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CUFL resumes urea production after 27-day shutdown
Published : Friday, 13 November, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Observer Online Report
The state-owned Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Limited (CUFL) in Anwara, Chattogram, resumed urea production after remaining shut for 27 days.
Production restarted at around 3:00 AM on Friday (November 13), CUFL Managing Director Mizanur Rahman confirmed.
According to factory sources, production was suspended on the night of October 17 due to a mechanical fault. Before that, the factory had remained shut for six months because of a gas shortage. Production resumed on September 15 after gas supply returned to normal, but operations were suspended again within 48 hours due to mechanical problems.
After around 12 days, the fault was repaired and the factory resumed operations towards the end of September. However, production was suspended again after another mechanical fault developed within a few days. Following the latest 27-day shutdown, the factory resumed production early Friday.
CUFL sources said the factory was incurring losses of more than Tk3 crore every day during the shutdown.
Under normal operating conditions, the factory has the capacity to produce around 500 tonnes of ammonia and 1,200 tonnes of urea daily.
Sources further said, the factory, which is nearly 40 years old, frequently encounters various mechanical faults, forcing production to stop even when gas supply remains normal. Once operations are suspended, identifying and repairing the faults takes considerable time. The factory's production capacity has also declined compared to previous years.
CUFL Managing Director Mizanur Rahman said, the factory was nearly 40 years old and there was no certainty about when production might stop due to its mechanical problems.
He said, the authorities were trying to resolve the problems gradually.
If production could be maintained without disruption, the factory would be able to achieve its targeted output for the current fiscal year, he added.
-MT
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