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A K M Arif Uzzaman Arif Uzzaman

Bangladesh Ceramic Industry-Sector Review And Performance Analysis of Selected Listed Companies

Ceramics industry is a booming manufacturing sector in Bangladesh which started its journey in 1958 with the establishment of a small manufacturing plant for porcelain tableware by Tajma Ceramic Industries in Bagura. At present, there are 70 ceramic manufacturers are in operation in the country out of which, 32 companies are producing tiles, 20 are producing tableware, and 18 are producing sanitary ware. In the previous 10 years, the sector has seen a 200%
growth in production, with annual manufacturing capacity reaching 308mn and 19mn pieces in the tableware and sanitary ware segments, respectively, whereas the annual tiles manufacturing capacity stands at 207mn square meters. Moreover, the total local and foreign investment in the ceramic industry has been USD 1.70 bn in the last 30 years in which tiles received 62% of the total investment followed by table ware and sanitary ware with 23% and 15% of the total investment respectively. At present, around 52,000 people are directly employed in this sector whilst the indirect involvement is over half a million. The industry can cater 96% of tableware, 77% of tiles and 89% of the sanitary ware demand through local production.

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A K M Arif Uzzaman Arif Uzzaman

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