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Export of clinker from Pakistan on the rise

20 April 2018, Published under Cement News

The Pakistan cement industry experts predict a greater clinker export potential for export since excess capacities in China have been curtailed substantially over environmental concerns, while demand from Bangladesh and other countries are also growing. India and Vietnam as well as east Africa (and particularly Uganda and Tanzania) remain viable export destinations for Pakistani cement producers, said Irfan Chawala, finance director and CFO at Lucky Cement Ltd and Irfan Amanullah, general ma...

Lucky recognised for commitment to sustainable development

10 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Pakistan producer Lucky Cement has been awarded Environment Excellence Award at the 14th Annual Environment Excellence Awards 2017, organised by the National Forum of Environment and Health (NFEH). Lucky Cement received the award in recognition of its commitment towards sustainable development and contribution towards protecting the overall environment for a greener Pakistan, it added. Commenting on the award, Amin Ganny, chief operating officer of Lucky Cement, said: “At Lucky Cement, ...

Lucky Cement updates on operations at home and away

04 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Lucky Cement has provided an update on operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as capacity expansion plans in Iraq and Pakistan, during a corporate briefing organised by Elixir Securities (Pakistan) earlier this week. Stabilising market dynamics in the DR of Congo have resulted in Lucky Cement witnessing healthy growth from its operations in the central African country. As a result, the utilisation rate is expected to improve. However cement prices (currently hovering aroun...

Lucky Cement FY17 profit rises 5.78%

01 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Lucky Cement has reported a 5.78 per cent YoY increase in full-year profit of PKR13.69bn (US$129.8m) versus PKR12.94bn in FY16, the company informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange. Gross sales increased to PKR61.6bn during FY17 from PKR 55.92bn in the previous year. The company said it incurred distribution costs of PKR1.703bn and administrative expenses of PKR1.021bn versus PKR2.01bn and PKR1.10bn incurred, respectively in FY16.   Sales volumes rose by 3.1 per cent YoY to 7.15Mt. While its...

Iraq and Pakistan discuss co-operation for cement industry

13 April 2017, Published under Cement News

Iraq and Pakistan have discussed close mutual cooperation in the areas of cement, trade and commerce.  While meeting Shamim Ahmed Firpo, president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on 12 April, Ambassador of Iraq in Pakistan, Dr Ali Yasin Mohammed Karim, said that some factories including 18 cement plants were available in Iraq, but they were not working properly as compared to Pakistan’s advanced industrial units and infrastructure. "As factories in Iraq need imp...

Pakistan: Lucky Cement inaugurates WHR plant

14 March 2017, Published under Cement News

Lucky Cement has inaugurated its 10MW fifth Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) power plant in Pezu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on 15 February 2017. The fifth power plant, in collaboration with China-based Sinoma Energy Conservation Ltd became operational last month. Under this project, two 2400tpd cement production lines were used, which will provide sufficient heat for an installed power of 10MW. Speaking of the occasion, Mr Muhammad Ali Tabba, CEO Lucky Cement Ltd, said, "We, being one...

Pakistan: capacity expansion projects reach 27.3Mta

09 March 2017, Published under Cement News

Pakistani 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...

Lucky Cement: Karachi expansion scheduled for end-2017

22 February 2017, Published under Cement News

Lucky Cement Ltd is currently undergoing a series of investments in capex projects. Its 1.25Mta Karachi plant expansion poject is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2017, while the company is still in the process of seeking approvals and necessary authorisations for a 2.3Mta greenfield integrated cement plant in Punjab province. Company officials hope that construction at the Punjab site will start by the end of June 2017.   In addition, the 10MW waste heat and recovery (WHR) syste...

Lucky Cement sees half-year profits rise 12.5% to US$67m

27 January 2017, Published under Cement News

Lucky Cement has announced that its profits rose by 12.5 per cent YoY in the last six months of 2016 to PKR7bn (US$67m). In a statement to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, Lucky revealed that it had sold 3.5Mt of cement and 235,000t of clinker during the first six months of FY17. Cement sales improved over the previous year by 5.4 per cent, while no clinker sales at all took place in the corresponding period in FY16. Cement production also rose to 3.5Mt, up six per cent on FY16, while clin...

Pakistan: Lucky Cement's Pezu plant is operating normally

09 January 2017, Published under Cement News

It has been clarified by a leading research house after consulting management of Lucky Cement in Pakistan that Pezu cement plant was not shut down on account of an environmental issue.   Invest and Finance Securities Lt in a report said that following the news circulating in both local and international news streams that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government closed Lucky Cement’s Pezu plant in Lakki Marwat, owing to its failure to conform to environmental standards, the research house has che...