S. Alam & Co joins hands with govt to revive state-owned sugar mills

S. Alam & Co., one of the leading industrial groups of the country, has joined hands with the government for sugarcane production and modernization of sugar mills in Bangladesh to make the sugar industry profitable, reports UNB.
These projects will be implemented with the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) and the Ministry of Industries, said a press release.
The projects include - improved sugarcane production and training of farmers using technology, construction of modern sugarcane processing factories, 6 MW power co-generation, construction of agro-voltaic solar power plants, construction of by-product-based plants, development of cold storage and agro-processing industries, construction of packaging factory etc.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony of this initiative was attended by Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Senior Secretary Zakia Sultana, S M Alam, Additional Secretary (State-Owned Corporation), Md Shamimul Haque, Additional Secretary (Planning), Ministry of Industries, and Nagib Mahfuz, Manager, Technical Service, SS Power I Limited, were also present on behalf of S.Alam & Co, among others, were present