Our Business Principle:

Pakistan Gum and Chemicals Limited ("PakChem") is one  of the largest producers of Guar gum in Pakistan.

PakChem produces Guar Gum, Splits and Meal which are used in food, industrial and other applications. As an ISO 9001-2000 certified company, its products are developed and manufactured under strict quality control standards.

The Company has an integrated manufacturing facility that converts Guar seed into Finished Guar Gum and other products. PakChem's location in Karachi, a major port and business centre in South Asia, provides it with easy access to land, sea and air transportation routes.

The grinding of Guar seed started in a hand-operated mill in 1957/58, forming the basis for the multi-million-dollar operation now in existence.

The Company has developed from a small one-room operation making very crude guar splits in 1964 to developing high-purity Splits and Finished Gum, spread out over several buildings in the complex. PakChem also has the distinction of being one of the largest Guar plants in the world.

• 1957: PakChem commenced operations of grinding Guar seed in a hand-operated mill.
• 1963: Company was established as a joint venture with Steinhall, U.S.A.
• 1971: Steinhall is taken over by Celanese Corporation, U.S.A.
• 1982:PakChem becomes a Public Limited Company with listings on the Karachi and Lahore Stock Exchanges. 
• 1986: Celanese divests its interests in water-soluble polymers (including PakChem) to RTZ Chemicals, U.K.
• 1989: RTZ sells its chemicals division to Rhone-Poulenc. 60% of PakChem's shares are held by Meyhall Chemicals AG, Switzerland, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viscosuisse, a Rhone-Poulenc Company, while the remaining 40% are held by private investors and semi-government organizations.
• 1999: Rhone-Poulenc sells its 60% stake in PakChem to East-West Holdings Inc., British Virgin Islands, whilst 40% of its shares are still held by Pakistani private investors.