Khulna Hard Board Mills Limited is a Bangladesh government owned company based in Khulna that manufactures hardboard. The factory is in the Khalishpur Industrial Area, along the east bank of the Bhairab River and beside Khulna Newsprint Mills Limited.[1]
History
Khulna Hard Board Mills Limited was established in 1965 in Khulna. It was built by the Canadian Commercial Corporation, a Canadian Government owned company. The company started production in 1966 using Sundari wood from Sundarbans mangrove forest.[2] It was built on about a 10-acre site along the east bank of the Bhairab River. The mill one thousand tone of wood to produce 25 tone of board per day operating at full capacity.[3]
In 1991, the Forest Department stopped the supply of Sundari from Sundarbans. Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation, the holding company of Khulna Hard Board Mills limited, shifted to using different raw material. That led to a rise in the cost of raw materials and declining profits.