Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan

Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan, formerly known as National Detergents Limited is a Pakistani consumer goods company which is a subsidiary of American multinational company Colgate-Palmolive.^[2][3][4] It was founded in 1977 and is based in Karachi, Pakistan.

Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan

Company type	Public
Traded as	PSX: COLG KSE 100 component
Industry	Consumer goods
Founded	1977; 48 years ago (1977)
Headquarters	Karachi, Pakistan
Key people	Zulfiqar Ali Lakhani (CEO) Iqbal Ali Lakhani (chairman)
Products	Colgate, Palmolive, Brite, Bonus, Softlan, Express, and Lemon Max
Revenue	Rs. 91.459 billion (US$320 million) (2023)
Operating income	Rs. 16.684 billion (US$58 million) (2023)
Net income	Rs. 10.336 billion (US$36 million) (2023)
Total assets	Rs. 47.446 billion (US$160 million) (2023)
Total equity	Rs. 24.316 billion (US$84 million) (2023)
Owner	Colgate-Palmolive (30%) SIZA Services (25%) SIZA Limited (17.4%) Premier Fashions (12.20%) Iqbal Ali Lakhani (4.5%) SIZA Commodities (3.4%)
Number of employees	1,217 (2023)
Parent	Colgate-Palmolive Lakson Group
Website	colgate.com.pk
Footnotes / references Financials as of 30 June 2023[update] [1]

It operates in oral care, personal care, and fabric care sectors.^[4]

History

Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan was founded in 1977 as National Detergents Limited.^[4] In 1985, National Detergents received licence to produce Colgate-Palmolive products in Pakistan.^[5]

In 1990, National Detergents was renamed as Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan when Colgate-Palmolive became its shareholder.^[6]

In 2019, the Competition Commission of Pakistan imposed Rs. 10 million on the company for running deceptive marketing campaign.^[7]

Factories

• Karachi
• Kotri^[8]
• Lahore

Brands

• Colgate
• Colgate Toothbrush^[4]
• Palmolive
• Brite^[4]
• Bonus^[4]
• Softlan^[4]
• Express^[4]
• Lemon Max