Cement: Holding pattern Published 10 Apr, 2025 08:46am The grapevine has gone suspiciously quiet on the housing policy front. Only a few months ago, the Shahbaz government...
Another cement maker expands solar capacity amid Pakistan’s shift to renewables Published 04 Apr, 2025 01:51pm Cherat Cement Company Limited (CHCC) has become the latest company to announce an expansion in its renewable...
Thatta Cement Company Limited Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:10am Thatta Cement Company Limited (PSX: THCCL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1980. The...
Big fish, small fish Published 24 Mar, 2025 06:56am Cement companies are well-fed. Evidently, they weren’t just handed a fish for the day. They learned how to fish,...
Cement demand drag Published 10 Mar, 2025 07:06am Yet again, the power of prices (a few other factors) has enabled cement companies to turn over impressive profits...
Cement earnings persevere Published 04 Mar, 2025 07:16am The cement industry is returning to past financial glories in the first half of FY25, despite construction demand...
Lucky: Staying guarded Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:01am As the biggest and most successful cement manufacturer in the country, Lucky Cement (PSX: LUCK) always has a game...
Idle kilns Published 26 Feb, 2025 07:42am Successive policy rate cuts since Jun-24 should send manufacturers in a production spree except demand is fairly...
Attock: Fresh start? Published 26 Dec, 2024 08:03am Despite some investments along the way, Attock cement has been marked with stagnant profitability and growth trends...
Borrowing without boom Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:01am Amid a 15 percent decline in domestic demand, considerably limited utilization of existing capacity, and no major...
‘Fake’ purchase of coal by cement makers: Abrupt transfer of officers halts probe into Rs11bn tax fraud Updated 10 Dec, 2024 03:25pm KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reportedly halted investigations into an alleged Rs11 billion tax...
It’s tepid times for cement Published 06 Dec, 2024 08:48am Every month, the cement manufacturers association shares the industry’s volumetric sales for public consumption, and...
Pioneer: Waiting for demand Published 02 Dec, 2024 08:43am Pioneer Cement has a game plan and it involves expansions. To some, this may come across as surprising because...
Cement: Of veiled truths and open secrets Updated 30 Nov, 2024 10:52am Significant journalistic hours have been spent lauding the financial performance of cement companies in this column,...
Cement: Redefining the game Published 20 Nov, 2024 08:47am There is nothing particularly surprising about the cement industry making reasonable earnings amid a demand drought....
Fecto Cement Limited Published 20 Nov, 2024 08:44am Fecto Cement Limited (PSX: FECTC) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1981. The company is...
Cement: No cracks in profitability Published 18 Nov, 2024 08:41am It appears that the fate of the cement industry is no longer tied to how strongly the companies perform on volumes....
Cement: No giving up Published 08 Oct, 2024 08:58am It’s not just textiles, folks. The cement industry is witnessing an impressive run in expanding its exports to...
No recovery in sight Updated 04 Oct, 2024 11:19am Three months into the fiscal year and there doesn’t seem to be any recovery in sight for the construction industry...
Cement financials: All is well Published 02 Oct, 2024 09:09am The economy may be in dire straits but the cement industry is climbing out of its rut in a rather agreeable fashion....
Lucky: Bigger leagues Published 12 Aug, 2024 08:10am It is not just that Lucky’s revenue streams have now crossed Rs100 billion, because so has Bestway’s, the other...
Lucky Cement’s earnings jump 21% in 2024 Updated 09 Aug, 2024 10:22pm Lucky Cement’s profit-after-tax amounted to Rs72.34 billion, an increase of over 21% during the year 2024, compared...
Calm down! Published 08 Aug, 2024 07:27am Cement dealers are irate. The association representing cement dealers went on a strike after the government...
Thank the Lucky stars! Published 30 Jan, 2024 09:05am Earnings that double in a year are not too shabby for any company when an economy is floundering. For Lucky Cement...
Cement: Sizing it up Published 23 Jan, 2024 09:03am Though still trailing above Rs1200, average cement price across Pakistan in the last recorded week (of Jan 19) has...
Cement: Still leaning on prices Published 12 Jan, 2024 09:19am Trailing at a little over Rs1200, by the first week of January, cement price on average this fiscal year (for the...
Coal cooling down Published 03 Jul, 2023 10:10am Coal demand has remained subdued amid weaker recovery in industrial activity worldwide, especially China, which has...
Lucky Cement reclassifies Rs116bn revenue reserves into ‘separate capital reserves’ Published 22 Jun, 2023 12:54pm Amount is now 'un-distributable by way of dividend'
Coal comfort Published 31 May, 2023 08:57am After reaching their peak in March of last year—at US$441 per ton for South African Richards Bay (API4),...
Lucky Cement’s joint venture to enhance production capacity in Iraq Updated 18 May, 2023 08:06pm Will add new production line of 1.82 million tons per annum, project expected to complete in 18 months