Local steel-building makers are expecting a bright future for the pre-fabricated building sector as an increasing number of conglomerates, including foreign companies, are setting up such structures for industrial use. “The demand for steel buildings is increasing in the country…
What was once a dream for many realtors in Bangladesh to set up world standard, environment friendly green buildings will become a reality sooner than expected. Cityscape International Ltd, a local real estate company, plans to open an eco-friendly commercial…
Cement manufacturers are passing tough times as the sector is being hit hard by political instability. The cost of transporting cement from mill gates to retail-level sellers has doubled, and more importantly, no transport can be arranged during shutdowns, manufacturers…
The development of cement industry in Bangladesh dates back to the early-fifties but its growth in real sense started only about a decade. Till 1990 about 95 percent of the country’s demand for cement had been met through import. The…
Real estate has been hit by high interest rates that have caused a severe drop in sales, industry people said. Real estate developers now pay 18 percent or more in interest rates for bank loans, up from 14-15 percent a…
Construction steel is the material for the backbone of a country’s economic development. A nation’s state of economic development can be gauged from the annual per capita consumption of steel. The table below shows at a glance the steel consumption…
