Cement News tagged under: Bestway Cement
Loesche to supply Bestway Cement with new VRMs30 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsAs part of an order from Sinoma International Engineering, Loesche has won new roller mill orders with Bestway Cement Company for its Farooqia cement plant in the Punjab province, 40km north of the capital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. One high-performance four-roller mill VRM with a capacity of 450tph is to be used there for the grinding of cement raw material to a fineness of 12 per cent with sieving residue of R90μm. Two further Loesche mills from the middle performance range and a throughput ... |
Capacity in Pakistan inches ahead24 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe capacities of Pakistan's cement industry in the north and south of the country are regularly being expanded. As a result, total cement capacity in Pakistan is on track to increase from 47Mta in FY17 to 56.6Mta by the end of FY19. Bestway Cement (BWCL) has reportedly started trial production at its 1.8Mta brownfield cement plant in the north. According to market sources, the commercial operations are expected to begin by 15 June 2018, contrary to earlier expectation of commencem... |
Supreme Court of Pakistan issues notice to several companies06 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued notices to several cement factory owners to appear on 20 April, with regards to clarifying their position on the drying out of the Shiri Katas Raj Temple Pond. The pond has allegedly been depleted due to the operation of cement plants in the area, which may have removed the underground water. The court has requested the companies involved to develop a solution to the issue. In a previous hearing of the case, directives were issued to Bestway-I, ... |
Bestway Cement announces 13% net profit fall22 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Bestway Cement Ltd has announced a net profit of PKR6.19bn (US$55.9m) in the 1HFY18 period, representing a 12.8 per cent fall from the year-ago period. The decrease in profit has been attributed to the rising cost of sales. While net sale increased to PKR38.44bn from PKR35.35bn, costs also advanced to PKR16.55bn (1HFY17: PKR14.03bn). The company reported an administrative expense of PKR1.15bn, compared to PKR1.13bn of the 1HFY17. |
Punjab government proposes ban on new cement plants in Potohar14 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Punjab government has proposed to ban the establishment of new cement factories in the Potohar region of Pakistan, according to the Nation. This proposal has been attributed to the noticeable decline in groundwater levels alongside an increase in pollution. The Department of Industries, Commerce and Investment has supplied a summary to the Chief Minister’s Office, requesting the cement industry to be placed under Schedule ‘C’ of the location policy. This would protect certain areas... |
Pakistan: Bestway Cement shelves plans to acquire Dewan Cement10 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsBestway Cement has announced it has shelved plans to acquire the North plant of Dewan Cement in Pakistan. “As a result of delay and uncertainty resulting from recent legal proceedings initiated in the Sindh High Court, Bestway Cement Limited has decided not to proceed with the acquisition of the north plant of Dewan Cement Ltd located at Kamilpur, near Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” the company said in a notice issued to the Pakistan Stock Exchange. Bestway did not cite the reason for its... |
Pakistan: capacity expansion projects reach 27.3Mta09 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsPakistani cement producers have been announcing capacity expansions at a breakneck pace of late, reports the Business Recorder, which calculates that if all of these are completed the country’s nominal cement production capability will rise by 62 per cent to 72Mta. The Business Recorder also notes that the rise in capacity is broad-based, with all but the smallest of firms increasing their production potential. While the three largest producers – Bestway, Lucky and DG Khan – will remai... |
Pakistan: Bestway Cement awards Sinoma brownfield project02 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsBestway Cement Ltd informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange that it will set up a brownfield cement plant with a capacity of 6000tpd clinker at its Farooqia site in District Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in northern Pakistan. According to Sehar Hussain, secretary and general counsel of the company, Bestway Cement signed an agreement with Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd on 1 March 2017. According to the APCMA, Bestway Cement’s four plants have a combined capacity of 7.9Mta. |
Pakistan: Bestway Cement to acquire Dewan Cement22 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsDewan Cement Ltd and Bestway Cement Ltd have both separately informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that they are signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU), wherein Bestway will acquire Dewan Cement, subject to approval by concerned authorities. Previously, three local cement companies and a Chinese company expressed their intention to acquire stakes in Dewan Cement. The Bestway Cement Ltd notification to PSX says that it has entered into a non-binding MoU with Dewan Cement Ltd ... |
Pakistan: Bestway Cement joins bidding for Dewan Cement assets03 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsBestway Cement Ltd has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 30 Dec that it is considering acquiring the northern plant and related assets of Dewan Cement Ltd in Pakistan. Previously, three local cement companies and a Chinese company have expressed their intention to acquire stakes in Dewan Cement. “The final outcome will be dependent upon due diligence and any eventual bidding, if made, for purchase of Dewan’s assets,” said Sehar Hussain, Bestway cement's company secretary. The i... |