Report
Farheen Irfan

Pakistan Cement Sector - Impressive Dispatch Growth Driven by Election Year Development

  • Cement dispatches clocked in at 45.9mntons during FY18 registering a robust growth of 14%YoY and highest ever absolute growth of 5.6mntons. This was primarily driven by growth in local dispatches (16%) mainly attributable to fast-paced infrastructure development during the Election Year.
  • On monthly basis, cement dispatches fell by 24%MoM to 3.0mntons owing to Eid Holidays. 
  • ACPL’s dispatch growth of -7%MoM during Jun-18 remained most resilient as boom in its exports (+46%MoM) outdid fall in domestic dispatches (-30%MoM).
Underlyings
Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd.

Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd. Attock Cement Pakistan Limited is principally engaged in manufacturing and sale of cement. The Company is also engaged in exporting clinker and cement both in bags and bulk to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), South Africa, Iraq, Sri Lanka and many other countries. The Company also has the facility of supply of cement in bulk and also produces the low alkali cement for some of its market. Its products include Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), which is a product under the Falcon Brand used in all types of general construction. OPC can be used in concretes, mortars, grouts and premix concrete. It also offers Sulfate Resistant Cement (SRC), which is sold under falcon Brand and is used in sea and coastal areas and provides resistance to chemical attack from sulfates and dissolved salts present in sea and saline waters. The Company's Falcon Block Cement product is offered for block and precast slab makers.

Cherat Cement Co.

Co. is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of cement and clinker.

D.G. Khan Cement Co.

Co. is engaged in the production and sale of Ordinary Portland and Sulphate Resistant Cements.

Fauji Cement

Fauji Cement is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of cement.

Kohat Cement Co. Ltd.

Kohat Cement Company Limited. Kohat Cement Company Limited is a Pakistan-based company, which is engaged in the production and sale of cement. The Company's products include Grey Cement and White Cement. The Company offers Ordinary Portland Grey Cement under the brand name KOHAT CEMENT. The Company produces and sells White Portland Cement under the brand name KOHAT SUPER WHITE. The Company also offers white canvas for various architectural applications. The Company's white canvas is used for concreting and ornamental applications, terrazzo floorings, fixing of tiles and marbles, and others. The Company's White Portland Cement is available in all local markets in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Company has an annual production capacity of 2.8 million tons of Grey Cement and 150,000 tons of White Cement. The Company produces both Grey and White Cements at its plants located in Rawalpindi Road, Kohat.

Lucky Cement Ltd.

Lucky Cement is a cement manufacturing and distribution company which is based in Pakistan. Co. is engaged in the manufacture and sale of Ordinary Portland, Sulphate Resistant, and Slag Cement. Co.'s brand names included Lucky Cement, Lucky Star, Lucky Gold, Chairman, and Lucky Sulphate Resistant Cement. Co. maintains production facilities in Pezu (Production capacity: 13,000 tons per day) as well as in Karachi (Production capacity: 8,000 tons per day). In addition, Co. is engaged in developing export markets for bulk loose cement from Pakistan to the Gulf Countries, African Markets, and Far East Region including Nepal & Sri Lanka.

Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd.

Maple Leaf Cement Factory is engaged in the production and sale of white cement, grey cement and clinker. Co. is a subsidiary of Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited.

Pioneer Cement Ltd.

Co. is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cement and clinker.

Provider
Elixir Securities
Elixir Securities

Elixir Securities Pakistan is a Corporate Member of the Pakistan Stock Exchange & Pakistan Mercantile Exchange and is one of the leading securities brokerage & investment banking firms in Pakistan, established since 1994. Our principal business activities include all aspects of Pakistan’s Capital Markets covering Securities Brokerage (Equities, Fixed Income and Commodities), Corporate Finance & Capital Markets Advisory (M&A, ECM, DCM) and Investment Research (Economics & Securities). We are one of the most active & aggressive Broker-Dealers in Pakistan executing trades for most of the Top 20 Global Brokers with unmatched corporate access credentials and have successfully advised and closed on some landmark ECM transactions in the history of Pakistan including the largest deal in frontier Asia (USD 1.02 billion). Our Clients include foreign and domestic financial institutions (Banks, Asset Managers, Insurance Companies, Pension Funds) corporates, HNWI’s and retail investors. This is supported by a very strong and independent research capability, which is quoted regularly in both local and international media.

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