BSRM Ltd Mirsarai steel plant
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BSRM Ltd Mirsarai steel plant, also known as Melting unit-2, Bangladesh Steels Re-rolling Mills, BSRM Steel Mills Ltd (SML), Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills Limited, is a steel plant in Mirsarai, Zorargonj, Chittagong, Bangladesh that operates induction furnace (IF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Mirsarai, Zorargonj, Chittagong, Bangladesh:
- Location: Zorargonj, Mirsarai, Chattogram, Bangladesh
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.870631, 91.545862 (exact)
Background
The Bangladesh Steels Re-rolling Mills or BSRM was formed in 1952 in the then East Bengal.[1] The company set up a rolling mill in 1952.[2] In 2012 the steel production capacity of the plant was 600 ttpa, which was enhanced to 700 ttpa by 2015.[3] BSRM started its first steel melting facility in 1996 with a capacity of 150 ttpa, formerly called Meghna Engineering Works and now as Steel Melting Works in Nasirabad, Chattogram, Bangladesh.[3]
The BSRM Steel Mills Ltd or SML, a subsidiary of BSRM Ltd started operation in 2019 and has expanded to a total capacity of 1.15 million tons of steel annually.[4] The company relies on 1.4 million tons of imported steel scrap and remaining sourced locally. The plant also buys direct reduced iron.[3]
In 2020, one worker was killed and four critically injured in an accident at the plant involving molten steel.[5]
The Chittagong shipbreaking yards, known as the top destination in the world for end-of-life ships, where workers rip apart hundreds of vessels in dangerous conditions and with heavy pollution risks, are located near this plant.[6] Shipbreaking supplies 80%-90% of the scrap steel for the Bangladeshi steel industry.[7] This company has been tangentially linked to the shipbreaking yards, and likely sources all or most of its scrap steel there.[8]
Ownership Tree
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Low-emissions/green steelmaking
This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the project are included below.
Table 1: Green Steel Project Details
| Project 1 | |
|---|---|
| Project name | Bangladesh Steel x JICA Green Steel Plant |
| Company | Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills Limited |
| Company has climate goals? | No |
| Location | Bangladesh, Bangladesh |
| Project website | Site |
| Project scale | Full scale |
| Project status | Operating |
| Technology to be used | Not stated |
| Technology details | Steel mill |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not applicable |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | 0 |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | Not applicable |
| Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) | Not applicable |
| Investment size (m USD) | 50 |
| Partners | Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) |
| Date of announcement | 2/1/2025 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-06[9] | 1250[10] | unknown |
Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills Ltd [100.0%] | 5044196077 [100.0%] | E100000120118 [100.0%] | Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills Ltd [100%][11] | 5044196077 | E100000120118 [100%] |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[12] | billet, rod, bar, rebar[12] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[12] | yes[13][12] | unknown[12] | unknown | IF |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Induction furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1150[14][15][16] | 1150[14][15][16] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | NF |
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 88[17] | 88[17] |
| 2020 | 439[17] | 439[17] |
| 2021 | 994[17] | 994[17] |
| 2022 | 959[17] | 958[17] |
| 2023 | 754[18] | 753[18] |
| 2024 | 863[15] | 862[15] |
Unit Details
Table 8: Induction Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown IF (1) | operating[19][15] | 2019[15] | 358[15][16][14] |
| unknown IF (2) | operating[15] | 2020[15] | 504[15] |
| unknown IF (3) | operating[15] | 2023[15] | 288[15] |
Table 9: Induction Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown IF (1) | yes[16] | 90.00[20] | 10.00[20] |
| unknown IF (2) | yes[16] | 90.00[20] | 10.00 |
| unknown IF (3) | yes[16] | 90.00[20] | 10.00 |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Milestones". BSRM. Retrieved 10 October, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Integrated Annual Report 2022-23" (PDF). BSRM. 2023. Retrieved 26 February, 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Taylor, Brian (23 May 2021). "The FYI on BSRM". Recycling Today. Retrieved 10 October, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "2024-2025 Annual Report".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Worker dies of burns at BSRM factory". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ "Bangladesh: Shipping Firms Profit from Labor Abuse". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ "How shipbreaking is contributing to Bangladesh's economy | The Business Standard". www.tbsnews.net. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ "Police recover truckload of BSRM scrap from ship-breaking yard".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230206060641/https://bsrm.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/7713_Nov_22_BSRM-Steels-Ltd_Annual-Report_2021-22_Re-rolling_07_06-12-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-02-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220112121131/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/bsrm-bangladesh-steel-recycling-ferrous-scrap-alihussain/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220111171759/https://bsrm.com/bangladesh-steel-re-rolling-mills-ltd/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220114135150/https://bsrm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Directors-Report-BSRMLTD-2019-20.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://bsrm.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/BSRMLTD-AR-2023-24.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240229035925/https://sec.gov.bd/ipoprospectus/Prospectus_of_BSRM.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-02-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 https://bsrm.com/investor-relations/bangladesh-steel-re-rolling-mills-limited/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 (PDF) https://bsrm.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BSRM-LTD-Audit-Accounts-for-23-24.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240212203244/https://bsrm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/8662_Nov_23_BSRM-Steels-Ltd_Annual-Report_2022-23_BSRMLTD_All.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-02-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Director's Report 2023-24" (PDF). BSRM.com. 2024-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-12-07. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230529021800/https://bsrm.com/milestones/. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221007201422/https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/infrastructure-projects-will-spark-steel-boom-in-bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07.
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