Chhatak Cement Factory Explained

Type:Public limited
Industry:Cement
Foundation:1941[1]
Location City:Sylhet
Production:0.23 million tonnes of Cement
Parent:Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC)
Location Country:Bangladesh

Chhatak Cement Factory (Bengali: ছাতক সিমেন্ট কোম্পানি) also known as Chhatak Cement Company Limited or simply Chhatak Cement is the first and oldest cement factory in Bangladesh,[2] that is located on the bank of Surma River in Chhatak Upazila of Sylhet. It was established in 1941 as Assam Bengal Cement Company. The annual production capacity is 2 lakh 3 thousand metric tons. Its raw material, limestone is imported from Meghalaya, India and stone is also collected from Takerghat's own stone quarry. Chhatak Cement is exported to Assam.[3]

Location

Chhatak Cement Factory is situated in Chhatak Upazila of Sunamganj district. It is 32 km away from Sylhet.[2]

History

It was established in 1937 as a private company when it was named Assam Bengal Cement Company.[4] After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, when the factory was abandoned by the private owner, it came under the control of the EPIDC in 1966.[5] After the independence of Bangladesh, it came under the control of the BMOGC, later the BMEDC, and lastly from 1 July 1982 it is handed over to BCIC.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: BCIC - Chhatak Cement Plant. industryabout.com. 2020-04-06.
  2. Web site: Chhatak Cement Factory . 2020-04-06.
  3. Web site: Chhatak Cement Factory ready for exporting cement to Assam. 2009-06-15.
  4. Web site: Chhatak cement factory to be renovated next month. September 26, 2009. 2009-06-15.
  5. Web site: ছাতক সিমেন্ট কোম্পানী লিমিটেড. bn. 2009-06-15.
  6. Web site: ছাতক সিমেন্ট কারখানায় ১০ দিন ধরে উৎপাদন বন্ধ. durjoybangla.com. bn. 2019-03-31. 2009-06-15. 2021-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20211118203940/https://www.durjoybangla.com/%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A6/. dead.