The ever-growing demand for electricity has increased the reliance on coal globally, especially in emerging economies with underdeveloped renewable energy infrastructures and pressing energy security concerns. Bangladesh is a case in point. The country has increased procurement of imported coal...
- January 6, 2023
Sponge iron imports by Bangladesh from India stood at 283,000 tonnes (t) in FY’22 (April’21-March’22). Although Bangladesh’s imports increased sharply from FY’21, volumes were still lower compared to the previous couple of fiscals. Imports, however, are expected to edge up...
- August 27, 2022
Bangladesh set to increase steel melting capacity around 13 mnt by 2025 BSRM, AKS, GPH and many other mills are setting up additional capacity Bashundhara, Meghan & Akij entering steel business Bangladesh, one of the largest ferrous scrap importers in...
- July 23, 2022
Imported scrap volumes into Bangladesh, a major bulk ferrous scrap buyer, imports bulk ferrous scrap 1.76 mnt in H1 CY2022 (January-June, 2022) vis-a-vis 1.09 mnt in H1 CY2021. The country’s imports rebounded in June 2022 by 57% to 0.33 million...
- July 7, 2022
Government of Bangladesh has intended to develop a coal terminal at Payra port to facilitate coal movement for its upcoming power station, by appointing private participants to carry out the expansion work. Payra, the third sea port of Bangladesh situated...
- January 8, 2020
