Advanced Chemical Industries PLC.

Advanced Chemical Industries PLC is a public limited company with pharmaceutical operations in Bangladesh. Its healthcare division focuses on pharmaceutical products, while the DGDA register records its manufacturing licence as Functional under the Allopathic category at Godnail, Narayanganj.

Healthcare and pharmaceutical activities

The company operates through diversified business units, including a Healthcare Division dedicated to introducing pharmaceutical products for the health needs of people in Bangladesh. Its broader operations also include consumer brands, agribusiness, motors and retail activities.

The healthcare business is supported by ACI Formulations PLC within the group structure. The company describes its pharmaceutical activities as focused on innovative and reliable products for healthcare in Bangladesh.

Company history and structure

The organisation traces its Bangladesh history to Imperial Chemical Industries, which established a branch in the then East Pakistan. After liberation, the operation was converted into ICI Bangladesh Manufacturers Limited, and in 1992 ICI divested its investment in Bangladesh to management, after which the company was renamed Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) PLC.

ACI PLC was incorporated on 24 January 1973 and is registered as a Public Limited company under registration number C-3885. The company information records 13,572 employees, an authorised capital of BDT 3,000,000,000 and an issued and paid capital of BDT 878,318,430.

Registration and licensing

• DGDA status: Functional
• Licence category: Allopathic
• Licence validity: 22/08/2026
• DGDA registered address: Godnail, Narayangonj 7, Haziganj Road

An Allopathic licence covers conventional pharmaceutical medicines manufactured under the allopathic system. For this company, the licence category identifies the regulatory class for its registered allopathic manufacturing activity. A Functional DGDA status indicates that the registered manufacturing licence is recorded as functional rather than suspended or non-functional.

Corporate and manufacturing locations

The company lists its office at ACI Centre, 245 Tejgaon Industries Area, Dhaka-1208. Its factory address is recorded as 7 Hajiganj Road, Godnail, Narayanganj, corresponding to the DGDA-registered manufacturing location.

ACI PLC is listed on the Chittagong Stock Exchange under trading code ACI and scrip code 13003. Its corporate governance structure includes a board of directors, board committees, executive management and statutory audit functions.