Cement prices: Fast in Slovember For months—and long before this fiscal year began—cement prices have soared without showing any signs of weakness or... Published 29 Nov, 2023 08:43am
BR Research Flying Cement Company Limited Flying Cement Company Limited (PSX: FLYNG) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1992. The... Published 31 Oct, 2023 08:31am
BR Research Cherat: Steady does it Amid an economic downturn, somehow the cement industry is on a financial mend—not that cement companies did not... Published 25 Oct, 2023 08:02am
BR Research Too soon to call Last month, this column questioned whether the slow rise in cement offtake was an indicator that there is revival in... Published 19 Oct, 2023 08:45am
BR Research Cement: Winning hand There is no denying now that cement offtake is on the mend compared to last year’s bleak outlook and demand side... Published 09 Oct, 2023 08:51am
BR Research Cement: Team work makes the dream work In a seemingly dull year- demand-wise- marked by a 16 percent drop in cement offtake, the cement industry’s combined... Published 02 Oct, 2023 09:01am
BR Research Inflation 1, construction 0 The trajectory of cement prices amid lacklustre demand is hard to ignore. Latest numbers from Pakistan Bureau of... Published 25 Sep, 2023 08:59am
BR Research Cement: Coal shoulder A significant mark down in coal being loaded at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in South Africa would have importers... Published 25 Aug, 2023 08:30am
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 Cement prices: No promises Cement manufactuers have managed to keep suitably afloat against sufficiently stacked odds, massive thanks to prices... Published 07 Jun, 2023 08:41am
BR Research Cement: Marching to the beat March brings a more sizable turn in cement demand which—given the substantial surge in prices—could even be... Published 06 Apr, 2023 07:54am
BR Research Cement prices in flux In the week following the government’s proposal to raise FED on cement and sales tax across the board, cement... Published 05 Apr, 2023 08:53am
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
BR Research DGKC & MLCF: Fair warning Here is a direct quote from the financial reportof prominent cement player DG Khan Cement (PSX: DKGC) for the first... Published 03 Mar, 2023 08:51am
BR Research Construction costs dash hopes In contrast to the silver spoon that was handed by the previous government to the construction sector, the current... Published 10 Nov, 2022 08:03am
Business & Finance Concern expressed over rising cement prices KARACHI: Secretary General of the United Business Group (UBG), Southern Zone, former chairman of Association of... Published 20 Oct, 2022 05:36am
BR Research Pioneer: No dice How does a healthy revenue growth translate to an equally ‘healthy’ drop in earnings. Unfortunately for Pioneer... Published 23 Sep, 2022 08:56am
BR Research Cement prices: No peak in sight Back breaking construction costs are only worsening (read: “Construction costs: Breaking back!”, Apr 5, 2022).... Published 28 Jun, 2022 08:39am
BR Research Construction costs: Breaking back! Last month, the price of steel rebar in the domestic market crossed Rs200,000 per ton more than doubling in a matter... Published 05 Apr, 2022 08:22am
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 demand: Sedated! Rather expectedly, cement offtake is nowhere it was supposed to be when projections were being made last year.... Published 07 Mar, 2022 05:47am
BR Research Construction costs beg questions Here are some numbers: in the past year, cost of construction has risen in double-digits. According to the monthly... Published 13 Dec, 2021 08:14am
BR Research Cement prices: Striking a balance Sadly, it is time to go back to “reliable sources” to gauge the movement of cement prices in key markets as the... Published 10 Nov, 2021 07:35am
BR Research SPI data: Don’t destroy it! Protect it. Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan cricket captain narrated a story on a popular sports show the other day. Pakistan... Published 10 Nov, 2021 07:25am
BR Research Gharibwal Cement Limited Gharibwal Cement Limited (PSX: GWLC) was established as a public limited company in 1960. It was listed on the stock... Published 04 Nov, 2021 07:35am
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
BR Research Cement prices: Tug-of-war Coal-starved China would pay any price for coal, so the country’s managers claim. The unlikely commodity that... Published 11 Oct, 2021 07:35am
BR Research Construction: Controlling expectations, not prices Builders and developers want the government to “strictly” control prices of cement and steel because it is... Published 27 Sep, 2021 07:30am
BR Research Pioneer Cement Limited Pioneer Cement Limited (PSX: PIOC) was established in 1986 as a public limited company; it manufactures and sells... Published 24 Sep, 2021 07:45am
Print Stimulus measures: Tarin for reducing cement, steel prices ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin Tuesday underlined the need for providing industrial inputs such as cement... Updated 25 Aug, 2021 10:28am