Friday, September 7, 2012

BANGLADESH: Seven Rings Cement production capacity to be raised to 4.4 million MT

The Hong-Kong based Shun Shing Group has planned to increase its Seven Rings Cement production capacity in Bangladesh up to 4.4 million metric tons (MT) per year by 2015, officials said.

Currently, the group has few cement factories having annual production capacity of 1.6 million MT in Bangladesh, they said Wednesday at the corporate night-2012 of Seven Circle Bangladesh Ltd (SCBL), a cement company fully owned by the group, at a city hotel.


The corporate night was attended among others, by professors of various universities, engineers from different government and non-government organisations including Prof Jamilur Reza Choudhury, vice chancellor of the University of Asia Pacific, Prof Dr AMM Shafiullah, vice chancellor of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Prof Dr M Shamim J Bosunia, SCBL Managing Director Mohammad Ali Pasha and its CEO Sheikh Raihan Ahmed.

The guests highly praised the consistent good quality of seven rings cement and urged the officials to continue the quality. 

They also called upon to increase its CSR activities for the betterment of the people and the company.

Prof Jamilur Reza Choudhury, who is also a former advisor to the caretaker government, unveiled an updated corporate brochure of Seven Circle.

The corporate night was arranged to enhance enthusiasm for stronger bondage and to create a new horizon of progress among the valued customers of the company, the officials said.

At the programme, the company officials shared and exchanged their knowledge and views as well as technical capacity of their products for different purposes, by which Seven Rings Cement can contribute in the development work in Bangladesh, they added.

To meet up the growing demand for seven rings cement, the group invested for another cement unit in Khulna to increase its production capacity to 2.9 million MT per year by 2013 in the country, they said.

They further said that Seven Rings Cement’s commitment in service and consistent quality toward their customers will be more ensured by the strong relationship to be built at the programme.

They also expressed their readiness to take the challenges of the 21st century.

SCBL was incorporated in Bangladesh in 2000. Its initial annual production capacity was 0.5 million MT.

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