Cement industry capacity utilisation touches 94.65pc

KARACHI: Cement industry of Pakistan despatched 2.261 million tonnes more cement in the first five months of this fiscal, which is 13.91...

India’s pet coke ban may prove beneficial for Pakistan’s cement industry

KARACHI: Supreme Court of India has recently upheld the ban on the use of hazardous petroleum coke (pet coke) in and around...

Cement prices jacked up to Rs10/bag across country

LAHORE: The cement prices that have been climbing up since November 14, have now settled after getting an increase of Rs 10...

Market Daily: Keeping head above water, KSE100 at 40032.17

LAHORE: KSE-100 index fell 234 points (0.6 per cent) as investors were concerned over the recent countrywide protests and clashes between religious...

Pakistan Army owns $20 billion stakes in fifty conglomerates claims Indian media report

LAHORE:  The Pakistan army exercises control over fifty conglomerates said to be worth $20 billion stretching from banks, industrial plants, universities, milk dairies,...

Market Daily: KSE 100 gains 565.13 points

LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened the session with a positive outlook as investors found this to be an opportunity to...

Cement capacity utilisation touches 93pc in October

KARACHI: Cement consumption continued to surge in October 2017 as the monthly despatches of the commodity reached a record high of 4.222...

Cement industry defaults over Rs1.5bn marking fee to PSQCA

---PSQCA approaches Supreme Court against nonpayment of dues by the industry for over a decade ISLAMABAD: As the longstanding issue of marking fee,...
LUCKY

Lucky Cement records 6.8pc fall in profits for 1st quarter

KARACHI: Lucky Cement Limited reported a net profit of Rs 3.02 billion for the first quarter ended September 30, 2017, which is...

Political strain to keep PSX range bound next week

LAHORE: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is expected to stay range bound next week as political tensions built up since ousted PM Nawaz...

Maple Leaf Cement’s 40MW coal-fired power plant starts production

Lahore: In a notification sent to the bourse on Thursday, Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited announced the commencement of operations of its 40MW coal-fired...
LUCKY

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...

Cement prices in Northern region decrease by Rs 10-25 per bag

LAHORE The cement prices in the Northern region of the country have come off by Rs 10-25 per bag to an average of...

Maple Leaf Cement to raise Rs4.28b from right share issue to expand production line

Karachi: In a notification sent to the bourse on Tuesday, Maple Leaf Cement Factory (MLCF) has announced that it will be conducting...

Cement sector will prosper again in FY2017-18: experts

LAHORE The cement sector would rise again and, get its positive developments back, where each region will have a different focus, and margin...