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BANGLADESH
| 163 Million Population |
| 8% GDP Growth |
| 3 MnT Scrap Import |
| 11 MnT Steel Melting Capacity by 2025 |
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- With 8% GDP growth rate, Bangladesh is the world’s 3rd fastest growing economy
- Several key infrastructural projects in the pipeline, which will increase steel consumption significantly
- Per capita steel consumption forecasted to increase from 45 kg in 2017 to 73 kg by 2022
- Steel melting capacity likely to ramp up from 6 MnT to 9 MnT in coming years
- Ferrous scrap imports crossed 3 MnT last fiscal; volumes to double in next 3 years. Metallic imports will also increase in a similar proportion
- Bangladesh – 2nd largest destination for scrapped ships in the world
- Coal imports expected to touch 18 MnT by 2025 as coal-based power plants to multi-fold their capacity (edited)
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_text_separator title=”Bangladesh Steel Making Capacity”][vc_single_image image=”18137″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Source: SteelMint, Provisional Data[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_text_separator title=”Bangladesh Scrap Import”][vc_single_image image=”18138″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Source: WSA, Company Report, E-Estimated Figure[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_text_separator title=”Bangladesh Scrap Import”][vc_single_image image=”18139″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Source: Bangladesh Ship Breaking Association, SteelMint
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