Cement News tagged under: FECTO Cement
Fecto Cement posts 35% revenue growth02 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Fecto Cement Ltd has reported revenue of PKR4145m (US$15.15m) in the six months ended 31 December 2022, marking a YoY increase of 34.8 per cent. Local sales revenue was up 32.7 per cent YoY to PKR3959m, while export revenue advanced by 102 per cent YoY to reach PKR186m. According to the company, the increase was driven by improved selling prices. Over the six-month period, Fecto Cement sold 311,129t, down 13.87 per cent YoY. Local sales volumes fell by 14.7 per cent Yo... |
Fecto Cement appoints chairman and chief executive08 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Fecto Cement has appointed Aamir Ghani and Mohammed Yasin Fecto as chairman and chief executive, respectively, with effect from 1 November 2021. The appointment has been made for a term of three years, according to Pakistan Company News. |
Fecto Cement posts loss in 1HY1902 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsFecto Cement Ltd has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that it has posted a loss of PKR299m (US$1.48m) for the half year ended 31 December 2019 as compared to profit PKR105m, earned in the same period last year. The losses are attributed to a slide in net turnover, which decreased by 22.91 per cent to PKR1.91bn from PKR2.28bn in the same period last year. The company incurred a lesser administrative expenses and distribution costs of PKR121m and PKR62m against PKR143m and PKR102m, respectiv... |
Fecto forms new subsidiary, reports fall in domestic sales27 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsFecto Cement Ltd has approved the formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary to implement the investment in a new cement plant. The Pakistani cement producer had earlier announced plants to build a 6000tpd greenfield plant and 9MW waste heat recovery power plant in Palai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Completion of the project would be expected in 18 months’ time. Financial performance 1QFY19-20 In the first quarter of the 2019-20 financial year, Fecto Cement increased its clinker production by 10.4... |
Varied results for PSX listed cement producers in 1QFY19-2013 November 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe financial results of eight cement companies of Pakistan for the July-September 2019-20 period reveals that their profits shrank owing to weak sales, high financial charges and other unavoidable factors, with a few of them also sustaining losses. Industry overview In the 1QFY19-20 Pakistan's cement industry posted a marginal growth of 2.6 per cent, amounting to 11.13Mt compared with 10.85Mt last year. Local dispatches remained more or less the same, rising to 9.12Mt from 9.06Mt in th... |
Pakistan's local dispatches expected to grow at 3% in September29 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsExperts foresee that total cement sales in September 2017 to observe a decline of two per cent YoY to clock in at 3Mt. Out of which, exports are likely to depict a downward trajectory, dropping by 26 per cent YoY to 387,000t while local dispatches are expected to grow three per cent YoY to 2.6Mt. According to estimates of local research house, region wise distribution suggests that domestic sales during September in the north and south registered growth of five per cent YoY to 2.2Mt and ... |
Pakistan: Fecto Cement joins race for Dewan assets14 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsFecto Cement has announced that it intends to enter a bid for Dewan Cement’s North plant, a 1.134Mta facility located in Hattar. Earlier this month, Lucky Cement indicated that it would put in a bid for the Hattar plant, while The News reports that a Chinese firm is also in the process of carrying out a due diligence investigation. In a trading update released to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, Fecto Cement said that sales revenues for the first quarter of FY2017 were up by 16.3 per cent to ... |
Pakistan: Fecto Cement profit jumps 31.8% in FY15-1630 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsFecto Cement Ltd its financial results for the full-year period ended 30 June 2016. It reported profit after tax of PKR813.82m (US$7.78m) compared to PKR17.47m earned in corresponding period last year. This translates a growth of 31.8 per cent on YoY basis. The company declared a cash dividend of 20 per cent. The company has stated that its sales rose to PKR5.03bn from PKR4.77bn in last financial year. Thus, recorded a growth of 5.45 per cent on YoY basis. The company incurred less admi... |
Pakistan: Fecto Cement prosecuted over violating national park03 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Capital Development Authority (CDA) has announced that it has stripped the Fecto Cement Company of its lease of plant and issued a fine of PKR420m (US$4m), the Express Tribune reports. The move comes after the company was accused of illegally dumping explosives in the Margalla Hills National Park, but also concerns a dispute within the state government itself. In June 2012, Fecto Cement had extended a just-expired limestone mining lease for 18 years. However, while this deci... |
Fecto Cement refutes mining lease cancellation claims25 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsFecto Cement Ltd has informed Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) that its factory in Sangjani, Pakistan, is operating under normal conditions and dispatches are being carried out as usual. The company has refuted local media reports that production has been suspended due to the environmental degradation of the Margalla Hills Nationl Park. It has also denied receiving a letter from Bashir Ahmed, director Industries and Labour, ICT, Islamabad, informing the company of a cancellation of its mining... |