| 1879 |
George Paterson and George Zochonis set up a trading post in Sierra Leone |
| 1899 |
Paterson Zochonis (PZ) opens a branch office in Nigeria |
| 1948 |
PZ acquires its first soap factory in Nigeria |
| 1969 |
A manufacturing base is established in Ghana |
| 1973 |
PZ enters the detergent and refrigerator markets simultaneously in Nigeria |
| 1975 |
PZ acquires Cussons Group Ltd |
| 1976 |
Soap manufacture starts up in Melbourne, Australia |
| 1977 |
Minerva SA, a leading Greek edible oils and fats manufacturer, is acquired |
| 1983 |
PZ purchases its first soap factory in Kenya |
| 1986 |
Manufacture begins at the Pathum Thani site in Thailand |
| 1988 |
PT Cussons Indonesia is established |
| 1993 |
PZ buys the state-owned Pollena Wroclaw in Poland, followed in 1995 by Pollena Uroda |
| 2002 |
Paterson Zochonis Plc is renamed PZ Cussons Plc. Original Source brand acquired |
| 2003 |
PZ Cussons Plc enter into a joint venture with Glanbia Plc to supply evaporated milk and milk powder in Nigeria |
| 2004 |
PZ Cussons Plc acquires the Charles Worthington haircare business |
