Wood-based particleboard is a recent
introduction in Bangladesh. Prior to 1981,
there was no plant in Bangladesh which
could produce wood-based particleboard.
The one located at Narayanganj has been
producing particleboards for the last 25 years under the trade name of ‘Partex’ using jute
stalk, an agricultural residue. The wood-based
particleboard plant established by the
Bangladesh Forest Industries Development
Corporation(BFIDC)at Chittagong went into
production of three-layer medium density