3.3.1 The Specialty of Jute Yarn:
i.Hydrocarbon free/Vegetable oil treated Jute yarn on demand.ii.Using of the world's finest hard district Jute in the batch.iii.Maintaining strict shipment schedule.iv.Do not compromising when it comes to quality and Akij Jute Mills Ltd.may most humbly claim that they are the cleanest jute mill in the world.

3.4 AKIJ MATCH FACTORY LTD.
Akij Match Factory Ltd. has been established in the year 1992 at a beautiful site near Muktarpur Ghat on the bank of river Sitalakshaya. It is a fully automatic match factorywhich produces 100% Carburized high quality safety matches.Dolphin is the brand name of the matches produced from this factory. the quality is very strictly controlled. At every stage, non standard products (wood layersor sticks) are rejected. However, these are not wasted. The sticks, wood layers and anyother scrap wood goes to be recycled in AKIJ Particle and Hardboard Mills. The faults inthe rejected matches are dealt with and these are packed manually.

3.5 AKIJ FOOD AND BEVERAGE LTD.
“Brings Quality in Life”.
Akij Food & Beverage Ltd (AFBL) a big name in Food processing & marketing sectorsstarted their journey officially on 2006 with three products but within this six year company able to add lot of products on its rosters.
AFBL factory is located 50 kilometers outside from capital Dhaka in Krishanapura,Dhamrai. The factory is above 100,000 square meters. The total numbers of employeesare about 1200 people. And among them the number of R&D staff are above 50 peopleand number of QC staff are 21-30 people. To bring the vision of this visionaryentrepreneur into reality AFBL has been built with most modern operating facilities of European origin for processing & packing including aseptic filling line which is loneexample in the entire subcontinent. AFBL started its production at 400 bph in thecarbonated soft drinks line and 300 bph in the juice line. In a span of one and a half yearsthey have increased their capacity to 1800 bph. At present their capacity is at the ground breaking rate of 1900 bph. During this same period most of their brands became either number one or are almost on the verge of becoming number one in their respectivecategories. Most of their machineries have been imported from world famous brands asKrones, Tetra Pak, Alfalaval, Sipa, Husky to achieve the best quality. Most of their Rawmaterials come from various foreign countries. The quality is very strictly controlled. Atevery stage, non standard products are rejected.As quality was the main object of thefounder Mr. Sk, Akij Uddin that is why his saying is "Uncompromising quality even inadverse situation" the main force behind the success of Akij Food & Beverage Ltd.
3.5.1 Business Philosophy
Akij Group diversified their business in Food & Beverage industry because inBangladesh there are 14 corers people. It is large market size to serve and food isrequired continually for the population. Akij food & beverage want to serve quality foodfor their target market.In chips industry, there are many local & foreign companies. Akij want to be local uniquechips producer with the same quality of foreign company. For this purpose AFBL produces chips for young target group who like to live stylish life. Main slogan of AFBLis “ Brings Quality in Life
”. Akij Food & Beverage Ltd’s mission is t o earn a respected position in food & beverage sector. While working in harmony with their consumers,employees and business partners they try to discover and understand the desires & needsof the community. And its v ision is to be the market leader in Food & Beverage sector excelling in product quality, social, technical & marketing creativity & service to their consumers through skill and cordial commitment of their employees.
3.5.2 Product of AFBL:
3.6 AKIJ CEMENT COMPANY LTD.
AKIJ Cement has established a foot hole in the cement market. It was established in1995. Encouraged by consumer’s response and confidence AKIJ Cement is in the processof expanding its capacity by many folds. from unloading the raw materials at the jetty to loading the finished product onto boats,all the stages are to be automated and computer controlled. Two fix swing cranes willunload the clinker and gypsum and put them on a belt conveyer to be put into storage.These are then loaded into the ‘bins’ and measured by two belt scales before entry to the ball mill grinder. This allows the ratio of clinker and gypsum to be controlled. From therethe ground cement goes to the vortex separators by the means of a bucket elevator andchain conveyer. The vortex separator separates coarse and fine cement by using high pressure. The fine cement is the finished product whereas the coarse cement needs to beground again. The fine cement is stored in silos and intricately controlled conditions. Thiscement goes to the packing machine by a screw conveyer and from there to the jetty by a belt conveyer.The factory is equipped with air filters in order to minimize pollution and recycle anycement that is suspended in the air. The entire production process is computer controlledand there are sensors to monitor various factors at regular intervals. The level of automation reduces dependence on staff and risk of human error. The softwarecontrolling the machines allows engineers to view progress on a computer stimulatedmodel of the factory. It also reports problems and permits fine control of every stage. The laboratory is not only involved in quality control but also on improving the cement to being the best brand available. As well as equipment to determine chemical properties of the product, there is apparatus to measure physical factors both before and after thecement has set. DHAKA TOBACCO INDUSTRIES
Dhaka Tobacco Industries came under control of Akij Group during the late seventiesafter the government decided to disinvest and handover the factory, which was up tillthen state-run, to private sector
The laboratory is not only involved in quality control but also on improving the cement to being the best brand available. As well as equipment to determine chemical properties of the product, there is apparatus to measure physical factors both before and after thecement has set.
3.7 DHAKA TOBACCO INDUSTRIES:
Dhaka Tobacco Industries came under control of Akij Group during the late seventiesafter the government decided to disinvest and handover the factory, which was up tillthen state-run, to private sector.The Factory is located at Morkun near Tongi and lot of investment into MEN &Machineries has turned the Factory in to a Modern cigarette producing unit. It employsabout 1,200 people who work in a congenial atmosphere to deliver right quality to satisfythe million of Smokers’ taste and needs.Currently, Dhaka Tobacco industries produce eight brands of cigarettes. These are Navy,Legend White, Five Star, Red & White, K2, Surma and Diamond. Approximately one billion cigarettes are produced per month by the company’s factory in Tongi, Gazipur.One hundred million of the Navy brand are exported quality and are sold in Dubai.In storage, the tobacco is kept in air-conditioned and moisture controlled rooms where its perfection can be maintained for up to two years.The bales of processed tobacco are sliced in uniform sizes and ground. This is stored inthe blending silos in specific ratios. The tobacco (lamina) is moistened, cut and dried.Some of the excess stem produced in National Leaf is also used. It is fed into aconditioner using auto feed. Then, it is cooled and stored in silos to be processed further when necessary. A steam roller is used to flatten the stem so that it is ready to be cut first by the cutter and then by a millicutter. It is moistened using steam in low pressure anddried to attain the desired level of humidity. At this point the lamina and stem together in the mixing cylinder where chemicals are added. There are different silos for each blend and the cut tobacco is stored in these. Four Rotary feeders are involved intransporting this to the secondary manufacturing department.
Dhaka Tobacco Industries has been contributing considerable amount of revenue to thegovernment exchequer and also providing employment since its inception. In thefinancial year 2005-2006, the Company contributed Tk. 1002.58 crore to the governmentexchequer as duty and VAT. During the financial year (2006-2007) DTI’s contribution tothe government exchequer will be to the tune of Tk. 1050.00 crore.

3.9 AKIJ PARTICLE BOARD MILLS LTD.
Akij Particle & Hard Board Mills Ltd. has come with the best particle board inBangladesh. It started business in the year 2001 & already it has created a place in themarket for improved quality. The factory is situated at Torraghat in Manikgonj Districton the bank of the river Kaliganga. There are about 1001-5000 employees in this factory.Akij Particle Board is a Timber substitute three-layer board made of wood chips. Theobjective is to produce and supply international standard Particle board to meet thedemand of Architect, Interior Designers & Furniture Manufacturers in the country. Withthe guidance of Honorable M.D. Sheikh Akij Uddin, Akij Particle & Hard Board MillsLtd. will maintain quality and better service to satisfy its valued customers and users.Due to the high levels of humidity in Bangladesh, wood is not a long lasting buildingmaterial unless it is of the best quality and is excellently treated. However, good qualitywood is very expensive and often acquired through the illegal eradication of forestswhich has led to many species becoming scarce. The rate at which objects made of woodneed to be replaced is greater than the rate at which most trees grow. Particle boards arelonger lasting, less expensive and greener alternative of wood. A lot of the scrap wood produced by various factories in the group is recycled to be particle boards.The wood is put into the Kolckaner drum chipper to be made into small pieces and theninto the Maier flaker. By this time, the wood is reduced to very small chips. A hammer-mill is used to crush these chips and then a pair of coupled driers dries them. A refiner isused to make the chips even finer and a screener separates the various sizes of chips.Coarse and fine chips are put into separate silos. These are separately weighed by two batch-weighers and put into the glue blender where they are mixed with glue, paraffinwax and hardener. Each is blended separately and the fine and coarse chips receivedifferent amounts of the chemicals. These blended chips then go to the former and comeout of its three outlets. The first and third one is for the fine chips and the second for coarse chips. As a result a three layered, reinforced particle board is produced with fine particles on the external layers and a layer of coarse chips inside. There is an onlinemoisture meter in the forming machine. An automatic weighing scale is involved in thequality control of the boards which are 4feet x 12feet.The thickness currently in production are 19mm and 12 mm. From the forming machine, the boards go to theDiffenbachger autopress and then to edge trimming, sanding and master sanding. Someof the boards are also veneered with woods such as teak.
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