Barua assures adequate urea supply
Thursday, 7 October 2010
The government has taken necessary steps to ensure adequate urea supply for this year's boro season, reports bdnews24.com.
Industries Minister Dilip Barua gave the assurance at a meeting of international bidders interested to supply urea.
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) will procure urea from abroad and local producers.
He said that he was hopeful of getting timely urea supply this year like that of last year, a ministry press release states citing the minister.
Urea suppliers said that steps are underway to ensure urea supply as needed. Bulk of the urea supply is expected in November.
They have assured Barua of fully supporting to and cooperating with the government in this regard.
They demanded that urea consignments, already at Chittangong and Mongla ports, be unloaded swiftly.
The Ashuganj Fertiliser Factory in Brahmanbaria is unlikely to meet the annual target of 380,000 tonnes due to the frequent production interruptions, Usman Gani, factory managing director, told the news agency in September. The amount of urea production so far this year, i.e. since July, was only 7,712 tonnes.
In August, Qatar supplied 0.3 million tonnes of urea, with an additional 0.1 million tonnes.
The industries minister has urged all to do their best in ensuring sufficient urea supply in upcoming boro season.
Industries Minister Dilip Barua gave the assurance at a meeting of international bidders interested to supply urea.
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) will procure urea from abroad and local producers.
He said that he was hopeful of getting timely urea supply this year like that of last year, a ministry press release states citing the minister.
Urea suppliers said that steps are underway to ensure urea supply as needed. Bulk of the urea supply is expected in November.
They have assured Barua of fully supporting to and cooperating with the government in this regard.
They demanded that urea consignments, already at Chittangong and Mongla ports, be unloaded swiftly.
The Ashuganj Fertiliser Factory in Brahmanbaria is unlikely to meet the annual target of 380,000 tonnes due to the frequent production interruptions, Usman Gani, factory managing director, told the news agency in September. The amount of urea production so far this year, i.e. since July, was only 7,712 tonnes.
In August, Qatar supplied 0.3 million tonnes of urea, with an additional 0.1 million tonnes.
The industries minister has urged all to do their best in ensuring sufficient urea supply in upcoming boro season.