SANGSAD BHABAN, Sept 5, 2023 (BSS) - The government has taken an initiativeto set up a new modern fertilizer factory with a capacity of producing 2,800tonnes of urea fertilizer in a day aiming to meet the ever increasing demandof urea fertilizer. "The construction would cost over Taka 15,500.20 crore...over 80 percentworks of the project have been completed", said the minister at the House. The construction of the factory scheduled to be ended in June, 2024. In addition to this, the government already has completed Pre-feasibilitystudy to set up a urea fertilizer factory at the northern region of thecountry aiming to reduce import dependency of urea from abroad. The next initiative of fertilizer factory construction will be taken afterconsidering availability of the natural gas, the minister added.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha September 05, 2023 15:33 UTC