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Clean technology fair begins promoting environment friendly metals
DHAKA, June 26, 2019 (BSS) – A two-day “Clean Technology Fair” began
today in the capital to make a bridge between industry owners and technology
suppliers aiming at creating improved production processes of metal
components for Bangladesh construction sector.
A total of 70 clean technology providers are being exhibited their
different services at the fair while numbers of banks also joined offering
their “Green Banking” loan schemes, a press release said here.
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) organised the fair as a
local partner of the European Union (EU) supported “Metabuild” project at
Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) Bhaban here,
Chairman of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority
(SREDA) Md Helal Uddin inaugurated the fair as the chief guest while DCCI
Senior Vice President Waqar Ahmad Choudhury delivered welcome speech.
SREDA’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Member Siddique Zobair, EU
programme Managers Dario Trombetta and Manfred Femholz, Metabuild Senior
technical expert Rajat Batra and DCCI Vice President Imran Ahmed also spoke
among others.
They hoped that the fail will be an ideal platform for the technology
suppliers to explore the large growth potential Bangladesh market and to
establish new partnerships.
The four-year ‘Metabuild’ project, started in 2016, is being conducted
by a consortium consisting of seven partners while the DCCI is the local
partner in Bangladesh.
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India is the overall
coordinator and in charge of project implementation while AREC (Austria) and
STENUM Asia (India) are providing the technical inputs.
The overall objectives of the project are to create improved production
processes of metal components and to improve environmental quality as well as
working and living conditions in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
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