INDUSTRIAL

OVERVIEW OF
POLYESTER FIBRE
IN BANGLADESH

A presentation by Team Aurora

INDUSTRY
OVERVIEW
BACKGROUND OF POLYESTER FIBER INDUSTRY

• Polyester fiber was presented by Du Pont de Nemours Company in

1951.
• In 1958, Eastman Chemical Products developed another polyester
fiber named Kodel.
• Polyester experienced steady growth until the 1970s but after that
sales started to decline for some reason.
• In Bangladesh, it was first introduced in 2010 but first polyester fiber
factory was built in 2015.
• As it is a new industry in Bangladesh, it is regulated by the
Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA).
 TYPES OF POLYESTER FIBER

There are two media from where we can get polyester fiber:
A.Virgin Media: It is that type of media from where we produce our product
by chemical reaction and minerals.
B.Recycle Media: This media is eco-friendly. We recycle our waste (such as
plastic bottles, bags and so on which can produce ethylene) and convert it
into polyester fiber.

Virgin polyester fiber Recycled polyester fiber

MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF POLYESTER FIBER USING
RECYCLED MEDIA

Collection of
Reprocessing Polyester fiber
wastage from
of plastic production
environment
 CURRENT SCENARIO
CHALLENGES
AND PROPECTS
OF THE POLYESTER FIBER
INDUSTRY
MARKET ANALYSIS SUMMARY

Global demand
15,519.7 Kilotons

Virgin fiber was PF Market Asia Pacific

the largest origin Analysis dominated the
market segment 2016 global market

India and China

are the dominating
manufacturers in
Asia.
 CURRENT SCENARIO IN THE BANGLADESHI MARKET

• Currently there are 20 virgin polyester fiber manufacturing companies

in Bangladesh.
• Bangladesh Textile & Chemical Fiber Industry LTD is the leading
virgin polyester fiber manufacturing companies in Bangladesh.

• There are only 2 recycled polyester fiber manufacturing companies in

our country.
• 7 companies got the license to establish their recycled PSF
manufacturing factory.
• Deshbandhu Polymer Ltd is the only manufacturing company which
uses both of the media to produce polyester fiber.
 CHALLENGES FACED BY THE POLYESTER FIBER INDUSTRY IN
BANGLADESH

• Lack of adequate research and development within the

factories.
• Insufficient expertise in optimum use of existing
machinery and technologies.
• Communication gap between local personnel and foreign
experts.
• Lack of land and infrastructure.
• Textile education not up to date.
 PROSPECTS OF POLYESTER FIBER INDUSTRY IN
BANGLADESH
• Internal demand of polyester fiber is
increasing gradually.
• The need of polyester fiber in the
international arena has also increased much
more than before.
• Use of polyester fiber for manufacturing
cloth and readymade garments has
increased.
• Investors are showing interest in investing
in this new sector.
Thank You