Executive Summary:
In this report we have presented the overall working capital management of Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh Limited (HCBL). We have gather maximum information from the annual reports and by taking interview of Board of Director, M. Abul Hashem; Company Secretary. In this report we have tried to match the terms and conditions that we learned in FIN340 with HCBL’s working capital management. We have done financial analysis and gave recommendation.
Company Overview:
Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh is one the largest producers of quality cement in Bangladesh. Heidelberg Cement Group from Germany, one of the world’s leaders in construction and building material with operations in more than 50 countries, owns 61% shares of the company. In 1998 Heidelberg Cement Group established its presence in Bangladesh by setting up a floating terminal with on board bagging facilities in the port of Chittagong and by distributing the cement to the key markets of Dhaka and Chittagong. In 1999 the group further strengthened its position in Bangladesh and built a greenfield manufacturing plant near Dhaka namely “Scancement International Limited” with an installed capacity of 0.750 million tons per year. In 2000 Heidelberg Cement group also bought a minority position in Chittagong based company namely “Chittagong Cement Clinker Griding Co. Limited (CCCGCL)” quickly followed by the acquisition of a in controlling stake. The plant in Chittagong has an installed capacity of 0.7 million ton per year. In 2003, the two companies were amalgamated and the company’s name was changed to Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh Limited.
Corporate Mission:
The Corporate Image : Building worldwide growth by building a better world.
Business Culture : Building on local responsibility for international success
Employee Policy : Building our business on the knowledge of our