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Maple Leaf signs rail transport agreement, Pakistan

11 June 2014, Published under Cement News

Pakistan Railways has signed an agreement with local cement producer Maple Leaf to transport cement from Daud Khel to Karachi. Railways GM (Operations) Anjum Pervaiz and Maple Leaf representative Saeed Sehgal signed the agreement on Monday. Initially, the agreement has been signed for a period of three years. The freight trains utilised for carrying cement would bring coal on the way back from the port city and provide to different power plants in Punjab and Sindh, said a statement issue...

Maple Leaf Cement first-half revenues rise

25 February 2014, Published under Cement News

Maple Leaf Cement announced profit after tax of PKR1.48bn (US$14m) in the first half of FY14, representing a 10 per cent YoY rise on the same period of the previous year. Revenues increased by eight per cent YoY to PKR8.84bn due to an increase in cement prices which rose by 11 per cent during the period. Cost of sales were also eight per cent higher and, consequently, the company’s gross margins stayed flat at 34 per cent in 1HFY14.

Saigol appointed chairman of Maple Leaf Cement

06 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCFL) has appointed Tariq Saeed Saigol as chairman of the company for a term of three years. Company secretary Muhammad Ashraf on Friday announced that MLCFL's board of directors confirmed the appointment, effective 1 January 2014.

Maple Leaf full-year profit boosted by higher cement prices

26 September 2013, Published under Cement News

Maple Leaf has reported a over a six-fold rise in annual net profit for FY13 driven in part by higher cement prices and lower coal costs. According to a notice sent by the company to the Karachi Stock Exchange, for the 12 months ended 30 June 2013, the company posted a profit of PKR3.23bn compared to PKR496m in the previous fiscal – a staggering increment of 550 per cent. Sales rose by 12.3 per cent to PKR17.36bn thanks to higher domestic prices and better export volumes. Rising cem...

Pakistan cement producers post first quarter profit

19 October 2012, Published under Cement News

Two leading Pakistan cement manufacturers have reported a rise in first quarter FY13 profit. Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited posted PKR384.409m profit in the quarter ended September 30, 2012 as compared to after tax loss of PKR228.279m in the same period last year. According to the financial results sent to Karachi Stock Exchange, the company's net sales increased to PKR3.807bn in this quarter against PKR3.356bn in the same quarter last year while cost of sales stood at PKR2.680bn aga...