Our History

1899 Paterson Zochonis (PZ) opens a branch office in Nigeria

1948 PZ acquires its first soap factory of PB Nicholis & Co Ltd

1953 Name changed to Alagbon Industries (Associated Industries in 1960)

1973 PZ enters the detergent and refrigerator markets simultaneously in Nigeria

1975 PZ acquires Cussons Group Ltd

1976 Global name change to Paterson Zochonis Industries Plc

2002 Global renaming of Paterson Zochonis Plc to PZ Cussons Plc

2003 PZ Cussons Plc enter into a joint venture (Nutricima) with Glanbia Plc to supply evaporated milk and milk powder in Nigeria

2005 Nutricima JV commences manufacture in Nigeria

2007 Nigeria name change to PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc

2007 PZ Cussons Foundation constituted.

2009 Nutricima Ready-To-Drink factory commissioned.