Table 1 Information about four renowned steel industries for the survey
Name of company | Description of company | Industrial managers (respondents) | Areas of expertise | Types of products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Company A | It is one of the biggest companies in Bangladesh that makes steel. In 2020, it was able to make 7.60 million tonnes per year. It has shipped 25000 tonnes of billet to China. Its annual revenue is BDT13.27 billion in 2019 which has been decreased to BDT9.41 billion in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic effect. [50] | Quality control engineer | Production and control | Billet, Deformed bar, Plain Bar |
Company B | It is one of the prestigious and biggest steel making companies in Bangladesh. It was founded in 1952. The company generates $800 million revenue. In 2016, sales of MS products went over one million M. ton for the first time in the history of BSRM Group [51] | Assistant Manager, Quality Control and Management | Quality control and management | Xtreme 500 W, Deformed bar, Plain Bar, Billet etc |
Company C | This is South-East Asia's largest multi-diversified steel producing unit. In 2015, it erected the country's first and only Electric Arc Furnace (EAF). Each year, 1.4 million metric tons of high-quality graded hot-rolled steel (TMT) rebar can be made at re-rolling mill [52] | Manager-Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain Management | TMT 500 W and 550 W, Double coated corrugated iron sheet |
Company D | Since its beginning in 1984, it has been focused on producing reinforced steel and deformed bars on automated rolling mills employing cutting-edge European POMINI technology. Their cutting-edge plant can generate a whopping 8 lac metric tons of product each year [53] | Assistant Engineer- Rolling workshop | Rolling and rod making | PREMIUM B500DWR 80G, B500CWR |