Apex Tannery Limited (ATL)
The leading manufacturer and exporter of finished and crust leather from Bangladesh to major leather product manufacturers in China, Japan and Italy with annual export revenues of USD 37 million in 2010-2011, comprising almost 15% of the total export earnings from leather of Bangladesh. ATL pioneered the export of value added crust and finished leather from Bangladesh as well as accessing capital markets for growth. ATL introduced the first convertible debenture in Bangladesh and has been publicly traded since 1986. ATL currently employs 655 persons, is professionally managed and is fully compliant with Corporate Governance Compliance Report under Section 2CC of the Securities & Exchange Commission Notification Order. ATL is also the first tannery in Bangladesh to be ISO 9001-2000 certified.