Great Wall to unveil new designs

Great Wall Ceramic Industries Ltd, a local tiles maker, yesterday announced a new high-end product to catch up with rising demand on the local market.

"As demand for costly tiles is high, we want to manufacture and supply it to the local market," said an official of the company at a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka.

The company will manufacture and supply large-sized, fine-cut tiles with decorated borders to meet local demand, SM Shajahan, assistant general manager, told the function.

Great Wall has recently enhanced its production capacity to 13,500 square-metre a day from 8,000 square-metre.

The new product will be unveiled at a function in Dhaka on Thursday.

A total of 10 local and foreign companies produce tiles in the country to produce 1.5 lakh square-metres of tiles a day against local demand of four lakh square metres a day, the press meet was told. The remaining is imported.

Asif Iqbal Mahmud, director of Great Wall Ceramic, was also present at the function.