Polyester
ICI Pakistan pioneered polyester staple fibre (PSF) technology in Pakistan through its investment in a 12,000 tonnes per annum PSF plant commissioned in 1982 in Sheikhupura, near Lahore. Polyester fibre is used in cars, bedding and clothes.
Soda ash
While the soda ash plant dates back to 1939, commercial production began in 1944. Over the years, the capacity of the plant has been increased through expansion in line with market demand. The total capacity of the plant today is 500,000 tons per annum. Besides, the business also has a production capacity of 630 tons per day of dense ash (Na2CO3.H2O), which is an essential raw material for glass making, and 160 tons per day of Refined Sodium Bicarbonate.
ICI Pakistan's soda ash business caters to approximately 70% of the country's total soda ash requirement. The business mainly uses indigenous raw materials and locally made equipment. The plant is located in Khewra, near the Khewra salt range.[10]
Pharmaceuticals
ICI Pakistan Limited entered into the manufacturing sphere in both pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals, through the acquisition and set-up of several state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.
The Company has two fully equipped facilities for pharmaceutical manufacturing including:
- Wholly owned subsidiary Cirin Pharmaceuticals (Private) Limited, which has its manufacturing facility in Hattar, KPK. The products manufactured at our Cirin plant include; anti-infectives, sterile liquid injectables, oral solid dosage, anti-virals, analgesics, gastroenterology, intensive care and anxiolytics.
- Manufacturing facility at Hawke’s Bay Road, Karachi. Acquired from Wyeth Pakistan Limited.[11]
Animal Health
ICI Pakistan Limited's Animal Health business offers products encompassing a wide range of therapeutic categories: anthelmintics, antiprotozoals, antibacterials, restoratives, intrauterine, udder health, growth promoters, disinfectants, dairy and poultry nutrition, insemination, and biologicals catering to the industry’s livestock and poultry segments.
The business has partnered with leading animal health companies of the world including MSD Animal Health, Elanco, Bayer Animal Health, Trouw Nutrition, Lanxess, Mervue Laboratories, Cogent Breeding UK, ST Genetics, Berg + Schmidt, Choong Ang Vaccine Laboratories (CAVAC), Champrix, Vemo 99 Ltd and Norbrook Laboratories to create international synergies and bring global advancements to Pakistan.
Chemicals & Agri Sciences
ICI Pakistan Chemicals and Agri Sciences business consists of General Chemicals and Specialty Chemicals (formerly Uniqema) as well as Agriculture Products ranging from seeds to pesticides.[10]
The General Chemicals Segment includes trading and polyurethanes and is involved in the import, manufacturing, sale and distribution of industrial chemicals. The trading segment comprises a portfolio of fourteen product groupings with over 250 products/variants, including trading partners such as National Starch & Chemicals, Huntsman Polyurethanes, Ineos Chlor, Nalco, Huntsman Tioxide, supplemented by imports of complementary product lines from companies in the US, Europe and the Far East. This Segment markets a product range used for various applications including power, cement, textiles, paints, pharmaceuticals, personal care, food & beverage, solvents, detergents, footwear and household appliances.[10]
