Pakistan announce lower cement prices

Pakistan’s cement producers have revised down their products’ prices in line with failing international oil prices, with Dewan Cement and Bestway Cement reducing the respective price of their cements from US$5.05 (PKR 510) to $4.84 (PKR 490) and from $4.96 (PKR 502) to $4.86 (PKR 492) per bag. Similarly, the price of cements from Lucky Cement and Cherat Cement are down from PKR 520 to PKR 497 and from PKR 520 to PKR 497 per bag, respectively. Cements in the city of Lahore are now sold at PKR 490 per bag (
January 5, 2015 Read time: 1 min

Pakistan’s cement producers have revised down their products’ prices in line with failing international oil prices, with 7956 Dewan Cement and 7957 Bestway Cement reducing the respective price of their cements from US$5.05 (PKR 510) to $4.84 (PKR 490) and from $4.96 (PKR 502) to $4.86 (PKR 492) per bag.

Similarly, the price of cements from 7958 Lucky Cement and Cherat Cement are down from PKR 520 to PKR 497 and from PKR 520 to PKR 497 per bag, respectively. Cements in the city of Lahore are now sold at PKR 490 per bag (down from PKR 510), while the price of the commodity in Rawalpindi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are down from between PKR 485 and PKR 490 per bag to PKR 470 to PKR 480 per bag.

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