Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI)

Advanced Chemical Industries, more commonly marketed and known as ACI (Chittagong Stock Exchange, CSE: ACI, Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSE: ACI), is a List of companies of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi Conglomerate (company), conglomerate company, present in Pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh, pharmaceuticals and chemical industry. Founded in 1973, the firm is headquartered in the thana of Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana, Tejgaon I/A in Dhaka.

Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Limited has four major business units.

* ACI Pharmaceuticals: It makes Medication, pharmaceuticals products.
* ACI Consumer Brands: It supplies consumers goods such as toiletries, Home care, home care goods, hygiene, Consumer electronics, electricals and consumer electronics, paints and cooking essentials such as salt, flour, rice, tea and Cooking oil, edible oil.
* ACI Agribusinesses: It has business interests in Agriculture in Bangladesh, agriculture, livestock, Fishing industry in Bangladesh, fisheries, Mechanised agriculture, 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 List of companies of the United Kingdom A-J, British multinational company established a branch in then-East Pakistan. After Bangladesh Independence of 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. The company sold its insect control, air care and toilet care brands to S. C. Johnson & Son, 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.

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 Motor Company, Yamaha)
* 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 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 website

ACI Fertilzier Official website

ACI Pharma profile on Pharma Mirror Magazine

Conglomerate companies of Bangladesh
1992 establishments in Bangladesh
Companies in the DSE 30 Index