Chhatak Cement Factory

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]

Chhatak Cement Factory
TypePublic limited
IndustryCement
Founded1941[1]
Headquarters
Sylhet
,
Bangladesh
Production output
0.23 million tonnes of Cement
ParentBangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC)

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 namely 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]

See also

References
  1. "BCIC - Chhatak Cement Plant". industryabout.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. "Chhatak Cement Factory". Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  3. "Chhatak Cement Factory ready for exporting cement to Assam". Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  4. "Chhatak cement factory to be renovated next month". September 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  5. "ছাতক সিমেন্ট কোম্পানী লিমিটেড" (in Bengali). Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  6. "ছাতক সিমেন্ট কারখানায় ১০ দিন ধরে উৎপাদন বন্ধ". durjoybangla.com (in Bengali). 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
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