Our History
| 1879 | George Paterson and George Zochonis set up a trading post in Sierra Leone | |||||||||
| 1899 | Paterson Zochonis (PZ) opens a branch office in Nigeria | |||||||||
| 1948 | PZ acquires its first soap factory in Nigeria | |||||||||
| 1969 | A manufacturing base is established in Ghana | |||||||||
| 1973 | PZ enters the detergent and refrigerator markets simultaneously in Nigeria | |||||||||
| 1975 | PZ acquires Cussons Group Ltd | |||||||||
| 1976 | Soap manufacture starts up in Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||
| 1977 | Minerva SA, a leading Greek edible oils and fats manufacturer, is acquired | |||||||||
| 1983 | PZ purchases its first soap factory in Kenya | |||||||||
| 1986 | Manufacture begins at the Pathum Thani site in Thailand | |||||||||
| 1988 | PT Cussons Indonesia is established | |||||||||
| 1993 | PZ buys the state-owned Pollena Wroclaw in Poland, followed in 1995 by Pollena Uroda | |||||||||
| 2002 | Paterson Zochonis Plc is renamed PZ Cussons Plc | |||||||||
| Original Source brand acquired | ||||||||||
| 2003 | PZ Cussons Plc enter into a joint venture (Nutricima) with Glanbia Plc to supply evaporated milk and milk powder in Nigeria | |||||||||
| 2004 | PZ Cussons Plc acquires the Charles Worthington haircare business | |||||||||
| 2005 | Nutricima JV commences manufacture in Nigeria | |||||||||
| 2008 | PZ Cussons Plc acquires the Sanctuary Spa and Sanctuary products business | |||||||||
