The Karnaphuli River, is the largest and most important river in Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. It is a 667-metre (2,188 ft) wide river in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. Originating from the Saithah village of Mamit district in Mizoram, India, it flows 270 kilometres (170 mi) southwest through Chattogram Hill Tracts and Chattogram into the Bay of Bengal. Before the Padma, it was the fastest flowing river in Bangladesh. It is said to "represent the drainage system of the whole south-western part of Mizoram." Principal tributaries include the Kawrpui River or Thega River, Tuichawng River and Phairuang River. A large hydroelectric power plant was built on the Karnaphuli in the Kaptai region in the 1960s. The mouth of the river hosts the Port of Chattogram, the largest and busiest seaport of Bangladesh.
Topsoe is a Danish company founded in 1940 by Haldor Topsøe. The company has approximately 2,300 employees, of which 1,700 work in Denmark.
Karnaphuli Paper Mills is a Government-owned paper pulp and paper manufacturer in Chittagong, Bangladesh established in 1951 by Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation. In 1964 it was sold to Dawood Group. After the Independence of Bangladesh the company was taken over by Bangladesh Industrial Development Corporation. It is the largest paper producing factory in Bangladesh and operates as a subsidiary of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation. In 2016, it has faced criticism for not having an effluent treatment facility.
Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) is a Pakistani chemical company which produces chemical fertilizer. It was established by the Fauji Foundation which holds a controlling interest. FFC produces or markets various fertilizers which include urea, DAP, SOP, MOP, Boron and Zinc.
The incident of the 10-Truck Arms and Ammunition Haul took place in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on the night of 1 April 2004, when police and Coast Guard interrupted the loading of ten trucks and seized extensive illegal arms and ammunition at a jetty of Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited (CUFL) on the Karnaphuli River. This is believed to be the largest arms smuggling incident in the history of Bangladesh.
The wet sulfuric acid process (WSA process) is a gas desulfurization process. After Danish company Haldor Topsoe introduced this technology in 1987, it has been recognized as a process for recovering sulfur from various process gases in the form of commercial quality sulfuric acid (H2SO4) with the simultaneous production of high-pressure steam. The WSA process can be applied in all industries where sulfur removal presents an issue.
Ahmed Dawood was a Pakistani industrialist and a philanthropist. Dawood founded several companies and The Dawood Foundation (TDF), which established the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology.
The Shahjalal Fertiliser Factory is one of the biggest fertiliser factories in Bangladesh. It is situated at NGFF, Fenchuganj Upazila in Sylhet. The project was inaugurated by Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Tanzania Mbolea and Petrochemical Company (TMPC), a Tanzanian company that was specifically formed to design, build and operate a fertilizer-manufacturing factory in the Mtwara Region of Tanzania, using natural gas as raw material.
Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited is a urea fertilizer company in Chittagong and is owned by the state owned Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation.
PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur is one of the strategic industrial companies in Indonesia with five Ammonia plant units and five Urea plant units in one location in Bontang, East Kalimantan and is the subsidiary of PT Pupuk Indonesia Holding Company. While the NPK factory units are spread in three cities, including the production of organic fertilizer which is spread in five regions. Assets in 2016 reached Rp29,390 trillion.
Triple Super Phosphate Complex Limited or TSP Complex Limited is a government owned fertilizer company in Bangladesh. It is under supervision of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC). It primarily produces phosphate fertilizers. The factory complex consists of 2 units of TSP fertilizer producing facility with installed capacity of 1,52,000 MT.
Jamuna Fertilizer Company Limited is a Bangladesh government owned fertilizer company based in Jamalpur District. It was under the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation of the Ministry of Industries. Khan Md. Shahid Ullah is the Managing Director of Jamuna Fertilizer Company Limited. It is one of the largest fertilizer factories in Bangladesh.
Ashuganj Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited is a Bangladesh government owned company fertilizer company. It is under the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation of the Ministry of Industries. Ashuganj Sar Karkhana College is college affiliated with the company.
Karnafuli Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates. The industries under this conglomerate include port, shipping and logistics, media, health care, real estate, automobiles, finance, insurance etc. The Managing Director of the group is Saber Hossain Chowdhury, an Awami League member of parliament and son of Hedayet Hossain Chowdhury who is also a director of HRC Group, another Bangladeshi conglomerate.
Shah Md. Imdadul Haque is a Bangladeshi civil servant and chairman of the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation. He is the chairman of Synovia Pharma PLC, which is owned by BEXIMCO Group. He is the chairman of Saudi Bangla Integrated Cement Company Limited. He is the chairman of Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Limited. He is a director of Jamuna Fertilizer Company Limited. He is the Chairman of Training Institute for Chemical Industries. He is the chairman of Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited. He is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Dhaka South City Corporation.
The Brunei Fertilizer Industries (BFI) is a government owned company and producer of ammonia and urea granular fertilizer, located in Sungai Liang Industrial Park (SPARK), Belait District, Brunei. It is claimed to be one of the largest fertilizer facilities in Southeast Asia, and has a production capacity of 1,365,000 tonnes of urea annually. The facility for BFI started being built in May 2018 and 500 jobs was expected be created when the plant is fully operating.
Ghorasal Polash Urea Fertilizer Public Limited Company is a fertilizer factory under BCIC which is located at Polash Upazila, Narsingdi. This is the largest fertilizer company in Bangladesh.
