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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Consumer goods |
Founded | 1977 |
Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan |
Key people | Zulfiqar Ali Lakhani (CEO) Iqbal Ali Lakhani (chairman) |
Products | Colgate, Palmolive, Brite, Bonus, Softlan, Express, and Lemon Max |
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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 |
Footnotes /references Financials as of 30 June 2023 [update] [1] |
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.
It operates in oral care, personal care, and fabric care sectors. [4]
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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]
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