Cement: Hold fast! Propelled uncharacteristically by vibrant exports, total cement offtake for country’s cement manufacturers combined... Published 08 Dec, 2023 08:47am
Markets Cherat Packaging to sell papersack Line V for $4.7mn Cherat Packaging Limited (CPPL), a supplier of packaging material to the country’s cement industry, has agreed to... Published 06 Dec, 2023 11:47am
BR Research Cement: Checking expectations Despite a month-on-month downtick in cement industry dispatches during Oct-23 which is likely seasonal in nature, in... Published 14 Nov, 2023 08:21am
BR Research Cement: Pricing it in Last week, cement prices stood close to Rs1200 per cement bag. Over the past 20 days, average cement price rose by... Published 15 Aug, 2023 08:24am
BR Research Hold your breath Cement kilns in the country are cooling down, and yet, industry-wide cement sales to domestic and foreign markets... Published 11 Aug, 2023 08:28am
BR Research Unrelentingly Lucky Nothing, not even an economy knee-deep into multiple crises would put a dampener on Lucky Cement’s (PSX: LUCK)... Published 09 Aug, 2023 08:34am
BR Research Coal cooling down Coal demand has remained subdued amid weaker recovery in industrial activity worldwide, especially China, which has... Published 03 Jul, 2023 10:10am
Pakistan Economic Survey 2022-23: Pakistan’s performance explained through graphs The government of Pakistan presented the Economic Survey 2022-23 on Thursday. Business Recorder summarises the... Published 08 Jun, 2023 09:57pm
Business & Finance Cement industry accused of not paying marking fee to PSQCA ISLAMABAD: The cement industry is not paying the marking fee to PSQCA for the last 15 years with the outstanding ... Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:05am
Business & Finance May cement despatches rise 19.41pc to 3.96m tons YoY LAHORE: Cement despatches increased by 19.41 percent in May 2023 as total despatches during May 2023 were 3.966... Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am
Print Jul-Feb LSMI output declines 5.56pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 5.56 per cent during the first... Updated 18 Apr, 2023 09:25am
BR Research Cement: Safe, not sorry Even as the cement industry turns substantial profits, the threat of dampening demand looms large. In the second... Published 04 Apr, 2023 09:21am
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
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
Business & Finance Cement manufacturers: Implementation of track-and-trace system delayed ISLAMABAD: The implementation of the track and trace system at the cement manufacturers has been delayed for the ... Published 24 Jan, 2023 07:09am
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
BR Research Cement exports plunge Though the first quarter financial books of cement industry may not reflect it—industry pre-tax earnings grew 11... Published 13 Dec, 2022 08:57am
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 Cement: Keeping expectations in check Over the past year, cement prices rose 45 percent on average according to PBS recorded monthly data. During the same... Published 07 Oct, 2022 10:23am
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
Business & Finance Decline in cement despatches recorded during fiscal LAHORE: Total cement despatches (domestic and exports) during the financial year ending June 30, 2022 (July 21-June... Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:53am
BR Research Cement: Trade-offs Based on current cumulative numbers for cement dispatches in 11M, cement industry will contract by 10 percent this... Published 17 Jun, 2022 09:03am
BR Research Cement: Troubles ahead! Despite a visible slowdown in cement demand—though expectations earlier ran contrary to what transpired—and... Published 22 Mar, 2022 08:01am
Pakistan Cement industry facing crisis on global coal supply disruptions LAHORE: The disruption in the global supply chain with high coal prices has put Pakistan’s cement industry in a... Published 15 Mar, 2022 05:43am
BR Research Cement prices in flux In the past three weeks, cement prices on average have climbed by Rs16 per 50-kg bag after falling slightly in... Published 08 Mar, 2022 08:25am
BR Research Cement: By the book The cement industry is all ready to add nearly 30 million tons of new capacity by FY25, expecting the market demand... Updated 06 Dec, 2021 08:25am
BR Research Cement’s pecking order The upcoming expansion cycle within the cement industry will bring capacity to nearly 100 million tons by FY25; up... Published 15 Nov, 2021 07:20am
BR Research Cement’s old normal There is no denying it: the cement industry in Pakistan operates like a well-oiled machine. Some might say, even too... Published 12 Nov, 2021 07:35am
BR Research CHCC & MLCF: Upbeat! Last year, outstanding domestic demand dominated the cement industry’s financial performance. This year thus far,... Published 28 Oct, 2021 07:40am
BR Research KOHC: Setting an example At a time of rising fuel prices, efficiency is everything. Cement industry is one of the most intensive energy users... Updated 22 Oct, 2021 08:29am