month...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 06:11am

BR Research

Fauji: More power?

There are certainly bigger and better cement players in the market than Fauji but suddenly the company (listed on...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 09:15am

Business & Finance

Fauji Cement expansion will make it Pakistan’s 3rd largest cement manufacturer

Fauji Cement expanding its Nizampur site in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and DG Khan site in Punjab

Updated 20 Oct, 2022 09:36pm

BR Research

Cement: Turbulence ahead

In September, cement offtake numbers almost look like they are coming back to normal, standing at higher than the...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 08:57am

September cement despatches decline 6.83pc YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches declined by 6.83 percent in September 2022 as despatches were registered at 4.276 million...

Updated 08 Oct, 2022 10:43am

BR Research

Cement: Blame the game!

Up till the last quarter of FY22 at least, it seemed nothing could stop the cement industry from raking substantial...

Published 05 Oct, 2022 08:41am

BR Research

Cement: The only way is down

Cement offtake in the two months of the fiscal year is predictably down. Total dispatches to domestic markets and...

Published 08 Sep, 2022 08:45am

BR Research

Fauji Fertiliser Company Limited

Fauji Fertiliser Company Limited (PSX: FFC) is a public limited company that was incorporated under the Companies...

Published 29 Aug, 2022 08:34am

BR Research

Cement: Crash and burn

Though not entirely unexpected, the fall of cement volumes in Jul-22, the first month of the fiscal year, is ...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 09:02am

Business & Finance

July cement despatches decline by 47.7pc

LAHORE: Cement despatches during the first month of current financial year 2022-23 declined by 47.7% as total cement...

Published 03 Aug, 2022 04:55am

BR Research

Cement: Impending doom

Estimates for cement offtake in Jul-22 suggest massive decline during the month compared to last year. But this is...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 08:49am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 24 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.25 ▲ 0.39 (10.10%)
KASB Modaraba / Mar 24 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	1.25 ▲ 0.11 (9.65%)
Khyber Tex. / Mar 24 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	297.60 ▲ 20.76 (7.50%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 24 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	244.99 ▲ 17.09 (7.50%)
Sapphire Fibres / Mar 24 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1026.39 ▲ 71.60 (7.50%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Mar 24 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	83.72 ▲ 5.84 (7.50%)
Khairpur / Mar 24 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	57.38 ▲ 4.00 (7.49%)
Pakistan Services / Mar 24 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1277 ▲ 89.00 (7.49%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 24 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	84.22 ▲ 5.87 (7.49%)
Shakarganj / Mar 24 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	33.50 ▲ 2.33 (7.48%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Mar 24 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.22 ▼ -0.29 (-11.55%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Mar 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	7.88 ▼ -1.00 (-11.26%)
HBL Invest Fund / Mar 24 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	1.55 ▼ -0.15 (-8.82%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 24 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	10.55 ▼ -1.00 (-8.66%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Mar 24 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	2.41 ▼ -0.21 (-8.02%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Mar 24 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	2.22 ▼ -0.18 (-7.50%)
Gadoon Textile / Mar 24 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	193.33 ▼ -15.67 (-7.50%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 24 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	471.75 ▼ -38.25 (-7.50%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 24 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.67 ▼ -1.27 (-7.50%)
Masood Textile / Mar 24 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	41.42 ▼ -3.33 (-7.44%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	17,487,500 ▼ -0.23
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,071,860 ▼ -0.02
Thatta Cement / Mar 24 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	9,211,500 ▼ -0.16
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	7,792,084 ▼ -0.14
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 24 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,968,150 ▼ -0.59
Telecard Limited / Mar 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	5,558,000 ▼ -0.52
Hascol Petrol / Mar 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,387,500 ▼ -0.11
Meezan Bank / Mar 24 Meezan Bank Limited(MEBL)	3,700,308 ▼ -0.27
Cnergyico PK / Mar 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	3,587,106 ▼ -0.06
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,522,701 ▼ -0.31

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 23	3948.72
Nasdaq / Mar 23	11787.40
Dow Jones / Mar 23	32105.25
India Sensex / Mar 24	57895.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27326.43
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19970.42
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7408.41
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	15034.97
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7056.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1989.92
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	77.60

Cement

Most Popular Articles