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Bengal Group (also known as Bengal group of Industries) is a Bangladeshi conglomerate. [1] [2] It was established in 1969. It includes Bengal Plastic the largest plastic manufacturer in Bangladesh. [3] [4] Morshed Alam, a member of parliament from Awami League, is the chairman of the Bengal Group of Industries. [5]
Between 1950 and 2017, 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic are estimated to have been made, with more than half of this having been produced since 2004. Since the birth of the plastic industry in the 1950s, global production has increased enormously, reaching 400 million tonnes a year in 2021; this is up from 381 million metric tonnes in 2015 ...
Global Plastic Production (1950-2022) [2] Plastics production has been growing globally. The numbers include thermoplastics and polyurethanes, as well as thermosets, adhesives, coatings, sealants, and PP-fibers. [1] Data was gathered by PlasticsEurope (PEMRG) and Consultic, or the nova-institute. [3] [4]
1950: DuPont begin the manufacture of polyester. 1951: J. Paul Hogan and Robert L. Banks from Phillips polymerize propylene for the first time to produce polypropylene. 1953: Polycarbonate is independently developed by Hermann Schnell at Bayer and Daniel Fox at General Electric. 1954: Polypropylene is discovered by Giulio Natta with production ...
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation: Oil & gas Exploration & production Dhaka: 1976 State-owned petrochemical S A Bangladesh Pratidin: Consumer services Publishing Dhaka: 2010 Newspaper P A Bangladesh Railway: Industrials Railroads Dhaka: 1862 Railroads S A Bangladesh Shipping Corporation: Industrials Marine transportation Chittagong: 1972 State ...
There are differing estimates of how much plastic waste has been produced in the last century. By one estimate, one billion tons of plastic waste have been discarded since the 1950s. [32] Others estimate a cumulative human production of 8.3 billion tons of plastic, of which 6.3 billion tons is waste, with only 9% getting recycled. [33] [34] [35]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 February 2025. Economy of Bangladesh Motijheel C/A, the downtown of Dhaka Currency Bangladeshi taka (BDT, ৳) Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June Trade organizations SAFTA, SAARC, BIMSTEC, WTO, AIIB, IMF, Commonwealth of Nations, World Bank, ADB, Developing-8 Country group Developing/Emerging Lower-middle ...
Akij Group was established in the 1950s by industrialist Sheikh Akijuddin as a cigarettes manufacturing business, before moving into other areas of business Like Rice, Jute, Paddy etc. [2] [3] In 2009, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Akij Group paid 390 million euros in tax, making it the biggest local tax-payer, contributing two per cent to the nation's entire ...