DG Cement
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| Formerly | DG Khan Cement |
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| Company type | Public |
| PSX: DGKC | |
| Founded | 1986[1] |
| Headquarters | Lahore, Pakistan |
Key people | Mian Muhammad Mansha |
| PKR 2.2 billion (21 million dollars) (2016)[2] | |
| Parent | Nishat Group (48.9%)[3] |
| Website | www |
DG Cement is a Pakistani building materials company which is owned by Nishat Group.[4] It is one of the largest cement manufacturer of Pakistan with a production capacity of 14,000 tons per day.[5][6]
The company has three active plants which are present in Khairpur, Chakwal, Dera Ghazi Khan and Hub, Balochistan.[5]
History[edit]
DG Cement was established in 1986 by state-owned company, State Cement Corporation of Pakistan in Dera Ghazi Khan.[7] The plant was supplied by Ube Industries of Japan.[7]
In 1992, DG Cement was acquired for PKR 1,799 million ($73.5 million) by Saigol Group under the privatization scheme of the Government of Pakistan.[8][9] Later, it was transferred to Nishat Group in a swap scheme in which Nishat Group acquired DG Cement and Saigol Group acquired Maple Leaf Cement from Nishat Group.[10][11]
In 2004, DG Cement established its second plant in Khairpur, Chakwal at a cost of PKR 9 billion.[12]
In 2015, DG Khan setup its third and one of the largest plant of Pakistan in Hub, Balochistan.[13]
Plants[edit]
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| Shareholders | % of Shareholding |
|---|---|
| Nishat Mills Limited | 31.40 |
| Mian Umer Mansha | 6.29 |
| Mian Hassan Mansha | 6.19 |
| Last updated: December 2023[15] | |
References[edit]
- ^ "DG Khan Cement". www.dgcement.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ^ "DG Khan Cement rakes in Rs2.06 billion profit - The Express Tribune". 20 April 2017.
- ^ http://www.dgcement.com/financial-reports/2017_18_f.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "DG Khan Cement's Hub plant to come online by December this year - The Express Tribune". 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b "DG Khan Cement".
- ^ Sharif, Farhan (April 18, 2012). "Pakistan's D.G. Khan Swings to Profit on Higher Cement Prices". Bloomberg.
- ^ a b "DG Khan Cement Company Limited – brief history". June 16, 2005.
- ^ https://www.elibrary.imf.org/display/book/9781557753021/ch04.xml
- ^ "Ministry of Privatisation - Privatisation Commission". March 28, 2023.
- ^ Jamal, Nasir (November 11, 2013). "Rebuilding on ruins of nationalisation". Dawn.
- ^ Hussain, Dilawar (October 4, 2002). "D.G.Khan Cement: CORPORATE PROFILE". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "New cement plant to be set up in Khairpur". DAWN.COM. July 2, 2004.
- ^ Andrew, Marylou (17 February 2016). "Cementing growth – Prospects for Pakistan's cement industry".
- ^ a b c "South in DGKC's expansion plan". 2 March 2015.
- ^ "Shareholding pattern".
- Nishat Group
- Cement companies of Pakistan
- Manufacturing companies established in 1986
- Companies established in 1986
- Pakistani brands
- Manufacturing companies based in Lahore
- 1992 mergers and acquisitions
- Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange
- Companies in the KSE 100 Index
- Formerly government-owned companies of Pakistan
- Dera Ghazi Khan District