P&G Introduction

Founded in 1837, Procter & Gamble is one of the largest consumer products companies in the world. In fiscal year 2007, it had annual revenue of US$ 68.2 billion, and ranked 74th on Fortune 500 list of the world's largest corporations.

P&G has operations in more than 80 countries, with more than 300 brands on market in 160 countries. These include beauty care, household care and Gillette products. Three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. P&G Greater China business includes Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, which were established in 1988, 1987 and 1985 respectively.

Procter & Gamble entered Mainland China in 1988 by establishing its first joint venture - P&G (Guangzhou) Ltd. Headquartered in Guangzhou, P&G China currently has operations in Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Tianjin, Dongguan and Nanping, and a technical center in Beijing.

In 20 years, P&G has made remarkable achievements
in following areas:

  • Building Leading Brands: P&G is the largest consumer products company in China, with annual sales of US $2 billion. We are in No. 1 market share position in all categories where we compete. Rejoice, Safeguard, Olay, Pampers, Tide and Gillette are currently No. 1 brands in China's hair care, personal clensing, skin care, baby care, powder detergent and male grooming category respectively.

  • Registering Strong Business Growth: P&G Greater China is one of the fastest growing markets in the world. It is at the No. 2 position in volume, and among the top 5 markets in value.

  • Building A Best-in-Class Organization: Together with company business growth, P&G's China staff has grown rapidly.  Over 97% of our Chinese workforce is made up by Chinese nationals. P&G China exports more managerial staff to other P&G markets than the other way around.

  • Committing to Being A Good Corporate Citizen: P&G China has donated over 80 million yuan (US $10 million) to various charity causes in China, with Project Hope being the largest recipient of P&G corporate charity donations.