Cement News tagged under: Pakistan
Pakistan: cement dispatches grow 10% in fiscal year 2015-1604 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement industry saw a growth of 9.82 per cent in total dispatches to 38.87Mt during fiscal year 2015-16 (July-June) from 35.34Mt in July 2014 to June 2015. The breakdown shows local and export dispatches stood at 33Mt and 5.87Mt, respectively during this period. The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) remarked this growth positive for industry except the levy of additional tax in budget 2016-17 that increased the cement price by INR35 (US$0.52) per bag. To mov... |
Pakistan: WHR for Askari Cement's Wah plant01 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsPakistani cement producer Askari Cement Ltd is planning to install a waste heat recovery (WHR) plant for its 3500tpd clinker line at its Wah works in Rawalpindi, Punjab.It is currently negotiating with leading international WHR suppliers. At present Askari Cement has two plants in operation: one is located in Wah and the other in Nizampur (Khyber Pakhtun Khwa), with a combined production capacity of 8925tpd. |
Pakistani exports record YoY fall but MoM rise30 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement exports have recorded a marked fall in the first 11 months of FY15-16 as overseas demand has dropped and competition has intensified, according to data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The domestic cement industry exported 5.58Mt of cement with a total value of US$301.33 during July 2015-May 2016, compared to 7.184Mt and US$413.38 in the corresponding FY14-15 period and reflecting a fall in volume and value of 22.31 and 27.1 per cent, respectively. The averag... |
Pakistan: DG Khan Cement about to power up30 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe 30MW coal-fired captive power plant of DG Khan Cement Co (DGKCC) at its Dera Ghazi Khan is scheduled to start up in the next week, according to market sources. The power plant was supplied by China-based Sinoma Energy Conservation and will enable the cement producer to achieve cost savings in terms of power supply as well as reduce its dependency on the national grid. |
Pakistan: cement bag price rises30 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the government’s decision to change the Federal Excise Duty (FED) mechanism from variable five per cent of Marginal Retail Price (MRP) to a fixed rate of PKR1/kg, PKR50/bag (US$0.48/bag), cement prices have increased by approximately PKR35 (US$0.33). |
Pakistan: rising coal prices trouble cement sector27 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has called on the government to remove import duties on coal following a 16 per cent rise in price, The Nation reports. The cement industry is Pakistan’s main consumer of imported coal, accounting for 95 per cent of the total. A spokesperson for the APCMA said: “Our all efforts to reduce production costs faded away when the government imposed import duty on the cement industry’s main source of fuel, reducing our competitive advanta... |
Pakistan: Environment agency orders two plant closures24 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered two cement plants to close for filing to install measures to control dust emissions, according to reports in the local press. The plants affected belong to Dewan Cement and Kohat Cement. A spokesperson for the EPA said that both companies had been told to act to curb dust pollution but not done so to date. Dewan Cement’s Hattar plant had been given an eight-month grace period to install German-built dust mitigation technology, ... |
Pakistan: Pioneer Cement sets up 12MW WHR plant23 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsPioneer Cement Ltd (PIOC) has signed an agreement with CITIC industries for a 12MW Waste Heat Recovery System (WHR) at its plant, Chenki district, Khushab on the banks of Jhelum River in Punjab province of Pakistan. The cost of the project is PKR1.5bn (US$14.32m) and will come on stream FY19. The plant is expected to meet about 38 per cent of the company’s total electricity requirement. |
Pakistan: exports down by 17.41% in 11 months21 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsPakistani cement exports have fallen by 17.41 per cent to 5.48Mt during the first 11 months of the fiscal year, compared to exports of 6.65Mt during the same period in the previous year. A spokesperson from All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has said that an increase in federal excise duty (FED) on cement has negatively effected the market. The proposed change in FED will increase illegal trade in the form of smuggling cement into the country. FED has been increased fro... |
Pakistan: Fauji Cement begins silo repair13 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe repair of damaged raw meal silo and the coal mill area of Line 2 (which has a production capacity of 2.38Mt), of Fauji Cement Ltd’s (FCCL), would take 3-6 months at cost of PKR1.3bn (US$19.38m), says experts monitoring the mishap. After meeting with different accident assessment experts, it is believed that the required time to rehabilitate damaged structure would take 3 -6 months (following assessment from the insurers), because the base was not damaged severely. It was on the e... |