ACI Limited

Advanced Chemical Industries, more commonly marketed and known as ACI, is a Bangladeshi conglomerate company, present in 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 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 List of companies of [the United Kingdom A-J|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 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.

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