Cement Industry of Pakistan

| 2010 | | THE CEMENT INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN | | | | |

ECONOMICS TERM REPORT
PRESENTED TO: DR. MUHAMMAD NISHAT
GROUP MEMBERS (BBA I-III):
SOHAIB BIN SHAHID
FAIZAN AHMAD KHAN
UMER FARIQ
SARA PERVEZ
AMNA FATIMA
TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. OVERVIEW Page 3-6 2. ISSUES FACED BY PAKISTAN CEMENT INDUSTRY 3.1. Growth Pattern of Cement Industry Page 7-8 3.2. Demand Page 8-9 3.3. Supply Page 10-11 3.4. Cartelization Page 11-12 3.5. Taxation Page 12-13 3. CONCLUSION Page 13 4. BIBLIOGRAPHY Page 14

Overview
Structure:
The cement industry in Pakistan has an oligopolistic market structure which means that these companies have great market power and have the opportunity to make massive profits. The industry is marked by a strong cartel that regulates the prices, market share and production of cement in the country. The cartel restricts the market share of each manufacturer based on its productive capacity, but no company is allowed more than 10% of the market share. However, some manufacturers enjoy brand equity and charge higher prices. All Pakistan Cement manufacturers Association (APCMA) represents the industry to the

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