ABOUT US

INTRODUCTION:

Dadasons (Private) Limited, Karachi, Pakistan, is one of the oldest cotton trading companies in Pakistan, incorporated in the 1950s. It has more than 50 years of experience in the cotton ginning and cotton export business. The company was founded by the company’s former chairman Mr. Aba Umer Dada (late), an illustrious entrepreneur hailing from the land of cotton fields, Gujrat. Thus, this combination of Gujrat and cotton became the sole initiation of Dadasons. The company was formed on the principles of honesty and hard work. He was a self made and renowned businessman of Pakistan with extensive knowledge of cotton, grains and other trades.

Mr. Abdul Shakoor Dada (late), the eldest son of Mr. Aba Umer Dada held chairmanship of the company until 2025. He joined the company after his graduation in 1964 and amassed business experience, in the field of cotton, of more than 35 years. Under his stewardship, the company grew to become one of Pakistan's largest cotton exporters and established a wide global footprint. Mr. Abdul Shakoor Dada also served the Karachi Cotton Association as Chairman, Vice Chairman and director, over several terms.

Currently, Mr. Atif Dada, son of Mr. Abdul Shakoor Dada, serves as Chairman of the company. His patronage is another significant chapter in Dadasons' legacy. Mr. Atif Dada has also served:

The ICA (International Cotton Association) as director
CICCA (Committee for International Co-operation Between Cotton Associations) as Chairman and director
KCA (Karachi Cotton Association) as Chairman and director
FPCCI (Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry) as member Excecutive Committee and current Convener of FPCCI Standing Committee on Raw Cotton


WHY DADASONS:


Dadasons boasts a facility like no other. With 2 warehousing facilities all equipped with state of the art infrastructure to select, monitor and store cotton effectively.
Holding a legacy that has transcended generations, Dadasons is arguably one of the finest companies of Pakistan that has successfully lasted the test of time.
Growth of Dadasons is a signifying factor through decades as the epitome of Dadasons' work ethic and moral values in the industry.
Attention to detail and proper hierarchy within the company has enabled specialization in every step of the way right from the time of seeds for cultivation to the final delivery of bales to clients to ensure that only the finest cotton is distributed under the brand name Dadasons.
Dadasons with its brand name and a clientele that spans the globe, is a leading name in cotton and a trusted partner for cotton stakeholders worldwide.

OUR SERVICES

EXPORT PERFORMANCE



Presently Dadasons (Pvt) Ltd. is involved in the export and import business of raw cotton, cotton waste, cotton linters and other trades with an average export turnover of upto 100,000 to 150,000 bales per year. In recent years, we have exported around 300,000 bales of raw cotton and around 50,000 bales of cotton waste worth Pakistani Rs. 4.30B equivalent to US $53.25M earning around 20% share of cotton export from Pakistan. The company has buyers like Louis Dreyfus, Paul Reinhart, Devcot, Plexus, and Nobel Resources among many others. In addition to that, the company is aggressively playing a key role in new markets like Vietnam, Taiwan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand and China.

Our People, Our Asset: We have a fully trained staff of 25 employees with experience of around 30 years in cotton selection and have all the latest facilities of a modern sample room complete with a micronaire testing machine.


IMPORT/INDENTING


Our valued principals with whom we have been associated with worldwide:
Paul Reinhart AG, Switzerland
Devcot SA, France
Gill & Co Pvt Ltd.
ICT Cotton Ltd.
Kotak Ginning & Pressing Industries Ltd.
Plexus Cotton Ltd, UK
Jess Smith and Sons, USA
Eastern Trading Company, USA


WAREHOUSING FACILITY


WerehouseDadasons (Pvt) Ltd. presently has the storage capacity of around 50,000 bales in our godowns across Karachi. We have our own bailing press with storage capacity of 15,000 bales in the Karachi city’s industrial area covering an area of two acres (about 9,000 square yards).

We wish to develop good and long term business relations with reliable companies, who are dealing in our trade and we have also taken steps for new market development and our new strategic partners include Vietnam, China and other different countries.


SHIP BREAKING


Ship BreakingApart from cotton and cotton waste trading, our sister concern Star Cotton Corporation (Private) Limited, Karachi, is a major ship-breaker in Pakistan. It handles the import of demolition vessels and has 4 fully equipped ship-breaking yards at Gadani beach at a distance of 35 kilometers from Karachi with ship-breaking capacity of around 100,000 tons annually.

At full capacity, the maximum number of workers employed is about 260 where most workers have a vast experience in the handling of hazardous materials. Our ship breaking yards are equipped with modern and latest equipment / machinery.


MINING & MINERALS


Mining and mineralsAdditionally, our group of companies has recently established itself in the mining and minerals industry as a processor and exporter of a growing portfolio of mineral resources.

Through our network of high-quality mines across Pakistan's Balochistan and KPK provinces, we are able to procure a varitey of minerals including but not limited to:
Barite
Fluorite
Magnesite
Talc
Silica Quartz
Bauxite
Rock Phosphate

MEMBERS | BANKERS

We Are Members Of:


1: The International Cotton Association.
2: Karachi Cotton Association.
3: Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
We wish to develop cordial and long term business relations with reliable companies, who are dealing in our trade.



Bankers


Our Bankers are:
1: Bank Al Habib Ltd.
2: Bank Al Baraka Ltd.
3: Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd.
4: Dawood Islamic Bank Ltd.
5: Bank Al Falah Ltd.

CONTACT US

Address:

  Dadasons Private Limited.
218/219, The Cotton Exchange, I. I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi-74000, Pakistan

 Phone:+(9221)32411548, 32411549, 32417289 | F: (+9221)32416530
 E-Mail: mail@dadasons.com, export@dadasons.com, import@dadasons.com, yarn@dadasons.com