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Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Limited

Exchange Ticker: DSE: ACI

Diversified industrial conglomerate operating market-leading businesses across pharmaceuticals, agricultural inputs, seed genetics, animal health, and modern grocery retail.

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Headquarters
Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Primary Sector
Agribusiness & Consumer Goods
Established
1973
Editorial Status
Verified Documented

Manufactured Products & Services

Agricultural Machinery, Harvesters & Power Tillers (ACI Motors) Hybrid Seeds, Crop Protection & Crop Nutrition Shwapno Supermarket Retail Chain Prescription Pharmaceuticals & Savlon Antiseptics

Sectors & Client Industries

Agricultural Modernization & Mechanization Pharmaceuticals & Consumer Hygiene Modern Retail (Supermarkets)

Corporate Overview

Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Limited (DSE: ACI) is one of the most diversified and historic industrial conglomerates in Bangladesh. The company’s heritage traces back to Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), the British multinational chemical firm established in the region in 1926. Following Bangladesh’s independence, ICI was incorporated as ICI Bangladesh Manufacturers Limited, which was subsequently divested in 1992 to local management led by industrialist M. Anis Ud Dowla and rebranded as ACI Limited.

Today, ACI operates four distinct corporate pillars: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Brands, Agribusiness, and Modern Retail.

Agricultural Mechanization & Food Security

ACI is recognized as the leading private driver of agricultural modernization in Bangladesh:

  1. ACI Motors: Holds exclusive distribution rights and domestic assembly lines for Yamaha motorcycles, alongside manufacturing high-efficiency combine harvesters, power tillers, and diesel pumps that accelerated mechanized harvesting across the Haor and southern delta zones.
  2. Hybrid Seed Genetics & Biotechnology: Operates extensive agricultural research breeding farms in Rajshahi and Gazipur, introducing saline-tolerant and zinc-enriched hybrid rice seeds.
  3. Animal Health & Veterinary Biologicals: Leading supplier of poultry, aqua, and cattle feed additives, vaccines, and bio-security diagnostics.

Consumer Brands & Shwapno Retail Chain

Through subsidiary ACI Logistics Limited, the group founded Shwapno, the undisputed pioneer and largest modern supermarket retail chain in Bangladesh, operating more than 400 retail outlets nationwide. ACI also produces celebrated household brands such as Savlon antiseptic, ACI Pure Salt, and ACI Aerosol insecticides.

Sources, Data & References

In accordance with BD Market Insights Editorial Standards, all factual claims, market sizes, and corporate data cited in this publication are cross-referenced with official filings, regulatory bodies, and industry documentation.

  1. Dhaka Stock Exchange ACI Audited Annual Report — dsebd.org (Accessed: September 28, 2026)
  2. ACI Limited Corporate Investor Relations — aci-bd.com (Accessed: September 28, 2026)

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