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EPCL: record profits

With double digit growth in the top line and a triple digit jump in the bottom line, Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited

Updated 01 Feb, 2019 07:09am

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Corrosion — the silent menace

Every year, corrosion costs about $3.4 trillion globally, not including the cost of lives and jobs. This adds up to 3 to

Published 28 Nov, 2018 04:40am

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ICI 1QFY19

Similar to past trends, ICI’s top-line was led by the polyester division which increased by 27 percent and soda ash busi

Published 29 Oct, 2018 06:31am

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US PET market saved?

A frequent complaint by various sectors is that the NTC takes so long in determining and implementing anti-dumping dutie

Published 23 Oct, 2018 06:23am

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Lotte Chemicals – continue to grow

Lotte Chemicals continues on its strong trajectory of rise in sales and profit. With a nearly 50 percent jump in the top

Published 22 Oct, 2018 06:40am

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Ethanol’s potential for exports

While there are various uses of sugarcane other than making white sugar, one of the highest potential ones is ethanol. P

Published 18 Oct, 2018 05:50am

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Ethanol’s potential for exports

While there are various uses of sugarcane other than making white sugar, one of the highest potential ones is ethanol. P

Published 18 Oct, 2018 05:44am

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PET: looking towards greener pastures

As expected, the United States of America have slapped tariffs of about 44 percent to 60 percent on Pakistan’s exports o

Published 05 Oct, 2018 06:46am

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On Nestle’s newest PET packaging

There was a time when the then nascent packaged dairy and juice industry in the country couldn’t stop touting the benefi

Updated 03 Sep, 2018 11:26am

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AkzoNobel profits

AkzoNobel Pakistan (PSX: AKZO) has posted lackluster results with the modest growth in the top-line being offset by a hi

Published 31 Aug, 2018 09:04am

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GLAXO: bullish despite challenges

Those who say ‘no good deed goes unrewarded’ have surely not paid attention to Pakistan’s pharma industry. For years, MN

Published 15 Aug, 2018 06:57am

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Lotte’s jump in profits

Lotte has posted strong financials for 1HCY18 with the bottom line nearly quadrupling YoY. The jump in profits was drive

Published 08 Aug, 2018 05:34am

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FFC rallies on price increase

The heydays of fertilizer’s dominance looked over last year. Depressed urea prices subdued sector profitability despite

Updated 02 Aug, 2018 09:35am

Chemicals

Archroma’s eroding margins

Sometimes top-line growth doesn’t lead to higher profitability, as in the case of Archroma Pakistan. In the first quarte

Published 31 Jul, 2018 06:56am

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Urea off-take slows in June

The monthly urea off-take for June 2018 slid by a massive 43 percent year-on-year, as per the latest statistics released

Published 26 Jul, 2018 07:02am

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Chemical’s contradictory trends

Despite an increasing contribution to exports, Pakistan’s nascent chemical sector is on a downturn. A small part of the

Published 20 Jul, 2018 06:58am

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Decline is sulphuric acid production

Pakistan is mostly self-sufficient in the production of inorganic chemicals such as sulphuric acid, with the surplus exp

Published 21 Jun, 2018 06:46am

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Setting up the basics – chemical sector

When Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India, he undertook a number of measures to support India’s import substit

Published 05 Jun, 2018 05:16am

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PET Exports – winsome, lose some

The latest episode in the exports of PET to the EU marks another victory for Pakistan as the WTO rejected the appeal and

Published 18 May, 2018 06:56am

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ICI continues its growth trajectory

ICI continued its double digit growth path for the current financial year with higher revenue across all business divisi

Published 25 Apr, 2018 05:53am

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Lotte Chem - profits on the rise

Driven by healthier by healthier PTA margins, Lotte Chemical’s top line and bottom line rose by double digits in the lat

Published 23 Apr, 2018 05:40am

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Scrap plastic contamination

People living in this country must have developed really strong immune systems, not out of improved nutrition or better

Updated 21 Mar, 2018 07:04am

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Tackling traffic congestion

As Lahore grows in every direction possible, traffic congestion has become a regular occurrence on most thoroughfares in

Updated 05 Mar, 2018 07:03am

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Lotte’s profits jump

Lotte’s top line grew sluggishly despite higher demand and higher international PTA prices. Though its bottom line grew

Published 07 Feb, 2018 06:29am

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EPCL’s continued growth

In line with its growth trajectory since 2016, Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited ended the calendar year with a bang

Published 01 Feb, 2018 05:39am

Chemicals

ICI’s mixed results

Though ICI's top line saw a double digit growth, the momentum did not result in an increase in the bottom line. ICI has

Published 25 Jan, 2018 05:35am

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Petrochemicals and CPEC

The investment starved chemical sector received a boost when Engro Polymer announced its investment plans to the tune of

Published 09 Jan, 2018 06:43am

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Petrochemicals in review

Petrochemicals are the key building blocks for the manufacture of a wide variety of goods, from clothes to construction,

Published 04 Jan, 2018 06:28am

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Revival of the chemical sector

Though trade deficit has climbed 29 percent in 5MFY19 year-on-year numbers with imports nearly five times the increase i

Published 29 Dec, 2017 06:54am

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End of PET exports?

Pakistan’s plastics exports have seen their fortune decline since their peak in 2011 when they crossed the half a billio

Updated 21 Dec, 2017 08:34am

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ICI’s double digit growth

Since the last two quarters, ICI continues its trend of double digit top line growth, with 31 percent increase (YoY) in

Updated 27 Oct, 2017 06:23am

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Chemical sector - slipping through the cracks

Construction was one of the major drivers of the chemicals sector in FY16 which led to a growth of 8 percent. As per the

Updated 17 Oct, 2017 07:10am

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Berger Paints Pakistan: slowed momentum

Berger Paints Pakistan Limited’s growth seems to have slowed down in FY17. From FY15 to FY16, turnover increased by 18 p

Updated 13 Sep, 2017 07:22am

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Harvey’s impact on Engro Polymer

Since Hurricane Harvey has pervaded global consciousness, Engro Polymer’s stocks have taken a hit. Significantly affecti

Published 12 Sep, 2017 06:57am

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ENGRO Corp in 1HCY17

The largest conglomerate of the country, Engro Corporation Limited (PSX: ENGRO) has had a busy 2016 with two strategic t

Published 22 Aug, 2017 05:14am

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Engro Polymer – continued upward trajectory

Engro Polymer (PSX: EPCL) saw a shifting trend in its fortunes in CY16, which is now continuing strong during this calen

Published 08 Aug, 2017 05:26am

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Favourable PTA-PX margins for Lotte

In November 2016, OPEC agreed to its first cut in production in 8 years, trimming output by 1.2 million barrels per day

Published 02 Aug, 2017 06:04am

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ICI Pakistan on a growth spree

ICI Pakistan Limited (PSX: ICI) has been beating the benchmark staggeringly, and there are more than many reasons to tha

Published 01 Aug, 2017 06:24am

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Record urea off-take

Someone somewhere must take credit, as Pakistan’s urea off-take in FY17 crossed 6 million tons only for the second t

Published 26 Jul, 2017 04:05am

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PET Exports to EU

There has been a certain combination of hue, cry and pats on the back regarding the countervailing duties imposed on Pak

Updated 21 Jul, 2017 09:30am

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Published 19 Apr, 2017 05:06am

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EPCL 1QCY17: Riding strong

Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited (EPCL) released its 1QCY17 yesterday, which saw the company continue its positive

Published 19 Apr, 2017 05:05am

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AkzoNobel Pakistan Limited: Ordinary FY16

AkzoNobel Pakistan Limited (PSX: AKZO) reported its annual result for FY16 yesterday, which saw a 9 percent dip in the companys bottomline.

Published 01 Mar, 2017 06:37am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 26	157.65
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 26	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 26	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
S&P 500 / Dec 26	6,037.59
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,472.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 26	40,225.56
Nasdaq / Dec 26	20,020.36
Hang Seng / Dec 26	20,121.80

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 26	69.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 26	234,911.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 26	2,633.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 26	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance / Dec 27 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	6.39 ▲ 0.88 (15.97%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 27 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	124.41 ▲ 11.31 (10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 27 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	108.97 ▲ 9.91 (10.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 27 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	17.39 ▲ 1.58 (9.99%)
Shams Textile / Dec 27 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	28.68 ▲ 2.57 (9.84%)
Punjab Oil / Dec 27 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	168.95 ▲ 14.93 (9.69%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Dec 27 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	24.90 ▲ 2.13 (9.35%)
Kohinoor Mills / Dec 27 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	34.98 ▲ 2.95 (9.21%)

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / Dec 27 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3 ▼ -0.49 (-14.04%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Sardar Chemical / Dec 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	33.04 ▼ -3.63 (-9.90%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 27 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	21.51 ▼ -2.27 (-9.55%)
Kohat Textile / Dec 27 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	30.04 ▼ -3.11 (-9.38%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 27 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	7.30 ▼ -0.75 (-9.32%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 27 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	590 ▼ -59.79 (-9.20%)
Faisal Sp. / Dec 27 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	266.15 ▼ -22.46 (-7.78%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 27 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.06 ▼ -2.06 (-7.07%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,341,113 ▲ 0.35
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	49,879,145 ▲ 0.02
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 2.90
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.05
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	22,947,833 ▲ 0.25
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	22,753,854 ▼ -0.01
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	16,349,091 ▼ -0.02
Fauji Cement / Dec 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,189,868 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,738,115 ▲ 0.02

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