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Min Oils Limited

History

Thirty-four years, seven decisions

Each of these changed what the plant could do — a permission, a process, or a product line. Read from the bottom up, they are the reason a litre of used oil collected in Dhaka today comes back as a finished lubricant.

  1. 1985

    Min Oils Limited founded

    Established by Mr. Masudul Haque at Rajfulbaria, Savar, Dhaka, after a pilot-scale start and his training at a re-refinery in West Bengal.

  2. 1988

    Ministry approval and the BPC agreement

    Approval from the Ministry of Energy, Power and Mineral Resources, and an agreement with Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation. The plant is at Rajfulbaria, Savar.

  3. 1995

    Vacuum distillation, and the move to Hemayetpur

    The plant is upgraded to a modern vacuum distillation system and moves to its current location at Jamur Muchipara, Savar, Dhaka.

  4. 2000

    Transformer oil reclamation added

    Reclamation of transformer oils joins the portfolio, bringing sustainability to Bangladesh's power sector.

  5. 2010

    High-vacuum distillation with fractionation

    The upgrade that made the rest possible: recycled base oils equivalent to Group I virgin base stocks, produced from oil that had already been used once.

  6. 2015

    The blending plant opens, with Mexel

    Inauguration of the lube oil blending plant and the introduction of the Mexel brand of lubricants to the local market.

  7. 2019

    Spark launches

    A premium grade of lubricating oils, blended on imported Group II base oils. Fifteen automotive and industrial products.