Shahjalal Fertiliser Factory goes into operation by June

Shahjalal Fertiliser Factory being set up at Fenchuganj in Sylhet at a cost of $1,062 million will commence operation by June this year, official sources said.
Once the fertiliser factory is commissioned, they said, it will produce 1,750 tonnes of urea fertiliser per day.
The project's cost comprises Chinese concessional loan ($325 million), Exim Bank of China loan ($560 million) and the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) loan ($177 million).
Nazmul Alam, an official of the ministry of industries (MoI), said the construction work of the fertiliser factory has almost been completed and it will go into production in June.
In Sylhet, this is the first fertiliser factory project funded by China.
Amid the growing demand for fertiliser in the country, the newly constructed factory would cut fertiliser import to a large extent, the official said, adding that the government has already planned to build two more factories to meet the rising demand for fertiliser.
Apart from Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) has seven fertiliser factories.
The government has planned to set up three new fertiliser factories, including Shahjalal Fertiliser Factory with a total annual production capacity of 577,500 tonnes.
The MoI official said the two other factories are Northwest Fertiliser Factory and Bhola Fertiliser Factory. Northwest Fertiliser Factory will be set up in Sirajganj.
Shahjalal Fertiliser Factory project, the biggest monomer economic project under cooperation between Bangladesh and China, broke ground at Fenchuganj in Sylhet on March 24, 2012. The BCIC is executing the project.
Another official said it is a modern technology-based, energy-efficient and environment-friendly granular urea fertiliser factory which will meet the growing demand for fertiliser in the country.
The project site is adjacent to Natural Gas Fertiliser Factory (NGFF), he added.
According to BCIC estimates, the demand for urea fertiliser in the country is about three million tonnes per year. But due to shortfall in local production, the government has to import fertiliser every year.
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