Thatta Cement Company Limited was incorporated in 1980 as a public limited company. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of the State Cement Corporation of Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited. The manufacturing facility was commissioned in 1982. The plant based on dry process technology, had a total installed capacity of 1,000 tons per day of clinker. The plant was supplied by M/s. Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan. In the year 2004 the consortium of Mr. Arif Habib and Al-Abbas Group acquired 100% shares of the Company from the Privatization Commission and took over its management control.
The Company is now a part of the Arif Habib Group. The Group enjoys a diversified blend of expertise and interests in various industrial and financial concerns, including fertilizer, steel, cement, real estate, commercial banking, asset management, securities brokerage, and private equity.
The plant is located 115 km North East of Karachi at Ghulamullah Road, Makli, District Thatta. The facility is spread over 236 acres of freehold land consisting of factory area, workers’ colony, officers’ colony, commercial buildings and water reservoirs. Finest quality raw material deposits are available close to the plant. These limestone and clay reserves are sufficient for about 100 years. In this respect, TCCL has the mining rights for extracting limestone from 2,364 acres, shale/clay from 1,121 acres and silica sand from 1,239 acres of land, respectively. The Company has further acquired mining rights of limestone for a further area of 1,240.02 acres in December 2010.
Subsequent to the privatization, the management embarked on a number of initiatives to improve performance and efficiency of the unit. These include:
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