Procter & Gamble Pakistan

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Procter & Gamble Pakistan (P&G)
Native name
پروکٹر اینڈ گیمبل پاکستان
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryConsumer goods
FoundedAugust 1991; 32 years ago (1991-08)
HeadquartersDolmen Mall, Clifton, Karachi-75600, Sindh, Pakistan
RevenueIncrease Rs. 22 billion (2012)[1]
Number of employees
~1000 (2008)[2]
ParentProcter & Gamble
Websitepg.com/en_pk/

Procter & Gamble Pakistan (P&G) (پروکٹر اینڈ گیمبل پاکستان) is a Pakistani consumer goods company which is a subsidiary of American multinational company Procter & Gamble.[2][3] It is based in Karachi, Pakistan.

The company is operating in fabric care, baby care, hair care, feminine care, beauty and personal care, oral care and healthcare sectors in Pakistan.[4]

History[edit]

The company was founded in August 1991 by Procter & Gamble.[2]

In 1994, it acquired a soap-manufacturing facility at Hub, Balochistan and started making Safeguard.[2] In 2002, the plant tripled its soap manufacturing capacity with an additional investment of US$3 million.[2]

In 2004, the company made an initial investment of about half a million US dollars to establish a PuR water purifier, manufacturing facility in Hub, Balochistan.[2] The plant has a production capacity of 50 million sachets annually.[2]

In December 2010, the company inaugurated its Bin Qasim plant in Karachi.[1]

In 2019, the company invested US$50 million for the state-of-the-art at hair care manufacturing facility at Port Qasim plant, Karachi.[5] It will manufacture Pantene, and Head & Shoulders in Pakistan.[5]

Its factories are located in Hub, Balochistan and Bin Qasim Port, Karachi.[4]

Products Launched[edit]

  • 1992 | Olay
  • 1992 | Head & Shoulders
  • 1996 | Safeguard
  • 1998 | Ariel
  • 2000 | Pampers
  • 2001 | Always

Brands[edit]

Personal Care[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "P&G lists Pakistan among top 10 emerging markets". The Express Tribune. June 21, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Procter & Gamble Pakistan". July 14, 2008.
  3. ^ Shahid, Farooq Tirmizi, Ariba (January 3, 2021). "'Luxury imports' led P&G to start local manufacturing. Should we still stop the imports?". Profit by Pakistan Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b "Proctor and Gamble: Moving towards local production as country becomes attractive". The Express Tribune. December 7, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "P&G invests over $50mln in Pakistan". www.thenews.com.pk.