Bashundhara Steel Mirsarai plant
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Bashundhara Steel Mirsarai plant, also known as BMSIL, Bashundhara Multi Steel Industries Limited, is a steel plant in Mirsarai, Chittagong, Bangladesh that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Mirsarai, Chittagong, Bangladesh:
- Location: Bashundhara Industrial Economic Zone, Zone 15, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar, Mirsarai, Chittagong, Bangladesh
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.719278, 91.470382 (exact)
Background
Bashundhara Multi Steel Plant announced its plan to invest US $500 million to build and an electric arc furnace (EAF) with a capacity of 1.25 mtpa in Mirsarai, Bangladesh, expected to become operational within the year 2025.[1][2] The construction of the plant was expected to start in January 2021.[3] The project was inaugurated on 20 November, 2022, among two other projects of the Bashundhara Group.[4]
In January 2021, Bashundhara Group, ordered a MIDA endless-casting rolling minimill from Danieli to produce more than 1.0 mtpa of rebar and wirerod for the local market, to be installed at upcoming plant in Mirsarai.[5] In September 2022, Bashundhara Multisteel Industries Limited signed a contract with SMS group to install an integrated facility to produce more than two million tons of hot rolled coils annually with the goal of filling the gap in demand for flat products in Bangladesh.[6]
In March 2025, the start date was pushed to mid-2026.[7] Later in 2025, the project was described in the news as "in disarray" with a variety of issues including government and utility permits, import and consignment, and delayed or cancelled funding and loans. That mid-2026 deadline was thus described as "uncertain."[8]
In May 2025, a company official was arrested for forging a letter in an attempt to avoid consignment charges at the Chattogram port.[9]
Ownership Tree
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[10] | 2022-09[11] | 2026[12] | 3000[12] | 200MW from Rural Electrification Board grid[12] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bashundhara Group Ltd | 5077898726 | E100000131080 | Bashundhara Multi Steel Industries Ltd [100%][13] | unknown | E100002006720 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| billet, coil, rebar, wire rod, square bar[13] | building and infrastructure[14] | unknown | unknown | unknown | DRI; EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | 1250[15][16] | 1250[15][16] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 2200[17] | 2200[17] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Start date | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | announced[17] | 2022 | 2026[12] | not found | 2200[17] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Construction date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | construction[18] | 2021[18] | 2026[12] | Danieli Digimelter[18][18] | 1250[15][16] | 100.0[18] |
Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[18][19] | 100.00[19][20][18] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Message from MD". Bashundhara Multi Steel Industries Ltd. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ↑ www.recyclingtoday.com https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/bashundhara-bangladesh-steel-eaf-recycling/. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "New Bashundhara EAF steel plant to raise Bangladesh scrap demand". Fastmarkets. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ↑ Sun, Daily (2022-11). "Bashundhara Group launches 3 factories at BSMSN". daily-sun. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "Bashundhara Group orders Danieli MIDA green steel minimill plant ‹ Danieli". www.danieli.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ↑ "Bashundhara Multisteel and SMS group sign a contract for an integrated CSP® plant to produce Hot Rolled Coils (HRC) - SMS group GmbH". www.sms-group.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ↑ "Bashundhara's ambitious steel plant set for production by mid-2026 | The Business Standard". www.tbsnews.net. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ↑ "Govt to procure 1 cargo LNG | The Financial Express". thefinancialexpress.com.bd. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ "Bashundhara official held".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/new-bashundhara-eaf-steel-plant-to-raise-bangladesh-scrap-demand.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/657479.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/bashundharas-ambitious-steel-plant-set-production-mid-2026-1090456.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230316164215/http://www.bmsil.com/. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://bmsil.com/about-bmsil/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 (PDF) https://www.beza.gov.bd/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Inauguration-of-Operation-Development-Activities-of-Economic-Zones-of-BEZA-Souvenir.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240905173335/https://bmsil.com/message-from-md/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240218080352/https://www.steelmintevents.com/steelmint-analysis-bangladesh-likely-to-boost-steel-melting-capacity-by-2025-raise-scrap-imports/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112121028/https://www.danieli.com/en/news-media/news/bashundhara-group-orders-danieli-mida-green-steel-minimill-plant_37_608.htm. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 19.0 19.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240911150900/https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/new-bashundhara-eaf-steel-plant-to-raise-bangladesh-scrap-demand/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/bashundhara-bangladesh-steel-eaf-recycling/.
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