BCIC plans dry-process conversion at Chhatak plant

Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), owned by the Bangladeshi Ministry of Industries,  is planning to convert a wet-process production line to dry-process at Chhatak Cement Company Ltd (CCCL) in northeast Bangladesh.

The Chhatak factory was established in 1937 by Assam Bengal Cement Company at Chhatak Upazila in Sunamgonj district.

According to BCIC’s announcement, the 1500tpd clinker and 500tpd cement project includes hiring of ECC contractor for design, engineering, procurement, construction, erection and commissioning for the installation of an integrated plant on a turnkey basis.

According to Bangladesh Economic Survey 2017, BCIC produced 47,635t of cement from its single cement plant in FY16-17.