BCCI and Saudi Arabia plan cement plant in northeastern Bangladesh

Bangladesh state-owned entity, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), and Saudi business firm, Engineering Dimensions, have signed an agreement to set up a new cement plant in northeastern Bangladesh.

Operating under the company name Bangladesh Friendship Cement Company Limited (SBFCCL), the plant will be located at Chhatak in the district of Sunamganj.

BCIC Chairman, Shah M Aminul Haque, and Engineering Dimensions President, Mohammed N Hijji, signed the agreement at the Ministry of Industries in Dhaka yesterday, said a press release. No details about project size, capital investment or completion date were announced.

BCIC owns Chhatak Cement Company Ltd (CCCL), which is located in the district of Sunamgonj and uses imported limestone from Meghalaya, India. The plant currently operated clinker and cement capacities of 1500tpd and 500tpd, respectively.