Mongla, Nov 27, 2012:

Bashundhara Liquefied Petroleum Gas Limited (BLPGL), an enterprise of

the Bashundhara Group, has set up the country’s only and mega facility for
making international standard gas cylinder at Sundarban Industrial
Complex at Mongla.

The Bashundhara Liquefied Petroleum Gas Limited, since its inception,

has solely been depending on the gas cylinders produced at one of its
sister concern – the Bashundhara Steel Complex Limited (BSCL) at
Manikganj.

In the backdrop of fast depleting reserve of the natural gas, the

government in the recent years started encouraging private entrepreneurs
to promote bottled LPG as alternative fuel for domestic purposes and small
industries.

The project has been implemented under the technical support from two
Chinese companies – Hunan Technical Import and Export Corporation and
Jiangyan City Yuehai Manufacturing Company Limited.

The production capacity of the plant is 100 thousand cylinders of different

size a month.

Sundarban Industrial Complex Ltd. (SICL) is the biggest enterprise of its

kind in Bangladesh private sector. This world class LPG cylinder
manufacturing plant came into operation in November 2011.

It has modern auto hydraulic press machines, pneumatic machines, auto

MIG welding machines, submersed arc welding machines, stretching
machines (Deep drawing), auto electric anneal furnace, auto hydraulic
pressure test & leakage test machines, auto zinc spray lines and powder
coated painting lines with modern heating chamber. Besides these it has
modern testing labs for burst test, tensile test, chemical composition test
and X-ray test.

SICL is producing environment-friendly cylinders by following the design

code DOT 4BA 240. A strong team of experts ensures the quality of the
cylinders produced at the factory. The main raw material for cylinder, H.R
Coil, is imported from Japan and Korea. Other imported items are self
closing cylinder valve with bung, welding wire, welding flux, steel shots,
powder coated paint.
SICL is not only producing LPG Cylinder for itself but also producing
cylinders for other companies of Bangladesh. It is capable to produce any
kind of LPG cylinder to meet the demand of the market.

The project is located at Mongla Port Industrial area at Mongla on a land

measuring 12 (Twelve) acre. The plant operates in three shifts per day
with a capacity of 1000 bottle production per shift.

Thought it fulfills the local demand at present, it prepares to export to other

countries satisfying the domestic demand. About 150 people are employed
in this plant for production of LPG Cylinder. All the machines are imported
from China including Drawing, Blanking & Lincoln Welding Machine.
Totally automated painting section of this plant uses powder coating, which
is not used in any other plant in Bangladesh.

Year of inception: The plant has been taken into its commercial operation
on 25th November 2011.
Location: Mongla, Bagerhat

LPG capacity: 12.5 Kg, 30 Kg & 45 Kg

Product Usages:
12.5 Kg: Domestic Use
30 Kg & 45 Kg: Industrial Use & Commercial Usages

T. K. Gas and Gas Cylinder Ltd.

The LPG filling companies of Bangladesh often depend on the quality LPG
cylinders manufactured at the Latifpur factory of T. K. Gas and Gas Cylinder Ltd.
The company always ensures production of gas cylinders without any risk of leak
or other accidents.
For the past 2 decades, T. K. Gas and Gas Cylinder Ltd.’s commitment to
consistent quality and weight has earned the trust of the leading LPG companies
of Bangladesh and it currently produces 400 cylinders in it’s 20000 sqft. facility
every day.
Its dynamic and perdurable design makes it perfect for steel sheet
manufacturers, LPG suppliers and others.
For more details:
Factory: Latifpur, Noth Pahartali, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Key Contact Person: Mr. Md. Tarikul Arfan Chowdhury, DGM. Phone:+88-
01713104915.
Email: container@tkgroupbd.com
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New LPG supplier

enters the market
A new company, BM Energy, will begin its journey on Saturday to supply
liquefied petroleum gas to households and industries.
The Netherlands-Bangladesh joint venture has already set up a 3,000
tonne-LPG bottling plant in Chittagong's Barabkunda area with an
investment of $26 million, said Managing Director Mostafizur Rahman.
The company will sell three types of gas-filled cylinders -- 12kg, 33kg
and 45kg -- under the brand name of BM LP gas across the country, he
said at a press conference yesterday at the capital's Hotel La Vinci.
BM Energy's entry comes on the heels of Omera Petroleum's, which
started selling its LPG on April 12.
Bangladesh has much potential in terms of gas consumption as only 6
percent of the entire population has access to natural gas, and that too
mostly in urban areas, said Bert Pronk, chairman of BM Energy.
The gap between demand and supply of natural gas is widening by the
day owing to the large scale conversion of fuel-run automobile engines
to CNG and increased pressures from the growing industries and
households, he added.
The country consumes more than one lakh tonnes of LPG a year, 80
percent of which is imported from Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil
company of Saudi Arabia. The rest is produced by state-run Bangladesh
Petroleum Corporation (BPC).
The demand for LPG is expected to increase in the coming days as the
government looks to stop new piped gas connections for domestic use,
said Firoz Ahmed, general manager of sales and marketing of BM
Energy.
The market structure of LPG has changed dramatically over the years,
with growing participation of private companies.
For instance, in 2014, the private companies supplied 86 percent of the
total demand for LPG in the country, he said.
BM Energy will import LPG mainly from Middle Eastern countries like
Saudi Arabia and Qatar, he said, adding that a 5,000 tonne LPG vessel
can be anchored at the company's floating terminal in Chittagong.
The company has already appointed 3,000 dealers across the country to
sell its product, according to Ahmed.
The current plant-gate price of each 12kg LPG cylinder is hovering
around Tk 1,130 to Tk 1,250.
BM Energy has not disclosed its LPG price; it will announce it when the
product is formally launched at the market.
Local Bashundhara and Jamuna Spacetech, France's TotalGaz and
Australia's Kleenheat are the leading companies that sell cooking gas.

12:00 AM, December 19, 2014 / LAST MODIFIED: 01:53 AM, March 08, 2015
OMERA PETROLEUM TO ENTER LPG MARKET IN
MARCH

Omera Petroleum to
enter LPG market in
March
Omera Petroleum is set to supply liquefied petroleum gas to households
and industries from March next year in a bid to tap the growing demand
for an alternative to piped gas.
A subsidiary of lubricant supplier MJL Bangladesh, Omera Petroleum
has invested around Tk 540 crore to set up operations, which includes
the purchase of the country's first LPG carrying barge, Omera Princess,
and incorporating European technology at its facilities.
“This reflects our commitment to ensuring global standards,” said
Ishtiaq Ahmed, Omera Petroleum's chief executive officer.
To be sold under the brand name of Omera LPG, the cylinders would
come in: 5.5kg, 12kg and 35kg. For industries, it would provide tailored
solutions.
The company plans to sell 5 lakh LPG cylinders in 2015, according to
Tanzeem Chowdhury, Omera Petroleum's manager for corporate
planning.
With 2,500 million cubic feet of natural gas supply per day, it is
impossible to satisfy all the sectors of the country's massively growing
economy, he said.
“Bangladesh falls among the few countries in Asia that still supply piped
natural gas to households. Our finite supply of natural gas should be
completely redirected to the productive sectors in order to sustain our
growth rate.”
As a consequence, the alternative left for households is LPG, Chowdhury
said.
While that is a good solution to the supply constraints, it will only be
viable if the alternative source has the capacity to meet the households'
demand.
Given these circumstances, the annual market for LPG will stand at 5
lakh tonnes in the next ten years, from the present 1.5 lakh tonnes,
according to Chowdhury.
At present, 80 percent of the country's annual demand for LPG is met by
imports and the rest is produced by state-run Bangladesh Petroleum
Corporation.
Private players like Bashundhara, Jamuna Spacetech, French TotalGaz
and Australian Kleenheat sell LPG by importing it.
Omera Petroleum, which will import LPG as well, has the storage and
distribution network of 100,000 tonnes a year, and at any one time, it
would have a capacity of around 4,000 tonnes, which is by far the
highest in Bangladesh, said Ahmed.
Its barge has the capacity to carry 300 tonnes of LPG, and is also
equipped to supply bulk LPG to any industrial customer based on the
riverside.
“By utilising the river routes, we can ensure uninterrupted supply to the
Dhaka region from Mongla, where our main plant is located. This is a
new benchmark for supply chain management of LPG in the country,”
Ahmed said.
The company has six modern road tankers to supply LPG to its three
satellite stations in Bogra, Ghorashal and Chittagong, and will also be a
means to supply bulk LPG to industrial zones, he said.
A 12kg cylinder sells for Tk 1,450 at present, down from Tk 1,600-1,700
last year. BPC, on the other hand, sells the same amount for Tk 700.
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