Maple Leaf Cement starts up expanded grey clinker production

Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCFL) has started production on its additional dry-process grey clinker line at its Iskanderabad site in Punjab, Pakistan, on 21 May 2019, according to the Company Secretary, Muhammad Ashraf, in a note to the Pakistani Stock Exchange.

The 7300tpd line will increase the plant's clinker production capacity to 18,000tpd at an estimated project cost of PKR25bn (US$164.3m).

MLCFL is part of the Kohinoor Maple Leaf Group and currently operates two grey cement production lines and one white cement line. Total installed capacity is 3.36Mta. The company markets its products throughout Pakistan but focuses mainly on the north and central Pakistan markets. In addition, it exports to India, Afghanistan, Middle East and African countries.