DG Khan Cement

D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited, also referred to as DGKC, is a Pakistani cement manufacturer and a public limited company listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange under the symbol DGKC. The company says it is primarily engaged in producing and selling clinker, Ordinary Portland Cement and Sulphate Resistant Cement. Its website describes it as one of Pakistan’s largest cement manufacturers. DGKC reports operating four cement plants: two at Dera Ghazi Khan, one at Khairpur in Chakwal District, and one at Hub in Lasbela District, Balochistan. The company says its plants use dry-process technology and reports production capacity of 22,400 tons per day, equivalent to 6.72 million tons per annum. It distributes products through a countrywide network managed by regional sales offices, with more than 2,200 dealers nationwide. The company also reports exporting to more than 10 countries. The company is associated with Nishat Group, which its website describes as a Pakistani business conglomerate with a presence across multiple sectors. DGKC presents consistent product quality, production technology, quality-control systems and supply to major projects as important aspects of its business. Its product information describes online X-ray analysis, computer-controlled systems and regular checks of raw materials, intermediate products and finished cement. The company’s website characterizes it as a blue-chip stock and reports an approximately 11% market share; these are company-reported descriptions and figures.

D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited is a Pakistani public limited company engaged in the production and sale of cement and clinker. The supplied company information does not state its founding year or identify a founder, so those details are not included here. It describes the business as progressive and says that it has developed systems across its operations; it also identifies compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards as a company commitment. The company’s industrial footprint includes four cement plants: two in Dera Ghazi Khan, one in Khairpur, Chakwal District, and one in Hub, Lasbela District, Balochistan. According to the company, all four plants use dry-process technology. Its homepage reports production capacity of 22,400 tons per day, or 6.72 million tons per year. DGKC distributes through regional sales offices and a nationwide dealer network, and reports exports to more than 10 countries. The company’s stated product range includes clinker, Ordinary Portland Cement and Sulphate Resistant Cement. Its product information describes quality controls that include online X-ray analysis, computer-controlled systems, and regular testing of raw materials, intermediate products and finished products. For Sulphate Resistant Cement, the company highlights low C3A content as a relevant product characteristic and refers to Pakistani and British standards. The supplied company profile identifies DGKC as a public limited company incorporated in Pakistan and listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, where its symbol is DGKC. It also describes the company as associated with Nishat Group, a Pakistani diversified business group. The available evidence does not establish a precise ownership percentage, the date of any group relationship, or the identities of company executives. Current company materials describe a domestic distribution operation and exports to more than 10 countries.

A large Pakistani cement producer that emphasizes consistent quality, modern dry-process production, quality-control systems and supply to major projects.

• Ordinary Portland Cement

  A principal cement product described by the company; its product information highlights strength, setting time and quality controls.

• Sulphate Resistant Cement

  A cement product for which the company highlights low C3A content and references Pakistani and British standards.

• Clinker

  A product that the company says it produces and sells.

1. 1D.G.Khan Cement Company Limited — official homepagedgcement.com
2. 2DG Cement — company profiledgcement.com
3. 3DG Cement — productsdgcement.com
4. 4DG Cement — Nishat Groupdgcement.com