History

Late Abdul Razzak Tabba, the deceased Chairman of the Yunus Brothers Group is the person behind the success of the Group. He was a prominent business leader and well liked in the business fraternity. He was an enterprising businessman with calculated economic thinking. Mr. Tabba's dynamism, loyalty and vision to make Pakistan stronger among other nations of the world. Bringing in more industrialization and technology transfer were the major goals set by him. It was Mr. Tabbas dynamism that the Group expanded from regional to international level, despite the economic meltdown. Under the leadership of Mr. Abdul Razzak Tabba, the Group received more than 20 Exports Trophies from the Government of Pakistan, for the highest overall exports from the country and the highest exports in the textile sector. He was not just a visionary businessman, but also was a leader and philanthropist. All his philanthropic activities were routed through the Aziz Tabba Foundation, Established for promotion of charity and other welfare-oriented projects, serving the humanity with unmatched compassion and entrepreneurship. Mr. Razzak Tabba strived for excellence through perfect balance between his career and service. He was also honored with Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan. Mr. Abdul Razzak Tabba is no more among us but his values continue, giving hope and strength to all the members associated with YB Group.

Location of the facilities of the business

Lucky Cement Limited (LCL) is Pakistans largest producer and leading exporter of quality cement with the production capacity of 7.75 million tons per annum. The company is listed on Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and London Stock Exchanges. Over the years, the Company has grown substantially and is expanding its business operations with production facilities at strategic locations in Karachi to cater to the Southern regions, Pezu and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to furnish the Northern areas of the country. Lucky Cement is Pakistans first company to export sizeable quantities of loose cement being the only cement manufacturer to have its own loading and storage terminal at Karachi Port. Lucky Cement is an ISO 9001:2008 and 14001:2004 certified companies and also possesses many other international certifications including Bureau of Indian Standards, Sri Lankan Standard Institute, Standards Organization of Nigeria, Kenya Bureau of Standards and South African Bureau of Standards.

Products

Ordinary Portland Cement OPC: We offer Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) that is used in all general constructions, especially in major and prestigious projects where cement is needed to meet stringent quality requirements. It can also be used in concrete mortars and grouts, etc. Ordinary Portland Cement is compatible/consumable with admixture/ retarders, etc. OPC has easy workability and lower heat of hydration. We maintain our technical standard of quality parameter at high level and with high strength at all ages. Our OPC cement satisfies EN 196 / 197 1, SABS, BIS, SLSI & PSS 232 ~ 1983 (R). Sulphate Resistant Cement SRC: By maintaining C3A level within the specified limit of 3.5%, our Sulphate Resistant Cement is more resistant to Sulphate attacks and is suitable for use in foundations near seashore and canal linings. SRC has lower heat of hydration and its strength satisfies B.S 4027 / 1980 & PS 612 / 1989. Clinker: We also offer clinker to the customers with their own grinding units. Clinker can be easily handled by ordinary mineral handling equipment and can be stored for several months without compromising on the quality. Clinker is the primary product in the cement manufacturing process where limestone, clay and sand are grinded and heated, before the gypsum is added to produce the final product of cement. Block Cement: By the nature of product, Block Cement is similar to the SRC, with a significantly darker color and some low setting time to meet the requirements of the market and for the production of blocks. Block Cement also maintains C3A level within the specified limit of 3.5%.

Operating performance of the last five year

2008 Set up its own cement storage facility at Karachi Port with the capacity of 24,000 tons Conversion of furnace oil power generation engines to gas-based Got listed in London Stock Exchange and became the first cement company in Pakistan to issue GDR Started the 7th production line (Line G) at Karachi Plant, bringing the total production capacity to 7.75 million tons per annum Waste Heat Recovery Project started operations at both Karachi and Pezu Plants Acquired multi-purpose trailers for moving all kinds of payload, either bagged or in raw form Signed MOU to sell 20 MW electricity to Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) Set up a plant at Karachi Plant to replace coal with Tyre Derived Fuel (TDF) to further reduce cost of production Invested in a joint venture in DR Congo Started supplying electricity to HESCO. Signed Lol for supply of electricity to PESCO. Invested in a joint venture of cement grinding plant in Iraq. Shares acquisition of ICI Pakistan limited.

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Board of Directors Mr. Muhammad Yunus Tabba (Chairman/Director) Mr. Muhammad Ali Tabba (Chief Executive) Mr. Muhammad Sohail Tabba Mr. Imran Yunus Tabba Mr. Javed Yunus Tabba Mrs. Rahila Aleem Miss Mariam Razzak

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