Soap & Allied Industries Ltd - Port Louis, Mauritius

Currimjee Jeewanjee, the founder of our group, left his hometown in the state of Kutch, India in the mid 1880’s, and arrived in Mauritius at the age of 18.
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Here he founded Currimjee Jeewanjee & Co (CJ) in 1890 as a trading company dealing in the import of foodstuffs and commodities as well as the export of sugar.
Trading remained the firm’s main activity until the 1930’s when a timber yard and sawmill was acquired, marking the beginning of the Company’s industrial aspirations.
However, CJ’s first significant move into industrial investment was made in 1955 with the setting up of a bottling and distribution company for Pepsi Cola.
In the years leading to the island’s independence in 1968, CJ made investments in other import-substitution industries, such as  

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soap, margarine and detergents.
Mission:
Our mission is to simplify the life of householders by manufacturing and marketing the best products that meet our consumers' needs in the markets for personal care, laundry and household cleaning.
The core objectives underlining the success of our mission rest on:
Creating customer satisfactionAchieving excellence in manufacturingMaintaining a committed workforceMaximizing bottom line performanceBuilding a robust relationship with all our partners.