In 1968,
Imperial Chemical Industries
Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was a British chemical company. It was, for much of its history, the largest manufacturer in Britain.
It was formed by the merger of four leading British chemical companies in 1926.
Its headquarters were at M ...
, a British multinational company established a branch in then-
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India ...
. After
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
gained independence in 1971, the company was incorporated on 24 January 1973 as ICI Bangladesh Manufacturers Limited and also as Public Limited Company. On 5 May 1992, ICI divested its investment in Bangladesh to the management when its name was changed to Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Limited. The company sold its insect control, air care, and toilet care brands to
SC Johnson & Son in 2015. The company contributed taka 4,318 million to the national exchequer during FY 2019–2020 in the form of corporate tax, customs duty and value-added tax.
Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Limited, being one of the largest
conglomerates in Bangladesh with a multinational heritage operates across the country through its four diversified strategic business units.
* ‘ACI Pharmaceuticals’ is dedicated to improving the health of the people of Bangladesh through the introduction of innovative and reliable Pharmaceuticals products.
* ‘ACI Consumer Brands’ is adding value to the daily life of consumers through its Toiletries, Home Care, Hygiene, Electrical, Electronics, Mobile, Salt, Flour, Foods, Rice, Tea, Edible Oil, Paints, and International Businesses.
* ‘ACI Agribusinesses’ is the largest integrator in Bangladesh in Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Farm Mechanization, Infrastructure Development Services, and Motorcycle.
* ‘ACI Retail Chain’ is the largest retail chain in Bangladesh operating through its 144 SHWAPNO outlets including 34 newly opened express outlets across the country by touching the lives of over 45,000 plus households each day.
Sister concerns
* ACI Formulations Limited
* ACI Salt Limited
* ACI Pure Flour Limited
* ACI Foods Limited
* ACI Agrolink Limited
* Creative Communication Limited
* Premiaflex Plastics Limited
* ACI Motors Limited (
Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:
* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below).
** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization estab ...
)
* ACI Logistics Limited (Shwapno)
* ACI Edible Oils Limited
* ACI HealthCare Limited
* ACI Chemicals Limited
* INFOLYTX Bangladesh Limited
* ACI Biotech Limited
* ACI Marine and Riverine Technologies Limited
List of joint venture companies
* Tetley ACI (Bangladesh) Limited
* Asian Consumer Care (Pvt.) Limited
* ACI
Godrej Godrej may refer to:
* Godrej family, a wealthy business family in India
**Ardeshir Godrej (1868–1936)
** Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej (1882–1972)
**Adi Godrej (born 1942)
**Nadir Godrej
** Jamshyd Godrej
**Pirojsha Adi Godrej
* Godrej Group, a grou ...
Agrovet Private Limited
* ACI CO-RO Bangladesh Ltd.
* Stochastic Logic Limited.
See also
*
List of companies of Bangladesh
References
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External links
ACI Limited Official websiteACI Fertilzier Official websiteACI Pharma profile on Pharma Mirror Magazine
Conglomerate companies of Bangladesh