Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited
| Formerly | Bengal Chemical & Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. (BCPW) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Central Public Sector Undertaking |
| Industry | Chemical, Pharmaceutical |
| Predecessor | Bengal Chemical Works (1892–1901) |
| Founded | 12 April 1901 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India) |
| Founder | Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray |
| Headquarters | 6 Ganesh Chandra Avenue, Kolkata, West Bengal , India |
Key people | P M Chandraiah (MD) |
| Revenue | ₹100.5 crore (2018-19) |
| ₹25.26 crore (2018-19) | |
| Owner | Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India |
Number of employees | 195 (2018-19) |
| Website | bengalchemicals |
Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (BCPL), formerly Bengal Chemical & Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. (BCPW), is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India. lt manufactures industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals like antibiotic injectables, tablets and capsules; and household products.
Established in Kolkata, West Bengal in 1901 by Prafulla Chandra Ray, it is India's first government owned-pharmaceutical-manufacturer. While initially successful, it started making losses in the mid-1950s. The management of the company was taken over by the Union government on 15 December 1977, and the company was nationalised on 15 December 1980. Following decades of losses, BCPL returned to profitability in financial year 2016–17.