ACI Limited
Leading Bangladeshi conglomerate dealing in consumer products, pharmaceuticals, agribusiness & retail
Advanced Chemical Industries, more commonly marketed and known as ACI (CSE: ACI, DSE: ACI), is a Bangladeshi conglomerate company, present in pharmaceuticals and chemical industry. Founded in 1973, the firm is headquartered in the thana of Tejgaon I/A in Dhaka.
Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Limited has four major business units.
ACI Pharmaceuticals: It makes pharmaceuticals products.
ACI Consumer Brands: It supplies consumers goods such as toiletries, home care goods, hygiene, electricals and consumer electronics, paints and cooking essentials such as salt, flour, rice, tea and edible oil.
ACI Agribusinesses: It has business interests in agriculture, livestock, fisheries, farm mechanization, infrastructure development services and motorcycle.
ACI Logistics Limited: is a retail chain operating through its 144 Shwapno outlets including 34 express outlets in Bangladesh.
History
In 1968, Imperial Chemical Industries, a British multinational company established a branch in then-East Pakistan. After Bangladesh 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.
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