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cement prices

Cement price dynamics

Cement price dynamics

Published 20 Jun, 2025 06:20am
Cement prices have been on a whirlwind and consumers should get used to it, if they haven’t already. Once again...
Cement’s bag of magic tricks

Cement’s bag of magic tricks

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:28am
If there is one lesson that Pakistani companies could learn from the cement business, it is how to make money in a...
Fauji: Still mid

Fauji: Still mid

Published 10 Oct, 2024 08:45am
It’s Fauji’s world and we are all just living in it, pun unintended. By Fauji, we mean Fauji Cement (PSX: FCCL), and...
Kohat Cement Company Limited

Kohat Cement Company Limited

Published 09 Oct, 2024 08:52am
Kohat Cement Company Limited (PSX: KOHC) was established by the State Cement Corporation of Pakistan in 1984. In...
Cement: No giving up

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

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

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 Cement Limited

Lucky Cement Limited

Published 02 Oct, 2024 09:07am
Lucky Cement Limited [PSX: LUCK] is the flagship company of Yunus Brothers Group. Incorporated in 1993, Lucky cement...
DGKC’s long game?

DGKC’s long game?

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 09:42am
Did you hear the one about DG Khan Cement (PSX: DGKC)’s impressive entry into the United States market via cement...
MLCF: Slow ascent

MLCF: Slow ascent

Published 16 Sep, 2024 06:42am
In just three years, Mapleleaf Cement (PSX: MLCF) has watched its revenues double, though most of this growth came...
Cement: Stronger together

Cement: Stronger together

Published 26 Jun, 2024 07:36am
Expectedly, the Budget 2024-25 raised more indirect taxes, of which raising FED on cement is only one of the many...
Fauji Cement Company Limited

Fauji Cement Company Limited

Published 20 Jun, 2024 08:27am
Fauji Cement Company Limited (PSX: FCCL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public company in 1992 and commenced its...
Cement: Cuts and scrapes

Cement: Cuts and scrapes

Published 10 Jun, 2024 08:23am
A 3 percent increase in sales may seem inconsequential, signaling weakness, but for the cement industry, a combined...
Cement: Nary a sign of growth

Cement: Nary a sign of growth

Published 06 Jun, 2024 07:08am
Latest recorded offtake for May 24 shows a marked improvement in dispatches, and not just that in the exports...
Cement’s sweltering summer

Cement’s sweltering summer

Published 31 May, 2024 09:06am
Exports may be saving the day for many cement manufacturers in FY24. The cement exports share in the total sales mix...
Cement prices: up or down?

Cement prices: up or down?

Published 22 May, 2024 06:30am
Latest reports suggest cement prices across markets have surged by Rs20-30 per bag. This is despite no visible...
Cement prices: Damned if you don’t

Cement prices: Damned if you don’t

Published 18 Dec, 2023 07:18am
Despite an inactive market, and uncertain demand dynamics within the construction industry, cement off-take took off...
Cement prices: Fast in Slovember

Cement prices: Fast in Slovember

Published 29 Nov, 2023 08:43am
For months—and long before this fiscal year began—cement prices have soared without showing any signs of weakness or...
Flying Cement Company Limited

Flying Cement Company Limited

Published 31 Oct, 2023 08:31am
Flying Cement Company Limited (PSX: FLYNG) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1992. The...
Cherat: Steady does it

Cherat: Steady does it

Published 25 Oct, 2023 08:02am
Amid an economic downturn, somehow the cement industry is on a financial mend—not that cement companies did not...
Too soon to call

Too soon to call

Published 19 Oct, 2023 08:45am
Last month, this column questioned whether the slow rise in cement offtake was an indicator that there is revival in...
Cement: Winning hand

Cement: Winning hand

Published 09 Oct, 2023 08:51am
There is no denying now that cement offtake is on the mend compared to last year’s bleak outlook and demand side...
Cement: Team work makes the dream work

Cement: Team work makes the dream work

Published 02 Oct, 2023 09:01am
In a seemingly dull year- demand-wise- marked by a 16 percent drop in cement offtake, the cement industry’s combined...
Inflation 1, construction 0

Inflation 1, construction 0

Published 25 Sep, 2023 08:59am
The trajectory of cement prices amid lacklustre demand is hard to ignore. Latest numbers from Pakistan Bureau of...
Cement: Coal shoulder

Cement: Coal shoulder

Published 25 Aug, 2023 08:30am
A significant mark down in coal being loaded at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in South Africa would have importers...
Cement: Pricing it in

Cement: Pricing it in

Published 15 Aug, 2023 08:24am
Last week, cement prices stood close to Rs1200 per cement bag. Over the past 20 days, average cement price rose by...
Cement prices: No promises

Cement prices: No promises

Published 07 Jun, 2023 08:41am
Cement manufactuers have managed to keep suitably afloat against sufficiently stacked odds, massive thanks to prices...
Cement: Marching to the beat

Cement: Marching to the beat

Published 06 Apr, 2023 07:54am
March brings a more sizable turn in cement demand which—given the substantial surge in prices—could even be...
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