Cement News tagged under: Kohat Cement Company
Kohat Cement awards scholarships03 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsKohat Cement Ltd, has awarded scholarships to engineering students of University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Peshawar, Pakistan. As part of its social corporate responsibility to help local communities in education sector, the deserving students belonging to Kohat have been awarded these scholarships to cover their tuition fee. This was stated by Col Anjmal Khan (retired), general manager admin, Kohat Cement in an award distribution ceremony, held recently. Chancellor, UET Peshawa... |
Kohat Cement earns net profit of PKR1.526bn in 1HFY1921 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsKohat Cement Co Ltd (KCCL) has announced its financial results for the half year ended 31 December 2018, declaring a net profit for the period of PKR1.526bn (US$10.9m), a fall of 7.17 per cent YoY, as compared to PKR1.644bn in the same period last year. The company had net sales during the half year PKR8.391bn from PKR6.867bn during this period, an increase of 22.19 per cent. KCCL incurred increasing distribution costs of PKR 73m against PKR68m in the same period last year. The administr... |
Cement exports sliding for the last five years to Afghanistan02 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsExport of cement from Pakistan to Afghanistan through land routes has started dwindling from the fiscal year 2010-11. During that period it was hovering at 4.715Mt and made Afghanistan a leading importer of Pakistan cement. According to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association(APCMA), since then, exports have started sliding and reached to 2.439Mt in 2015-16, 1.716Mt in 2016-17 and 1.820Mt in 2017-18, whereas, exports in the five months of 2018-19 stood at 808,045t for Afghanistan... |
The EPA closes Kiln Line A at Kohat Cement13 November 2018, Published under Cement NewsKohat Cement has been made to close Line A at its cement factory in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, having been found to be in violation of the permissible dust emissions by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "The EPA has taken action against Kohat Cement Factory over public complaints about dust pollution," says Director-General Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) KP, Dr Muhammad Bashir. Line A was said to be creating dust emissions above permissible limits on Sunday, 11 No... |
Kohat Cement expansion works on schedule31 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe installation of Kohat Cement Co Ltd's new 7800tpd grey cement line is making good progress at the existing plant in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, according to the company's directors' report. Almost 70 per cent of the plant has been shipped by the supplier. Civil and erection works are progressing as scheduled, the 1QFY19 reported added. Presently Kohat Cement has 2.8Mta of grey cement capacity and 150,000tpa of white cement. |
Kohat Cement reports 1QFY19 earnings drop of 41%24 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsKohat Cement Company Ltd (KOHC) announced its financial results for 1QFY19 by reporting earnings of PKR529m, down by 41 per cent YoY, as compared to PKR903m reported in the same period last year. According to a filing of company to PSX, its sales during the quarter inched up by three per cent YoY to PKR3.52bn, likely due to an increase in cement sales prices against the comparative period. The company incurred higher distribution cost of PKR30m and administrative expenses of PKR7m c... |
Kohat Cement's full-year profits fall 16%20 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsKohat Cement Company Ltd (KCCL) has informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 19 September that its full-year net profit for 2018 was down by 16 per cent to PKR2.98bn (US$24.1m) YoY. The company's local and export sales also contracted by one per cent to PKR13.43bn. The market attributes fall in profit to a 21 per cent YoY rise in coal prices with an average rupee depreciation of five per cent during this period and a 50 per cent rise in fuel oil prices. KCCL incurred selling and dis... |
Kohat Cement to expand grinding capacity with Loesche mills15 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsKohat Cement Company Ltd has recently ordered as many as four vertical roller mills (VRM) from Loesche to expand its cement plant in Kohat, 160km west of the capital city of Islamabad, Pakistan. The order comprises a four-roller raw material mill with a material throughput of 500tph and two cement mills each with a grinding capacity of 210tph of Portland cement. The order is finally complemented by another vertical roller mill for grinding 50tph of anthracite. At its plant of the same name... |
Kohat Cement completes grinding mill installation01 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsKohat Cement Co Ltd (KOHC) has successfully installed a new 105tph cement mill at Kohat in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. KOHC is currently working on a 7800tpd brownfield expansion project that is expected to come on-stream in 1H20. Presently, KOHC has a production capacity of 2.677Mta of cement. |
Kohat Cement reports fall in profits in 3QFY1824 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsKohat Cement (KOHC) has informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that it earned a net profit after tax of PKR652m (US$5.6m) in 3QFY18 (January-March 2018) compared to PKR931m in 3QFY17, down 30 per cent. During 3QFY18 net sales were recorded at PKR3.52bn. It incurred an administrative cost of PKR49m and distribution cost of PKR 27m compared to PKR38m and PKR31m, respectively in corresponding period last year. The company sold 628,773t of cement during January-March 2018, compared to 5... |