Syed Nasir: A role model in plastic packaging industry
Job or business? Like many students, Syed Nasir got confused over his future plan. In 1992, when he made up his mind for business, there was no capital at his hand. Father came to help him with Tk1.25 lakh from his retirement money. He launched a tin can manufacturing unit in Chattogram. Nasir’s company Xclusive Can Ltd now has an annual turnover of Tk225 crore. When he started, Nasir received supply orders from a top multinational company - Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd. Later In 1999, he expanded his business to produce plastic containers as the paint company made supply orders for it. With the growth of industrialisation in the country, Nasir set a strong foot and made further expansion with innovative and quality products. Syed Nasir has two separate business entities - one in Chattogram (two units) and another in Dhaka. Alongside Xclusive Can Ltd he has another company named Q Pail Ltd. The business in Dhaka was launched in 2007. “I have been in the business for ...