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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| PSX: NML KSE 100 component KMI 30 component | |
| Industry | Textile |
| Founded | 1951; 74 years ago (1951) |
| Founders | Mian Muhammad Yahya Mian Hameed Mian Rafiq Mian Ayub |
| Headquarters | , Pakistan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mian Umer Mansha (CEO) Mian Hassan Mansha (chairperson) |
| Revenue |  Rs. 212.511 billion (US$740 million) (2024) |
 Rs. 23.300 billion (US$81 million) (2024) | |
| Rs. 7.868 billion (US$27 million) (2024) | |
| Total assets | Rs. 273.706 billion (US$950 million) (2024) |
| Total equity | Rs. 157.847 billion (US$550 million) (2024) |
Number of employees | 27,776 (2024) |
| Parent | Nishat Group |
| Subsidiaries | Nishat Linen Nishat Power Nishat Spinning Nishat Commodities Nishat USA Nishat Linen Trading LLC Nishat International FZE Nishat Global China |
| Website | nishatmillsltd |
| Footnotes / references Financials as of 30 June 2024[update][1] | |
Nishat Mills Limited (Urdu pronunciation:[niːˈʃaːt]nee-SHAHT) is a Pakistanitextile company based inLahore.[2] It producesyarn,linen, and other products made fromraw cotton andsynthetic fibers.[3] It is one of the largest textile companies of Pakistan.[4]
Nishat Mills Limited was founded in 1951 by Mian Muhammad Yahya, Mian Hameed, Mian Rafiq, and Mian Ayub.[5] The name "Nishat" was pre-assigned to thetextile license they acquired and was not chosen by the founders.[5]
In 1995, Raza Textiles merged with its sister company, Umer Fabrics, which was later merged into Nishat Mills in 2004.[6] Two years later, in 1997, Nishat Fabrics and Nishat Tek were amalgamated into Nishat Mills.[7]
In May 2009, Nishat Apparel Limited was merged to Nishat Mills.[8]
In January 2023, Nishat acquired Wernerfelt A/S, a company based inDenmark, from Lars Lauridsen Holding ApS.[9]
In September 2024, Nishat sold its shareholding in Nishat Hospitality, established subsidiaries in theUnited Kingdom andTurkey, and opened a liaison office inBangladesh.[10][11]
Nishat Power Limited was incorporated in February 2007 as anindependent power producer.[12] It is a subsidiary of Nishat Mills Limited, which holds a 51 percent ownership stake.[13]
Nishat Power commencedcommercial operations on June 9, 2010.[12] Thepower plant, supplied byWärtsilä, is located nearKasur District in Punjab and operates using residual furnace oil, with a gross generation capacity of 200 MW.[13][14] For the first five years, theoperation and maintenance of the plant were handled by Wärtsilä, which later trained local staff to manage it in-house.[15]
In 2009, Nishat Power Limited was listed on theKarachi Stock Exchange.[16][17]
Under the power purchase agreement (PPA) signed with NTDC in 2007, Nishat Power received a tariff of 12.1253U.S. cents perkilowatt-hour (kWh).[13][18] The duration of the PPA was twenty-five years.[13] Also, it had signed a ten-year fuel supply agreement withShell Pakistan.[13] The original PPA was signed by theGovernment of Pakistan with the sovereignguarantee and it offered 15 percentreturn on equity withUnited States dollar indexation.[19] However, in August 2020, PPA was revised by the government and US dollar indexation was removed.[19]
Nishat Linen was founded in 1989 by Naz Mansha, the wife of Pakistani businessman,Mian Muhammad Mansha.[20][21][22]
In 1989, Nishat Linen established a factory.[23] In 1994, the first retail store of Nishat was opened.[23]
Nishat Linen also operatesfranchises ofInglot Cosmetics andSwarovski in Pakistan.[23]
