Askari Cement Limited

Address         9th Floor, AWT Plaza The Mall      

City                 Rawalpindi                                                   

Phone           +92-51 9271949 / 9271959 / 9273602-03                                   

Fax:              +92-51 9272412 / 9270476                                                  

                    

Website        www.askaricement.com.pk                                                                           

Company profile

Askari Cement Ltd is successor of associated Cement Company. The first cement plant in the area now constituting Pakistan. The first plant was set up by famous bombay based Indian company (Associated Cement company) in 1921 with rated capacity of 120 tones per day. First major expansion was made in 1936 when a kiln of the capacity of 250 tones per day was added followed by enhancement by 300 tonnes per day in 1950. In 1970 another kiln of 600 tones daily was erected. In 1972 the company was nationalized and put under control of State Cement Corporation of Pakistan in 1974. In 1991 name of the plant was changed to Wah Cement Company. In 1994 the whole old structure and machinery was scrapped prior to start the latest state of the art - FLS Dry process Plant which was privatized by the Govt. of Pakistan and acquired by Army Welfare trust (AWT) in 1996