Quality Chemical Industries Limited
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pharmaceutical Industry |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Luzira, Kampala, Uganda |
Key people | Emmanuel Katongole executive chairman Nevin Bradford executive director & chief executive officer |
| Services | Pharmaceuticals |
| Total assets | US$120 million (2012) |
Number of employees | 350 (2012) |
| Website | Homepage |
Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited (CQCI) is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Uganda.
According to a 2007 published report, it was the only company in Africa that manufactured triple-combination antiretroviral (ARV) drugs.[1] CQCI also manufactures the antimalarial drug Lumartem, containing artemisinin and lumefantrine,[2] and the hepatitis B generic medicines Texavir and Zentair.[3][4]
Location
CQCI's pharmaceutical manufacturing plant sits on 12 acres (4.9 ha) of land.[citation needed] It is in Luzira, a neighborhood in Nakawa Division in southeastern Kampala. The plant is approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi), by road, south-east of Kampala's central business district.[5] The coordinates of the plant are 0° 18' 18.00"N, 32° 38' 24.00"E (Latitude:0.3050N; 32.6400E).[6]
History
In 2004, Quality Chemicals Limited (QCL) convinced Indian drug maker Cipla to go into a joint venture with QCL and the government of Uganda to establish a pharmaceutical plant in Uganda. Ground was broken in 2005 and the factory was commissioned in 2007[7] with a capacity of 6 million pills per day.[citation needed]
In 2009, TLG Capital invested an undisclosed amount of money in the plant.[8] Later, Capitalworks Investment Partners, a private equity firm based in South Africa, also became a shareholder in the plant.[citation needed] In February 2010, the government of Uganda divested from the plant by selling its shares "at cost" to CQCI. The transaction was valued at approximately US$5 million.[citation needed]
In February 2011, the owners of the plant announced an US$80 million expansion to the production line to include increased production of antiretroviral and antimalarial medication.[9] In April 2012, British media reported that CQCI was in the process of expanding its manufacturing capacity fourfold. The plant had received approval of its processes and products from the World Health Organization. The products will be initially marketed in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.[10]
According to a 2012 published report, a second plant is being planned to be built next to the first plant, which would raise CQCI's manufacturing capacity to 18 million pills daily.[11]
Ownership of pharmaceutical plant
As of March 2015[update], the shareholding in the pharmaceutical plant was as depicted in the table below:[citation needed]
| Rank | Name of Owner | Percentage Ownership |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meditab Holdings Limited | 51.05 |
| 2 | Quality Chemicals Limited | 22.05 |
| 3 | Capitalworks Investment Partners | 14.40 |
| 4 | TLG Capital | 12.50 |
| Total | 100.00 |
Governance
The executive chairman of the board of directors of CQCI is Emmanuel Katongole, who was formerly the managing director of QCIL. He replaced Francis Kitaka, the first person in East Africa to train as a biochemist,[12][13]
The managing director of CQCI is Nevin Bradford.[14]
See also
References
- ^ Wendo, Charles (6 October 2007). "ARVs Production Starts Monday". New Vision. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Key, Data (2011). "Quality Chemical Industries, Uganda". Pharmaceutical Technology. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ CiplaQCi (2015). "Timeline & Milestones". Ciplaqcil.co.ug. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ CiplaQCi (December 2015). "Komboa Newsletter" (PDF). Ciplaqcil.co.ug. p. 4. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Map Showing Central Kampala And Luzira With Route Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Google. "Location of CIPLAQCIL Pharmaceutical Factory At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Elvis Basudde, and Robert Kasozi (31 October 2007). "Kitaka, The Brain Behind Africa's First ARVs Factory". New Vision. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Investment International (9 September 2009). "Ugandan Project Attracts Investors". InvestmentInternational.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Gardner, Ann Marie (4 February 2011). "Teach a Man to Make Drugs: Pharmaceutical Companies Invest In African Generic Drug Plant". Good Is Magazine. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ BBC (9 April 2012). "Making Drugs Into Profit In Uganda". BBC News. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Baguma, Raymond (18 May 2012). "Quality Chemicals Giving Ugandans Fighting Chance". New Vision. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Senyonyi, Taddewo (4 January 2014). "Francis X. Kitaka: The Unsung Hero of Uganda's Health And Agricultural Sectors". Kampala: The CEO Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ Monitor Reporter (18 October 2013). "Emmanuel Katongole: The Founder of Quality Chemicals". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ CIPLACQIL (30 November 2013). "Board of Directors of CIPLAQCIL". Ciplaqcil.co.ug. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
External links
- QCIL To Manufacture Special ARVs
- Museveni Opens AIDS Drugs Factory
- TLG Capital
- Frontier Private Equity Firms Turn Sights On Africa
00°18′18″N 32°38′24″E / 0.30500°N 32.64000°E
