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Iron & Steel Plants in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has 9 iron & steel plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 26th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.7% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 7 operating and 2 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Abul Khair Ltd (1), Abul Khair Steel Ltd (1) and Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills Ltd (1) — Abul Khair Ltd alone is named on 11% of them. Half of Bangladesh's iron & steel plants in service predate 2019 (median commissioning year of the 5 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is KSRM Sitakunda steel plant, dating from 1984. 2 are in the pipeline, led by Meghna Re-rolling and Steel Mills steel plant, proposed. They account for 3% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Bangladesh.
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Who owns Bangladesh's iron & steel plants
- Abul Khair Ltd1 11%
- Abul Khair Steel Ltd1 11%
- Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills Ltd1 11%
- Bashundhara Group Ltd1 11%
- Bashundhara Multi Steel Industries Ltd1 11%
- BSRM Steels Ltd1 11%
- GPH Ispat Ltd1 11%
- KSRM Steel Plant Ltd1 11%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1980s1
- 2010s2
- 2020s2
Median commissioning year 2019 · oldest KSRM Sitakunda steel plant (1984) · newest Bashundhara Steel Mirsarai plant (2026) · 5 of 9 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Meghna Re-rolling and Steel Mills steel plantproposed
- Unitex Steel Mills Feni steel plantconstruction
How Bangladesh compares · iron & steel plants by country
- 1. China458
- 23. Taiwan11
- 24. Kazakhstan10
- 25. Philippines10
- 26. Bangladesh9
- 27. Canada8
- 28. Pakistan8
- 29. Poland8
Frequently asked
- How many iron & steel plants are there in Bangladesh?
- OverWatts maps 9 iron & steel plants in Bangladesh — 0.7% of the world's mapped total, the 26th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- Who owns the iron & steel plants in Bangladesh?
- Abul Khair Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 1 of 9 (11%). Next are Abul Khair Steel Ltd (1), Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills Ltd (1) and Bashundhara Group Ltd (1).
- How old are Bangladesh's iron & steel plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2019, across the 5 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is KSRM Sitakunda steel plant (1984); 3 came online in the past ten years.
- What new iron & steel plants are being built in Bangladesh?
- 2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Meghna Re-rolling and Steel Mills steel plant and Unitex Steel Mills Feni steel plant.