Chittagong urea factory shut down due to technical glitch
Staff Correspondent, Ctg
Urea production at Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Limited (CUFL) came to a halt yesterday morning due to a technical glitch developed in the compressor of its ammonium plant. Sources said the factory authorities suspended fertiliser production at around 9.00am immediately after they noticed the fault. It requires at least two days for resumption of production and the factory incurs a loss of around Tk 72 lakh a day for the production halt, sources added. Though the factory has the capacity of producing 1,700 tonnes of urea a day, it could produce a little above 1,500 tonnes currently. Disruption or shortage of gas supply and low pressure is common since the factory launched operation in 1987. The factory suffered a Tk 35 crore loss in just four months of the last year due to disruption in gas supplies, sources said.
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