Global Excellence |
1806 | The Colgate company was founded by William Colgate. |
1873 | Colgate produced its first toothpaste, an aromatic dental cream sold in jars. |
1896 | Colgate Dental Cream was the first to be packaged in collapsible tubes. |
1898 | B.L. Johnson Soap Company introduced Palmolive Soap. |
1916 | Following the success of ‘Palmolive' soap, B.L. Johnson Soap Company changed its name to the Palmolive Company. |
1926 | Palmolive merged with the soap manufacturers Peet Brothers to form Palmolive-Peet Company. |
1928 | Palmolive-Peet merged with Colgate & Company to form Colgate Palmolive-Peet Company. |
1932 | Colgate toothpaste was the first oral care product to win the Golden Medal authorized by American Dental Association. |
1939 | As a consumer products powerhouse, Colgate Palmolive-Peet boasted sales of $100 million. |
1953 | The present corporate name of Colgate Palmolive was adopted. |
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Over a decade of existence in China |
1991 | Colgate Palmolive Signed With Guangzhou Jieyin Daily Chemical Plant And Guangzhou Economy Technology Development Group To Establish Colgate (Guangzhou) Company Limited. |
1993 | The first Colgate toothbrush and toothpaste in China was produced in Guangzhou. |
1994 | The manufacturing setup at Huangpu, Guangzhou went into operation Colgate launched the oral care education program ‘bright smiles, bright futures' Colgate commercial office setup in key capital cities to support rapid business growth. |
1995 | Colgate setup its commercial subsidiary Colgate Palmolive (Guangzhou) Company Limited, which started its operations in 1997. |
1997 | Palmolive Optima Horn Glair Nutrition Shampoo was launched. |
1998 | Colgate Total toothpaste was launched. |
1999 | Colgate products took the Number 1 market-share for the first time Fabric Softner – Softlan and personal care product – Protex launched Sales exceeded RMB 1 billion. |
2000 | Colgate Sanxiao Company Limited founded. |
2001 | Colgate launched ‘Oral Care Smiling Project – 2001 West Trip' and just within five months, covered a remarkable five provinces, twenty-nine cities and numerous counties. |
2002 | Colgate Triple Action Toothpaste launched. |
2003 | Sanxiao became a wholly owned subsidiary of Colgate |
2004 | Colgate Proplus launched |
