Karachi May 14 2025: Lucky Cement planning to increase company clinker capacity to 21.48 MTPA by adding new grinding plant at Iraq after successful commissioning of clinker line at Najmat Al-Samawah, according to company filing to the Pakistan Stock Exchange.
Lucky Cement regarding the addition of a new clinker production line with a capacity of 1.82 million tons per annum at its joint venture company, Najmat Al-Samawah (NAS), located in Samawah, Iraq, company informs that the kiln for the said clinker line has been successfully fired on May 13, 2025.
Additionally, a new cement grinding plant with production capacity of 0.65 million tons per annum is also under construction at NAS. Construction is progressing rapidly, and the commissioning of this cement line is expected within the first half of FY26.
The clinker capacity expansion will increase the Company’s market share in Iraq by enabling increased supply of cement to the local market upon commissioning of the new cement grinding plant. Moreover, surplus clinker produced at the facility will be marketed and sold domestically within Iraq.
Upon completion of the aforementioned projects, the consolidated production capacities of Lucky Cement Limited – both domestic and international-will be 21.48 MTPA.
