LAHORE – The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has re-elected Aizaz Mansoor Sheikh unanimously as Chairman of APCMA in its Annual General Meeting held at APCMA Secretariat, Lahore where names of other elected office-bearers for the year 2012-13 were also announced.
A statement issued on Tuesday by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) said that Sayeed Tariq Saigol of Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited and Muhammad Ali Tabba of Lucky Cement Limited were also unanimously re-elected as Vice Chairmen of the Association.
Aizaz Mansoor Sheikh of Kohat Cement Company Limited has served as Chairman of the APCMA for a period of 8 years since 1992. The current term 2012-13 is his second consecutive term as Chairman APCMA.
M Raza Mansha of DG Khan Cement Limited,  Amer Faruque of Cherat Cement Limited, Rehmat Khan of Lafarge Cement Pakistan Limited, M Sabir of Fauji Cement Limited, Asmat Ullah Khan Niazi of Askari Cement Limited, Syed Asif Shah of Bestway Cement Limited, Babar Bashir Nawaz of Attock Cement Pakistan Limited, Mazhar Iqbal of Pioneer Cement Limited, M Tousif Paracha of Gharibwal Cement Limited were elected as Members of the Executive Committee.
The general body, besides elections, discussed the issues currently being faced by the industry.

Prominent among them were the non-availability of Railways wagons for export to India, high diesel rates and its consequential effects on the already very high input costs that the industry is confronted with.