2018 to be a bumper year for Pakistan’s cement sector: Report

International Cement Review, the world's leading source of cement manufacturing news and information, in its latest report on the Pakistani cement industry...

Oil retreats on US output rise after hitting near 2-year high

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Friday, dropping from highs last seen in 2015, as soaring US production undermined a 10 per...

Power Cement completes financing for new plant

One of Pakistan’s leading cement producers, Power Cement Ltd has completed the financing arrangements of Rs24.9 billion ($205 million) for the 2.5Mta...

Cement Sector: Upward growth trajectory to continue on the back of CPEC

The cement sector over the last six years and the industry itself has seen a growth in volume every year something that...

Pakistan has eight brownfield cement projects underway

China-based Sinoma is currently building a 1.9Mta plant for Bestway Cement at a cost of PKR18.9bn and about 55 percent of the work has been carried out to date

Dewan Cement looks at North Plant sell off

Bestway Cement has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dewan Cement Limited (seller) for the proposed acquisition of North...

Attock Cement concludes civil, mechanical and electrical work on Iraq project

In May 2013, Attock Cement had announced plans to invest $25 million in a new grinding plant in Basra, Iraq

Bestway takes another step to market leadership

Bestway Cement Limited has decided to invest in a Brown Field cement plant with a capacity of 6000  tonnes of clinker per...

Cement exports down by 18pc in May

LAHORE: The exports of cement, after showing a positive growth for the last several months, declined 18 per cent Year on Year...

Dewan Cement rejects Mega Conglomerate’s acquisition offer

Dewan Cement’s spokesperson has claimed the negotiations are still going on and the deal could be salvageable, however, there has been no formal announcement on the stock exchange by Dewan Cement about the status of the deal

Cement prices to go up by Rs50 per bag

LAHORE: Cement manufacturers nationwide have decided to jack up cement price by Rs50 per bag after the hike in fuel prices recently....

Unabated increase in cement prices to wreak havoc on middle-class: Fayyaz Ilyas

KARACHI: Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) Senior Vice Chairman Fayyaz Ilyas said that cement is the most important input in the...

Cherat Cement posts quarterly increase of over 50 pc profits

Cherat Cement posted an increase of more than 50% in its profits for the quarter ended December 31, 2016, revealed a stock...

Punjab enforces ban on expansion, setting up of new cement plants

LAHORE: The Punjab government has enforced a ban on construction of new cement plants and expansion of existing ones on Saturday. A notification...
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Lucky Cement officially cuts prices by 4.5pc in North to Rs 525 bag

KARACHI Lucky Cement (LUCK) has cut its prices by around Rs 25 per bag to Rs 525 in North, with effect from August...