T K Group of Industries

The T K Group of Industries is a Bangladeshi industrial Conglomerate known for its vegetable oil business.[2][3] It also has interests in steel, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, plastics, cement, and textiles.[4] The conglomerate is headquartered in Chittagong. The group is one of the top VAT payers in the country.[5]

History

T. K. Group of Industries was established in 1972 as a trading company by two brothers, Mohammed Abu Tayab, and Mohammad Abul Kalam.[6] The brothers started the business with a two thousand taka grant from their father.[7] It is the largest producer of edible oil products in the country.[8] The annual turnover of the group is over US$ 5 billion.

Enterprises

T.K group has around 20 major concerns:

Edible oil

  • Bay Fishing Corporation Ltd.
  • Shabnam Vegetable Oil Industries Ltd.[9]
  • Super Oil Refinery Ltd[10]

Food

Steel Board Paper Packaging & containers Tea Textile Ship building Trading & food Shares & securities Construction Vehicle

  • Pusti[11]
  • Pusti Fortified Soyabean Oil
  • Pusti Mustard Oil
  • Pusti Atta
  • Pusti Moyda
  • Pusti Suji
  • Pusti Drinking Water
  • Karnafully (Galv) Mills Ltd.
  • Karnafully Steel Mills Ltd.
  • Super Board Mills Limited
  • Super Formica and Lamination Limited
  • T. K. Chemical Complex Ltd.[12]
  • T. K. Paper Products Ltd.
  • Progressive Containers Ltd.
  • Samuda Containers Ltd.
  • T. K. Gas and Gas Cylinder Ltd.
  • Baramasia Tea Estate
  • Elahinoor Tea Estate
  • Rangapani Tea Estate
  • Chin Hung Fibres Ltd.
  • T. K. Shipyard Limited
  • T.K Consumer Products limited-has two admiring brands PUSTI and FAMILY.[13]
  • T.K. Shares & Securities Ltd.
  • Tradevisor Limited
  • MAF Motors

Associates enterprises

T.K Group of Industries has over 15 major associates business sectors:

  • Samuda Chemical Complex Limited[14]
  • Super Knitting & Dying Mills Limited
  • Super Thread Limited
  • Super Synthetic Limited
  • Mohammadi Trading Co. Limited
  • Bangladesh Timber & Plywood Industries Limited
  • MAF News Print Mills Limited
  • MAF Shoes Limited[15]
  • Tradevisor Limited[16]
  • Modern Hatchery Limited
  • Modern Power Co. Limited
  • Modern Fibers Industries Limited
  • Modern Polly Industries Limited
  • Masud & Brothers
  • Rubi Food Products Limited
  • Uni-Trade
  • Premier Cement Mills Limited[17]
  • Asia Insurance Limited
  • Riff Leather Limited
  • M A Tayab Limited
  • MAF Motors

Achievements

T.K Group's brands have secured the heart of the people of Bangladesh for a few decades. This group has been awarded many awards nationally and internationally since its journey began. It has been awarded many times as "Standard Chartered Trade Awards",[18] "Best Brand Award"[19] for the contribution to the growth of the country's export and import market.

See also

References

  1. About Us T. K. Group of Industries, retrieved 29 March 2019^
  2. 'Most large enterprises were born through Janata Bank' The Business Standard, 2023-04-10, retrieved 2023-04-19^
  3. Jagaran Chakma. TK Group to invest Tk 1,744cr at Bangabandhu Shilpa Nagar The Daily Star, 2020-09-29, retrieved 2023-04-19^
  4. Land acquisition hinders industrialisation The Daily Star, 18 March 2013, retrieved 29 March 2019^
  5. Anwar Hussain. Half of Chittagong Customs House revenue income comes from top 100 firms Dhaka Tribune, 5 August 2017^
  6. zaman. About T.K. Group – TK Group retrieved 2023-04-19^
  7. Freedom fuels rise of corporate Bangladesh The Business Standard, 2021-12-15, retrieved 2023-04-19^
  8. Ecnec clears 12 projects, including one to raise cost of Padma Bridge construction The Financial Express, retrieved 2023-04-19^
  9. Member Details: Shabnam Vegetable Oil Industries Ltd. Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry, retrieved 29 March 2019^
  10. Member Details: Super Oil Refinery Limited Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry, retrieved 29 March 2019^
  11. Pusti. Pusti Pusti, retrieved 2025-04-01^
  12. Caustic soda export to India comes to a halt The Daily Star, 13 July 2018, retrieved 29 March 2019^
  13. T K Group's Pusti national confce held The Financial Express, retrieved 2023-04-19^
  14. Chemical exporters appeal against India's anti-dumping duty The Daily Star, 29 September 2017, retrieved 29 March 2019^
  15. Maf Shoes to be pioneer in export sector Daily Sun, retrieved 29 March 2019^
  16. Home tradevisorbd.com, retrieved 16 November 2019^
  17. Local cement companies thriving over multinationals Dhaka Tribune, 11 November 2018, retrieved 29 March 2019^
  18. StanChart honours 12 business icons The Daily Star, 31 March 2019^
  19. http://bangladeshbrandforum.com/best-brand-award/Best Brand Award^