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Adamjee Group (Urdu pronunciation: [ˈaː.dəm.dʒiː] AH-dum-jee) is a group of companies headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. The group was previously headed by Sir Adamjee Haji Dawood. As of 2007, it is unofficially estimated that the owners of Adamjee Group are among the top 40 wealthiest families in Pakistan. [1]
In the mid 1960s, the company shifted its headquarters to Karachi from the Rahim Yar Khan site. [4] In December 1980, Unilever was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. [5] In 1989, Unilever merged with Lipton in 1989 and later with Brooke Bond in 1997. [3] In May 1995, it expanded into ice cream manufacturing by amalgamating with Polka. [3]
Havmor was founded by Satish Chandra Chona as 'Have More' in 1944 in Colonial India in Karachi (now in Pakistan). Chona was an engineer who used to work for BOAC (of British Airways). After his day job he started working at his uncle’s restaurant, where he learnt to make ice-creams.
The House of Habib (Urdu pronunciation: hah-BEEB) is a group of companies headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. The group was originally founded by Habib Esmail in Bombay ( British India ) in 1841. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
Engro Polymer & Chemical Limited (Urdu pronunciation: [ɛn.ˈɡɾoː ˈpɒ.lɪ.mər] en-GROW-POL-ih-mər) is a Pakistani polymer manufacturing company based in Karachi, Pakistan. [4] It is a subsidiary of Engro Corporation with a local market share of more than 70%.
Karachi: 1993 Defunct 2012 P D Bibojee Group: Conglomerates - Karachi: 1981 Automobiles, constructions, financials, insurance, textiles, tyres P A BOL Network: Consumer services Media Karachi: 2013 Media, television, owned by Axact: P A Brighto Paints: Industrials Paints & coatings Lahore: 1973 Paints P A Burj Bank: Financials Banks Karachi: 2006
Subsequently, it was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange with the shareholding pattern of 75 percent owned by Esso and 25 percent by the general public. [4] A urea plant with a production capacity of 173,000 tons was constructed at the cost of US$43 million. The plant was commissioned in Daharki in 1966 and production began in 1968. [3]
In 1965, Y. M. Khan became the first Pakistani chairman of ICI Pakistan at the age of 38. [3] During Khan's leadership, ICI Pakistan focused on industrial expansion, establishing a textile auxiliaries plant in Karachi, a pharmaceutical factory in Narayanganj in East Pakistan, and acquired the Fuller Paints factory in Lahore which was later renamed as Paintex.