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Paper Mills

On the Trails Many people say it’s a dying Which segment would you How crucial is the role of rather we produce paper materials
across the board. Paper mills in
say there is more potential
R&D to remain competitive in
industry, but it has been
for growth?
the global market?
Bangladesh would only produce
maintaining a worldwide growth
writing and printing paper, which
rate of over 6%. In the modern
More potential for growth in the
Our R&D department has been quite
you see as normal A4 paper or paper
age, there is a movement to go
industry is in tissue, thermal
productive and inventive from the
for newsprint. Instead, we have
of Innovation paperless, but despite the paper and packaging paper. beginning, I personally look after its taken ourselves away from the
digitization and this shift to an
Thermal paper is what you use
regular operation. Every time, based
conventional market, geared up
online dominion, the tangibility of
on a credit card machine, POS
on market data/ feedback, we decide
ourselves for the next market, which
paper is irreplaceable.
machines etc. It is an import
for the development of new SKUs or
is a specialty grade. Your everyday
'Bashundhara Paper' has
Bashundhara Group enters in any
endorsement and goes into trial to
been the biggest paper substitute. Generally, product range, it all starts from my use for thermal paper which is used
on every POS machine, NCR paper,
exporter from Bangladesh industry with aims to take the the market with my concurrence duplex board, packaging paper –
place of the import substitute.
also. It is always critical to keep
Safwan for the past few years. The products that were once track what new facility can bring these are the growth markets we are
What are the factors that
looking at. So we are segmenting
Sobhan Tasvir helped "Bashundhara imported, now we can produce it about and ultimately this is the only more in different specialty grades. initiatives are running a
locally and export it as well.
Vice Chairman of Bashundhara Group Paper" to reach this approach we take to be competitive There’s a growth and sustainability many fields around us.
in domestic as well as in the global
Managing Director, Bashundhara Paper Mills Ltd. position? What are the arena. over there, as well as positively Somewhere free eye clinic is
such a machine. Then we devised future goals? You have recently received impacting employements. giving supports to the poor and
a plan on how to get the machine We have been adding capacity FSC-CoC (Recycled Paper) needy, somewhere Bashundhara
to Bangladesh, do the every year to match the demand certificate from the How is Bashundhara Group Bashundhara Group's core Ad-din Medical College Hospital in
construction on time, and get it regulatory authority constantly innovating value is 'For the People, For Keraniganj is providing the
Marjiya Baktyer As the Managing meticulously. Before we go machine in 18 months. It is up and running. Finally, once it of the market. We have recently Control Union. How themselves? the Country'. How has this cheapest medical care in its
Ahmed catches up Director of live with a machine at located in our Unit 1 which began running, it is not only listed ourselves on the Dhaka & crucial do you think it is Bashundhara Group believes in value shaped the company 500-bed hospital, yet Friday
with Safwan Bashundhara Paper production, we run it is in Narayanganj. The supplying in Bangladesh, but Chittagong stock market being the for consumers to use opportunity-creation for the nation; and its operations over the Clinics in Manikganj and Comilla
Sobhan on how Mills Ltd. and Vice through an extensive machine is so highly products are also being exported biggest paper mill as well as the responsibly sourced paper hence innovation is the key to make years? awaits with best doctors of the
exporter. In terms of quality,
technically configured that
through extensive Chairman of troubleshooting process, it was quite difficult for in volumes. India- our neighboring country - products? it happen. The Group as a whole try As a company when we say For the Country. A Special Children
following that it goes back
research and Bashundhara Group, to the R&D department. people here to figure out Through this challenge we has a bunch of paper mills all It is surely a responsible to remodel itself every now and then People, For the Country; we mean it. Foundation for the autist
you have to oversee
development, numerous operations. This is a daily routine we how to operate regularly. achieved specific knowledge of over, however very few of these recognition, but for Bangladesh to stay updated with the trend, as All the concerns are built in for the underprivileged children,
Bashundhara Do you have a maintain to stay on top of We did not have how to do team building, proper could compete with the quality market we have not seen much of well as to remain competitive in the people, for the country. They are capacity of 250 students, is
Group is at the strategy/ routine to any problems that may Bangladeshi expertise on planning in tough times, then we paper that we manufacture. That a big impact yet about FSC, business arena. adding value to the country, and it is perfect institution of its k
forefront of making ensure the efficiency arise. this. The regular paper did it a test scenario case and is why our export market has mostly due to knowledge gap. Whenever we think of a new a value addition for the employees as have an orphanage of 1000
then we implemented it.
Bangladesh an of the processes? Can you please share machines require about grown substantially in India right But for the export market, it has investment, we always look for well. Take our real estate business children, which is located in
Bashundhara also. We always try
import-substitute. We look into the
import Yes, I do follow a strategy with us about a 80-100 people to run but Who are the people that now. India has a gap of 300,000 been giving us a competitive edge industry, and in our R&D department for example, when we started back in to remain beside the needy
independent and I believe it is an challenge that you this new one can be run by have shaped the person tons of paper per annum. We are for marketing and exporting. we are always working on products 1987, we sold 3 lac Taka per katha, crisis time e.g. during the w
nation integral part of being a faced as a leader and engaging just only 3 people. you are now? basically filling that gap in, When we export to Europe, that that will be an import-substitute, which in turn of time over 3 crore at season, we always extend o
is a must. When we export to the
partially which is why export of
leader. We have weekly how you pushed So, to tackle this head on, My idol is always my father. I our quality paper & tissue U.S. and the U.K, these even the ones in the pipeline right present. So, we single- handedly as a supports all the Country
through?
company, made 50,000
we decided to go for
meetings where we prepare extensive scheduled sincerely look at him, and thereby products have gone up. certificates are also must to give now. They all will be substituting multi-millionaires in the country. We warm clothing, relief supp
ourselves for every Recently we have set up a training. We sent our people he has shaped me as the person I Our future goals are to practice documents. import-goods for Bangladesh and handed over 50,000 plots. Other the flood or, cyclone-affected
upcoming week. I need to new tissue machine from to Austria and China to get am today. Other than that, I would cost minimization and run the The full form of FSC is “Forest will be saving foreign currency. than that in all our products, we coastal people.
ensure my Head of Austria, which has the Stewardship Council”. Basically, During early 2020, our new Bitumin
What are the qualities Departments and Head of capacity to churn out 100 trained on how to operate say the next person is my business more efficiently. At plant will be in production. As never compromise on quality and we What would you like to say
do you believe that a Plants report back to me on MT tissues per day. We took headmaster from my boarding present, out of 14 machines, we when pulp is produced from Bangladesh is embarking upon always do extensive R&D, training to the new entrants in to
successful leader must a regular basis. Being the the challenge to erect the school back in the U.K. His guidance have made 10 of our machines as trees, it could be an Acacia tree building huge infrastructure, for for our employees so that they are the business sector?
have? Managing Director I always has been invaluable to me. closed loop machines, which or it could be a Rainwood, or roads and bridges, Bitumin is a well fitted and well educate, in every
Eucalyptus tree. To produce pulp,
sphere of their lives.
means that the water discharge is
From my boyhood, I was always
To be a successful leader, I have to have a bird’s eye fascinated by machinery and almost zero. Before, we had to use trees are uprooted and because of product which has been imported a I started 10 year ago, back in
2009. I would say where I am
think a person must view of the entire More potential for growth in the equipment. I am also fond of cars, 20 tons of water to make 1 ton of this, for every one tree taken out, lot, from all over the world. We will Apart from running such a today, obviously I have been given
possess a blend of absolute organization in real-time. industry is in tissue, thermal so I was always into fixing and paper. We have reduced that down ten trees have to be replanted. have the capacity to cater to the massive company, the position to be where I am, but
integrity, honesty, Our integrated ERP system engineering things. I was keen on to 7 tons of water. We have made These pulp producers provide national demand, as well as export. Bashundhara Group also I have taken things furthermore
decisiveness and must be a generates resourceful paper and packaging paper. pursuing engineering, but substantial reduction on relevant certificates and Our Bitumin will be guaranteed for engages in CSR activities. up. But remember to dedicate
team player. Having these reports that enable us to Thermal paper is what you use on eventually I opted for studying electricity, steam consumption, as necessary endorsement before 10 years, once it is put on the road. Can you elaborate please? yourself to your work as your
qualities also grows the build the necessary tools to a credit card machine, POS business administration, well as chemical consumption. We giving us pulp products. The passion. Whatever work you do,
capability to empower forecast the challenges. We machines etc. It is an import technology always fascinated me. have switched to chemicals that chemicals which we are using to How does meeting innovation I believe great success comes with you should enjoy it. Do not thin
others to work efficiently. have deadlines and substitute. Generally, This is how I ventured into the are bio eco-friendly. So, all these recycle the paper, de-ink the requirements affect the rate great responsibilities. Although of it as a burden. When I do my
Leaders have to be able to timelines for every piece of paper mill industry. They say, aspects we are doing day in and papers, those chemicals has to be of employment? Bashundhara Group has always been work, I really enjoy doing it, I
rest their faith on their work, and from project to Bashundhara Group enters in any when you are born, you are given day out, and cutting our costs, certified by FSC-COC, which Bashundhara paper mill is not just very much submissive about all of it as a passion. I am a passio
team and fully understand project basis. We set our industry with aims to take the a piece of paper, and when you while also becoming more implies they are not harmful to an ordinary paper mill, we do not its philanthropic initiatives, it is of golfer and passionate
how to properly delegate. KPIs and monitor them place of the import substitute. die, you are also given another. environmentally conscience. the environment. produce only simple writing paper no doubt a big range of its CSR businessman also.
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