Quality Chemicals Limited

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Quality Chemicals Limited
Type Private
Industry Pharmaceutical Industry
Founded1997;26 years ago (1997)
Headquarters Katwe, Kampala, Uganda
Key people
Francis X Kitaka
Chairman
Emmanuel Katongole
Managing Director & CEO
Services Pharmaceutical marketing & distribution

Quality Chemicals Limited (QCL) is a Ugandan pharmaceutical, life sciences, and distribution company. The company was formed in 1997, specializing at first in the importation of generic human and veterinary medication. Its headquarters are located on Katwe Road, in the neighborhood known as Katwe in Makindye Division in the southern part of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [1]

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Quality Chemical Industries Limited

In 2003, discussions began between QCL and the Indian pharmaceutical company Cipla, with the blessing of the Government of Uganda, to establish a joint-venture company in Uganda that would manufacture triple therapy anti retroviral drugs and double therapy antimalarial medication for use in Uganda and nearby countries. Quality Chemical Industries Limited was registered formally on 10 June 2005, with equal shareholding between Cipla and QCL. Later, the Capitalworks International Partnership Fund of South Africa and United Kingdom-based TLG Capital acquired minority shareholding in the joint venture. [2] In 2013, QCL ceded 14.45 percent shareholding to Cipla, making the Indian pharmaceutical company the majority shareholder. The name of the company was changed to Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited to reflect the new ownership structure. [3]

Ownership

The shareholding in the stock of Quality Chemicals Limited included the six shareholders who founded the business in 1997. [4] In May 2015, Cipla agreed to pay US$30 million for 51 percent shareholding in Quality Chemicals Limited. The transaction was expected to close by July 2015. The shareholding in the company is illustrated in the table below: [4]

Shareholding In Quality Chemicals Limited
RankName of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1Cipla of India
51.00 [4]
2Randall Tierney
8.17
3Edward Martin
8.17
4 Francis Kitaka
8.17
5 Emmanuel Katongole
8.17
6 Frederick Kitaka
8.17
7 George Baguma
8.17
Total
100.00

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References

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  3. "CiplaQCIL Brief: Company Overview". Ciplaqcil.co.ug. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Mark Keith Muhumuza (23 May 2015). "India's Cipla acquires majority stake in Quality Chemicals". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 2 August 2018.