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Muhammad Sohail Tabba appointed as chair of Lucky Cement

01 February 2023

Pakistan: Lucky Cement has appointed Muhammad Sohail Tabba as its chair. It has also appointed Shabbir Hamza Khandwala as a director. Both appointments follow the death of former chair Muhammed Yunus Tabba in early January 2023.

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Lucky Cement increases sales and profit in first half of 2023 financial year

30 January 2023

Pakistan: Lucky Cement recorded sales of US$876m in the first half of its 2023 financial year, up by 42% year-on-year from US$616m in the first half of the 2022 financial year. It sold 3.57Mt of cement and clinker, down by 24% year-on-year from 4.7Mt. The producer's costs rose by 50% to US$585m from US$391m. It recorded a profit of US$73.1m, up by 6.8% from US$68.4m.

During the half-year period, total national cement sales dropped by 17% year-on-year to 20Mt, while Pakistan's cement exports fell by 49% to 1.7Mt. The aftermath of flooding, high interest rates, inflation and cost of goods and cuts to government spending all impacted the domestic cement market, while 'global recessionary trends' cut into exports, according to Lucky Cement.

Lucky Cement holds a 15% share in the Pakistan market and a 34% share in the export market.

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Power Cement secures coal supply for Nooriabad cement plant

26 January 2023

Pakistan: Power Cement has awarded a coal supply contract to Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) on a trial basis. The Dawn newspaper has reported that SECM's locally sourced coal may subsequently replace imported coal in cement production at Power Cement's Nooriabad cement plant in Sindh.

SECMC produces 3.8Mt/yr of coal from the Thar coalfield. It has an extraction capacity of 7.6Mt/yr, which it plans to increase by 61% to 12.2Mt/yr with a new expansion phase by June 2023. SECMC said that this will lower the price of its coal by 36% to US$27/t from US$42/t. Currently, only Afghanistan is exporting coal to Pakistan, at a price of US$166/t.

Thar coal has a relatively low heating value, including by comparison to Pakistani coal from the western provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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All Pakistani cement plants to operate tax tracking systems before April 2023

25 January 2023

Pakistan: All cement plants in Pakistan will have implemented systems for tracking taxable assets by 1 April 2023. The required upgrade comprises an applicator to generate and affix unique identification stamps on products for digital monitoring. The Business Recorder newspaper has reported that the Federal Board of Revenue initially set a deadline of 1 July 2022 for conformity with the new rules. Plant operators will bear the cost of licences for their new applicators.

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DG Khan Cement despatches cement to the US

19 January 2023

Pakistan: DG Khan Cement despatched its second cement shipment to the US on 18 January 2023. The shipment consisted of 37,500t of low-alkali cement, and is part of an order for 600,000t. The Business Recorder newspaper has reported that DG Khan Cement previously shipped 50,000t to the US in June 2022. The latest delivery is destined for Houston, Texas.

DG Khan Cement's executive director Farid Fazal said that the Pakistan cement industry is position to obtain an over 10% share in the US import market. During 2022, Pakistan and 24 other countries exported cement to the US.

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Pakistani cement despatches drop as exports nearly halve in first half of 2023 financial year

05 January 2023

Pakistan: All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) members despatched 21.8Mt of cement during the six-month period up to 31 December 2022, the first half of Pakistan’s 2023 financial year. The figure corresponds to a decline of 21% year-on-year from 27.5Mt during the first half of the 2022 financial year. Producers exported 1.73Mt of cement, down by 49% from 3.39Mt in the first half of the 2022 financial year.

The drop in sales was most pronounced in Southern Pakistan, where producers despatched 4.66Mt of cement, down by 31% year-on-year from 6.75Mt. Meanwhile, Northern Pakistani producers despatched 17.1Mt of cement, down by 17% from 20.7Mt.

An APCMA spokesperson said “The current economic turmoil has badly impacted on cement consumption. Inflation has played havoc with the pockets of consumers. New construction projects, including housing, are few in number, while routine maintenance of residential buildings has been postponed for better times.” They added “The Russia-Ukraine war has badly impacted cement exports too.”

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Lucky Cement commissions new 3.15Mt/yr production line at Pezu plant

03 January 2023

Pakistan: Lucky Cement commenced clinker production from a new 3.15Mt/yr kiln line at its Pezu integrated cement in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in late December 2022. This latest expansion increases the producer’s domestic production capacity by 26% to 15.3Mt/yr, from below 12.2Mt/yr earlier in 2022. The company also operates cement plants in Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq with an additional capacity of 4.4Mt/yr.

The International News newspaper has reported that Lucky Cement anticipates domestic cement demand to grow due to the rebuilding of homes destroyed by flooding in 2022.

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Lucky Cement mourns death of chair Muhammed Yunus Tabba

03 January 2023

Pakistan: Lucky Cement announced the death of Muhammed Yunus Tabba ‘with deep sorrow and grief’ on 3 January 2023. At the time, Tabba was serving as chair of the company’s board and as a non-executive director of the company.

Lucky Cement instructed investors that it will fill Tabba’s former roles ‘in due course, as per the requirement of law.’

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Ghazanfar Baber Siddiqi appointed as head of Dewan Cement

21 December 2022

Pakistan: Dewan Cement has appointed Ghazanfar Baber Siddiqi appointed as its chief executive officer (CEO). He succeeds Ishtiaq Ahmad in the position.

Ghazanfar Baber Siddiqui holds 25 years of professional experience including 14 years of managing different product lines for the Pakistan-based subsidiary of ICI. He has worked for Yousuf Dewan Companies for around 10 years, serving as the chair of Dewan Textile Mills during this time. He holds a master’s degree in inorganic chemistry from the University of Karachi and a master in business administration (MBA) in marketing from the International University in Missouri, US.

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National Transmission and Despatch Company to build new grid station for Chakwal cement plants

19 December 2022

Pakistan: National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has secured a US$46.6m loan from German state-owned bank KfW for construction of a new 500kV grid station in Chakwal, Punjab. The German government loaned NTDC a further US$2.55m for power capacity expansions. The investments will go towards increasing the availability of electricity in Chakwal, primarily for the benefit of the district's multiple cement plants.

Bestway Cement, DG Khan Cement and Gharibwal cement operate four cement plants with a total capacity of 8.5Mt/yr in Chakwal.

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