BCIC

 

Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation

 

BCIC BHABAN, 30-31, DILKUSHA C.A., DHAKA-1000, BANGLADESH
PHONE: PABX : 9559281-2, 9562140-1, FAX : 880-2-9564120, E-mail : bciccomp@bangla.net


 
1. Name & a Brief Description of the Corporation :

 
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) is the largest one amongst the Public Sector Corporations in Bangladesh. It came into being in July, 1976 by merger of the erstwhile three Corporations viz : Bangladesh Fertilizer, Chemical & Pharmaceutical Corporation, Bangladesh Paper and Board Corporation and Bangladesh Tanneries Corporation through the Presidential Order-27 (Bangladesh Industrial Enterprises Nationalisation Order-27 of 1972). Initially, BCIC started functioning with 88 enterprises inherited from the then three Corporations. During last 29 years of its management, 6(six) industries were newly established by the Corporation and more 3(Three) industries were handed over to BCIC by the Government. On the other hand as per disinvestment policy of the Govt. Out of the said 97 enterprises , 62 were disinvested by sale of Govt. shares, 7 enterprises were handed over to ex-private owners and 7 enterprises were handed over to Sena Kalyan Sangstha.

Later on, two enterprises such as Dhaka Leather Company Ltd. and Kohinoor Battery Manufacturers Ltd were closed on 28-9-1998 and 1-7-1999 respectively and all the manpower were paid off and enlisted for privatisation.
 

Besides these, 8(Eight) more enterprises were closed at the Govt. decision and enlisted for privatisation. Out of the above 10(ten) enterprises 3 (three) enterprises namely Lira Industrial Enterprises, Ujala Match Factory Ltd. and Kohinoor Battery Mfg. Ltd. were privatised and handed over to the Private Entrepreneur. Amongst the remaining 7(seven) enterprises Khulna Newsprint Mills Ltd., Sylhet Pulp and Paper Mills Ltd., Chittagong Chemical Complex Ltd. and Karnaphuli Rayon and Chemicals (except the Chemical Plant) are now under Privatisation Process. Regarding North Bengal Paper Mills Ltd. (NBPM) & Dhaka Leather Company Ltd.(DLC) Govt. has given permission for restarting these two factories either by Joint Venture or Lease Agreement. Accordingly Necessary action is under progress for re-starting these two factories. Besides, Govt. has also accorded approval for re-starting Khulna Hardboard Mills Ltd. at self-financing programme of BCIC. Initiative is taken to re-start this factory as early as possible. BCIC has now 11 large and medium size enterprises under it's management including 6(six) Urea fertilizer factories, 1(one) Triple Supper Phosphate Complex Ltd., 1(one) Paper Mill, 1(one) Cement Factory, 1(one) Glass Sheet Factory and 1(one) Insulator and Sanitaryware Factory.

2.
 
a) Location/Address :
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC)
Bhaban, 30-31, Dilkusha C.A.
Dhaka-1000.
b) Land Area :
0.75 Acre
c) Date/Year of Establishment :
1 July, 1976.


3. Name with Telephone Numbers (Office & Residence) of the Members of the Governing Body/Board of Directors of the Corporation

The name and telephone Number of Board of Directors of the Corporation is given below :

 
Name Board of Directors
Telephone Numbers
Office
Residence
Mr. Md. Mokhlesur Rahman
Chairman
9564153
9561517
 
Mr. Md. Abdul Hamid
Director (Commercial)
   
Mr. A K M Amir Hossain
Director (Production & Research)
   
Mr. Md. Siraj Ullah
Director ( Finance)
   
Mr. Dipak Ranjan Datta
Director (Planning & Implementation)
   
Mr. S.M. Hafiz Uddin
Director (Technical & Engineering)
   


4. Objective of Business of the Corporation

Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation is a Semi-Autonomous Body with a Board of Directors consisting of one Chairman and five functional Directors directly appointed by the Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The Chairman is the Chief Executive of the Corporation. The rules & regulation of the Corporation are directly governed by the Govt. The business affairs of the enterprises under the Corporation are supervised, monitored & regulated through a Company/ Enterprise Board. The vital policy and decision making matters are within the purview of the Board of Directors as per guidelines of the Government. Corporation plays a vital role in the management to the enterprises under its control and for establishment and development of new industrial enterprises.

5. Mills/Factories under the Corporation

 
Sl. No.
Name
Address & Phone No
Name of Major Products
Name of Major Raw materials
Factory
1.
Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Ltd.
(CUFL)
Rangadia, Chittagong
Urea
Natural Gas
2.
Jamuna Fertilizer Co.Ltd.
(JFCL)
Tarakandi, Jamalpur
Urea
Natural Gas
3.
Zia Fertilizer Co. Ltd.
(ZFCL)
Ashugonj, B.Baria
Urea
Natural Gas
4.
Urea Fertilizer Factory Ltd.
(UFFL)
Ghorashal, Narsindi
Urea
Natural Gas
5.
Natural Gas Fertilizer Factory Ltd.
(NGFF)
Fenchugong, Sylhet
Urea Ammonium Sulphate Natural Gas Sulphur
6.
Polash Urea Fertilizer Factory Ltd.
(PUFFL)
Polash, Narsindhi Urea Natural Gas
7.
Triple Super Phosphate Complex Ltd.
(TSP)
North Potenga, Chittagong TSP
SSP
Rock Phosphate, Phosphoric Acid, Rock sulphur
8.
Karnaphuli Paper Mills Ltd.
(KPM)
Rangamati, Hill district Paper Bamboo, Wood, Chlorine, Caustic Soda
9.
Chhatak Cement Company Ltd.
(CCCL)
Chhatak, Sunamgonj Cement Limestone, Gypsum, Clay.
10.
Usmania Glass sheet Factory Ltd.
(UGSF)
Kalurghat, Chittagong. Glass Sheet Sand, Limestone, Dolomite Powder, Soda Ash.
11.
Bangladesh Insulator & Sanitaryware Factory Ltd.
(BISF)
Mirpur, Dhaka. Sanitaryware Insulator China Clay, White Clay, Ball Clay, Feldspar, Quartz Stone, Plaster of Paris


6. Factory-wise & Product-wise Production :

 
Sl.No Name of Factory Name of Major Products Installed Capacity (MT) Annual Target of Production for 2003-2004 Actual Annual Production During 2003-2004 Annual Targetof Production for the year 2004-2005
1. CUFL Urea 561000 540000 544451 4,90,000
2. JFCL Urea 561000 520000 536223 5,00,000
3. ZFCL Urea 528000 400000 408002 4,50,000
4. UFFL Urea 470000 320000 328635 3,65,000
5. NGFF Urea, Ammonium Sulphate 106000
12000
80000
8000
83512
5827
85,000
8,000
6. PUFF Urea 95000 85000 85376 85,000
7. TSPC TSP
SSP
100000
120000
65000
125000
66002
141003
50,000
1,40,000
8. KPM Paper 30000 28500 28917 27,500
9. CCCL Cement 233000 175000 180820 1,75,000
10. BISF Sanitaryware
Insulator
4000
1300
2900
1100
3140
1340
2,800
1100
11 UGSF Glass Sheet 18.67 L.Sqm 18.00 L.Sqm 21.11 L.Sqm 16.26 L.Sqm


7. Name of Training Institute/Centre of the Corporation (if any)

BCIC has got a well-equipped " Training Institute for Chemical Industries (TICI)". in the premises of Urea Fertilizer Factory Ltd, Ghorasal. It is a multi-discipline central training institute of BCIC. It was established with the technical and financial assistance of the Government of Netherlands and started functioning from 1990. There are 34 nos of laboratories/ shops which are used for extensive practice of the trainees. Trainees from BCIC and out-side Private organization undergo training in the field of process operation, Safety & Process Technologies, Instrumentation & Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Analytical Chemistry & Environmental Science. Besides these, TICI also render various technical services to the outside organizations.

8. Name of Joint Venture Projects wills % of Share of the Corporation (if any)

 
Sly. No. Name of Project Products Share ofCorporation (%)
1. Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Ltd. (KAFCO) Urea Fertilizer 43.51%
2. Aventis Ltd Pharmaceuticals 40%
3. Aventis Crop Science(BD) Ltd. Agro Chemicals &
Non-Human Medicine
40%
4. Novartis (Bangladesh) Ltd. Pharmaceuticals 40%
5. Syngenta (Bangladesh) Ltd. Agro-Chemicals 40%
6. Dhaka Match IndustriesCo. Ltd. Safety Matches 30%
7. Miracle Industries Poly propylene woven bags with HDPE liner, Laminated/Unlamented Sack, Kraft Paper, Liner bag etc. 20%
8. Magura Paper Mills Ltd. Various Kinds of Paper 49.76%
9. Bulk Management(BD) Ltd. Packaging & Service 30%


9. Man-power (as on 31-03-2005)

 
Category Head Office Factories Grand Total
Officer 269 2154 2423
Staff 382 2969 3351
Worker - 4326 4326
Total 651 9449 10100