# Kiam Glassware to build BDT 12 billion glassware plant in Bangladesh

Kiam Glassware Industries Ltd is investing BDT 12 billion to establish a glassware manufacturing facility at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar, Bangladesh. The first unit is scheduled to begin production in February 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-07-19
- Where: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar, Bangladesh
- Value: $109.0M (12.0B BDT)
- Jobs: 3,000
- Starts operating: Feb 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 70 tonnes per day (phase 1), 50 tonnes per day opal glass (phase 2)
- Products: glassware plates, glasses, jugs, cups, bowls
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Kiam Glassware Industries Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/78702.md)
- [BRB](https://endata.com/companies/39669.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [glassonline.com](https://www.glassonline.com/kiam-glassware-to-invest-in-new-glassware-facility-in-bangladesh/), 2024-07-18: "The first unit of the factory is scheduled to begin production in February 2025."
- [investbangladesh.co](https://investbangladesh.co/news/investment-kiam-factory/), 2024-08-18: "We hope to start producing high-quality glassware products by February next year."

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