Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation
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| বাংলাদেশ রাসায়নিক শিল্প কর্পোরেশন | |
.svg) Seal of BCIC | |
 BCIC building in Dhaka | |
| Formation | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
| Website | bcic.gov.bd |
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC)[1] is a government owned corporation in Bangladesh. It was establishted on 1st July, 1976 by a Presidential Order by merging Bangladesh Tanneries Corporation, Bangladesh Paper and Board Corporation, Bangladesh Chemical and Pharmacetucials Corporation. [2].[3]
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation was founded in 1976.[4] It is in charge of Karnafuli Paper Mills, the largest Paper Mill in Bangladesh.[5] [6] It operates 12 factories in Bangladesh including Ashuganj Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited in Brahmanbaria, DAP Fertilizer Company Limited in Chittagong and Polash Urea Fertiliser Factory in Palash, Narsingdi.[7] The corporation has liabilities of 51.06 billion taka to state owned banks.[8] BCIC College is run by the corporation.[9] In 1982, it set up the first tiles factory in Bangladesh.[10] It is subsidized by Bangladesh government.[11] The Training Institute for Chemical Industries (TICI) is a sister concern of BCIC and is run by BCIC too.[12] Chittagong Urea Fertilizer School and College falls under this corporation,[13] as does Urea Sar Karkhana School & College.[14]