Govt to procure 30,000 tonnes of rock phosphate, 70,000 tonnes of fertiliser
The government has approved separate proposals for procuring some 30,000 tonnes of rock phosphate and 70,000 tonnes of MOP fertiliser to meet the growing demands of the country.
The approvals came from the 22nd meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP), held at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat with Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.
Following a proposal of the Ministry of Industries, the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) would procure 30,000 tonnes of rock phosphate for TSPCL from M/s Zentrade FZE, UAE (Manufacturer: OCP S.A., Morocco) with around Tk89.50 crore, with per MT rock phosphate costing $232.90.
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In response to a proposal from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) would procure 40,000 tonnes of MOP fertiliser under a state-level agreement from Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) of Canada with around Tk165.73 crore where per MT fertiliser would cost $339.63.
Following another proposal, BADC would procure 30,000 tonnes of MOP fertiliser under a state-level agreement from JSC "Foreign Economic Corporation (Prodintorg)" of Russia, with around Tk124.30 crore where per MT fertiliser would cost $339.63.
