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History
ICI, a world renowned multinational company of the United Kingdom started
operating in this territory in 1940. On !ay 199", the #usiness of ICI $angladesh
was sold to local management, renamed as %CI and a new &ourney started under
the helms of the 'isionary leader, !r. !. %nis Ud (owla. %CI inherited the rich ICI
culture, high standards of )uality products, strong customer focus, ethics, social
responsi#ilities and professional wor* culture.
+he company was listed in (ha*a ,toc* -.change in 1994. Currently along with
%CI, its su#sidiary %CI /ormulations 0imited is also listed in #oth the stoc*
e.changes. %long with two listed companies, %CI has 11 su#sidiaries. %CI has
three successful &oint 'entures companies with +etley +ea of UK, (a#ur India and
2odre& %gro'et 0imited of India.
%CI is the 3rst company in $angladesh to ha'e attained the I,O 9001 certi3cation
for 4uality !anagement ,ystem and I,O 14001 for -n'ironmental !anagement
,ystem.
%CI has endorsed the principles of 2lo#al Compact initiated #y the U5 and also
has #een accepted as a founding mem#er of the Community of 2lo#al 2rowth
Companies #y 6orld -conomic /orum.
Operation
%CI is one of leading di'ersi3ed conglomerate in the country. Company has
di'ersi3ed its #usiness into four ma&or areas7
8harmaceuticals
Consumer $rands
%gri#usinesses
9etail Chain
Pharmaceuticals- %CI is one of the leading 8harmaceuticals which
formulates and mar*ets a comprehensi'e range of 1 +herapeutic Classes, "1:
!olecules, 0; ,KUs. %CI has introduced sophisticated manufacturing
technologies e.g. 5o'el (rug (eli'ery ,ystem <5((,=, ,ustained release
formulations, ->er'escent formulations, Insulin, Orodispersi#le technology,
!etered dose inhaler, (ry 8owder Inhaler, 5asal ,pray, 9espirator ,olution, etc.
%CI has a state?of?the art production facility at 5arayangon& which fully complies
the c2!8 guideline.
Consumer Brands? %CI has one of the strongest #randed consumer goods
with an en'ia#le num#er of leading #rands in the portfolio and a country wide
distri#ution reach. %CI Consumers $rands (i'ision started its operation with %CI
%erosol Insect ,pray and ,a'lon %ntiseptics, which were inherited from ICI, UK.
+oday these two #rands are a#solute mar*et leaders. $esides these, company has
e.panded to into many di>erent sectors in consumer goods li*e personal care and
hygiene, home care, #randed commodity products li*e salt, sugar, wheat @our,
edi#le oil, cereals, spices, snac*s, confectionery, household electrical, consumer
electronics and distri#ution of international #rands li*e Colgate 8almoli'e, 5i'ea,
8anasonic etc. +he commodities products are #randed in the name of A8ureB
which is already a popular household name.
Agri Businesses? %CI is signi3cantly contri#uting to national food security
through its %gri#usiness di'ision. +his di'ision has 3'e separate ,$Us. +hese are
Crop Care and 8u#lic Cealth, 0i'estoc* and /isheries, ,eeds, !otors, Crope. and
/ertiliDer. %CI %gro?$usiness is committed to impro'e the agriculture practices in
the country leading to impro'ing the prosperity of the farmers. +o this end, we are
helping farmersE community in impro'ing yield through supplying all *inds of
seeds including CFG, farm machinery, fertilisers and protecting farm produce #y
supplying crop care products including ta*ing care of li'estoc*s and 3sheries. 6e
are also at the forefront in allowing farmers to get good price of their produce
through our Crop -.change initiati'e.
Retail Chain? In order to facilitate the impro'ement in goods mar*et eHciency
and to pro'ide a modern self ser'ice shopping option to customers who would
#ene3t #y the con'enience of their regular shopping needs, %CI has em#ar*ed
into the retail chain #usiness through its su#sidiary %CI 0ogistics. +he retail chain
Advanced Chemical Industries
Limited