S. Alam Group, one of the country's leading industrial conglomerates, has signed an agreement of $400 million to set up two more sugar refineries. One will be in Chattogram and the other will be in Dhaka.
These projects are set to meet the increasing demand for sugar in the country. The agreement was signed with a renowned engineering consultant and EPC organization. Top officials from both companies were present during the agreement signing.
The proposed sugar refinery of Chattogram will be built at Ichanagar in Azimpara union of Karnaphuli Upazila. The other refinery of Dhaka will be built at Ganga Nagar of Rupganj Upazila in Narayanganj. These two refineries are expected to be fully operational by 2025.
The refineries have a combined capacity of six thousand and four hundred metric tons, each having three thousand and two hundred metric
tons per day.
These advanced refineries will use state-of-the-art equipment and technology from USA, Germany, France, UK, Sweden, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and Thailand. It is expected thatthis initiative will bring a revolution in the sugar refining industry in Bangladesh. These proposed refineries will be run with safe purified water and a recent modern treatment plant based on reverse osmosis system will be used for water purification purposes. Besides, the latest modern carbonation system, membrane filler and Ion exchange resin will be used in the proposed refineries to remove
health hazard sulfur and other toxic components.
The new sugar refinery projects will also deploy high-capacity magnetic separators to ensure purity of the product. Sugar will be packaged, maintaining hygienic procedure, in 50 kg trading bags, 1000 kg commercial bags, one kg and half kg retail packets through full automation system.
Liquid sugar will also be supplied to beverage and pharmaceutical companies from the two refineries.It will reduce production costs and mitigate transportation and storage risks.
Akhtar Hasan, General Manager, S. Alam Group, said, “These two refineries will play an important role in ensuring the supply of quality sugar to the consumers of the country. We are hoping the sugar refineries will start operation on time. S. Alam Group is committed to provide sugar and other consumer goods at an affordable price. We want to tackle the market crisis for daily necessities.”
